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86: Luke Howard | What Happens When A Fighter Loses His Identity

Today I sit down with former mix martial artist, current boxing coach and my good friend Luke Howard for a raw conversation about identity, masculinity, and what happens when the thing you build your life around is taken away.

Luke opens up about why he craved attention as a young boy, how that led him into martial arts, and how fighting became more than just a sport — it became his identity. We unpack why it’s often not trauma that holds men back, but old patterns and learned behaviours that quietly run our lives.

We also talk about how therapy helped Luke become more comfortable in his own…

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