I met Chako while doing a structural inspection. She is different than me in almost every way, yet we quickly connected. She is managing her pathway on earth after the love of her life suddenly died. She is doing it with grace, with class and with tears. She is open and vulnerable in this podcast, and she is also inspiring. Thank you Chako.

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Like so many of us (OK all of us) Beau has his demons. He has had his thoughts of suicide. He is very familiar with his own demons and insecurities. Yet as a stranger to Garth, he came on the set ready to be vulnerable. Here is an inspiring man.

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Like so many of us, Mark is a good man who found himself in a dark place. Life just does that to us. But Mark's dark place is pretty dark. Out of his desire to serve, he joined the military and served in the Gulf. What came out was PTSD and the kind of wisdom most of us hope not to ever have to learn. Here's how Mark is dealing with his demons, and what we can learn from him.

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When you are molested as a child, it changes and shapes your life. For some, it destroys their life. Others struggle, but on a daily basis there are successes. Lauren knows what it's like to be preyed on by those who should protect her, and she knows what it's like to be the protector. She's one of the greatest parents on the planet, but it comes at a heavy price. Her story has a great deal of wisdom for everyone's life.

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What happens when your daughter commits suicide? What happens to yourself as the dad, and to your wife and your kids? What should you do and what to avoid? Learn from a man who, sadly, has been through it. This is a very vulnerable podcast and Dennis has much to teach us all.

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Before we get married, we show the best of ourselves. Then during a marriage, we get comfortable and then sometimes things mean, then toxic. But the greatest of demons happen when the divorce is complete. All too many of us know this pattern. Here's Chris Rexwell's story.

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Like the rest of us, Jade knows his own darkness. He has been through the divorce, and he knows loneliness and isolation. But instead of staying there or turning to dark solutions, he has founded an answer. As a founder for Spherical Man, Jade has turned life's ultimate lemons into some of the planet's best lemonade. This is a great man and a great interview - the wisdom he has gained is clear

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Buck is all of us: a man who is expected to take on certain roles in the family. It doesn't matter if we're well suited for all of the roles, and it doesn't matter if we've been prepared or taught to do that. We are just expected to do it. We're the dad. But who do you go to to get support learning that stuff? Buck is all of us, and he's a leader in getting it figured out. We can all learn from this man.

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Joe is a great man - the kind so many of us wish we could be. Joe has figured out who he is, and that's a considerable gift. He recognizes that men are expected in today's society to disappear and be denigrated. Like the rest of us men who still have a few shreds of sanity, Joe is not OK with that. He has risen out of the swamp of addiction and homelessness, and has become a man who helps other men. Here is a peek into Joe's life and how he deals with what society throws at all of us.

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Jason is a man that Garth thought he knew. But men don't talk like that. In this interview, you'll learn about hard. It's an every man kind of hard - the kind that rips your heart out. Here's Jason's interview.

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Braden is a man I met while doing structural inspections. He's a successful realtor, a good man and a motorcycle racer. That's enough, right? There is more to Braden - he's gay. And he talks about how that affects him. There is a lot to learn from Braden about knowing who you are and being that man.

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Every man experiences loneliness. It usually happens because that's what society expects from us. "Be a man", they say. "Don't cry", "don't show emotion", "be strong", they say. So we keep it all in. It's time to reject society's non-functional rules and allow ourselves to have support. This is the discussion in this episode.

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As I write this, I'm looking for words. This is one of the most powerful interviews you'll hear. Not just on Manalizing - anywhere. Enrique appears to have it all - the looks, the health, the cars and toys, the intelligence, the money, the athleticism - all of it.

But his demons are dark. They know him and how to get to the inner core of him - just like the rest of us. This is one of the most memorable interviews ever for Garth.

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TJ is that guy you want to talk to at a party. He's happy and looking like he's ready for an iron man event at a moment's notice. He's successful as a real estate agent and broker. He's got it all and has one of those easy breezy lives, right?

Not exactly. What he has overcome is not easy at all. You have to check out his story.

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Death is the hardest of foes - it can level you and it can take you away. Devin has had his moments playing hands with death, and is overcoming the cards that death plays. He knows success, and he knows hard, and he knows both of them equally well. Here's a look at Devin's life.

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Padraic survived a very difficult childhood, being on the losing end of comparison and criticism. Because of his childhood, he had few abilities to take on adulthood, and often chose the lesser over the most meaningful. He did learn from all of the above, and has risen from the ashes to succeed. Now he's helping others. The man is an inspiration and here is his tory.

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Kateri is one of those beautiful people. She's the person who you'd guess had everything going for her, and life is sunshine and butterflies. You would have guessed wrong though - 15 years of physical and other abuse from the man that should have been her protector. Like Kateri herself, her story is enlightening and inspiring.

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Eddie Villa is one of Garth's closest friends and a man he greatly respects. Everyone needs Eddie as one of their five. The man is wise, fearless, sharp and a whole bunch of other cool words. Seriously, the dude is a bit of a legend.

But life wasn't handed to him on a silver platter - or even in a dixie cup. He knows rejection, failure, and being fired. He knows his own darkness well. But he has overcome and is overcoming, and is a great story of starting with lemons and making lemon slushies. Here's his story

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Divorce is hard on everyone. It's hard on dad - super hard. It's a different kind of super hard on mom. And it's no free ride for the kids either - they're in the middle of a life shattering war - only they're helpless and kids. It's no easy ride.

Despite that, some of us know how to make it better for everyone. Dad, mom and kids. All of them. John has won a few battles and knows some things we can all learn from. Here's the interview

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Ray is a good man with a good life, but it doesn't come without the standard hard stuff. He is divorced, he sees his kids when the judge says he can, and he manages his addiction. We all can learn from Ray, and he teaches us in this podcast.

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