What changes when a man stops asking only what happened to him and starts asking what he still needs to understand?

Brad Maynard and Jody Griffin sit down with longtime friend and current Fight participant Doug Shock for Session 5: Healing and Understanding. Doug shares how hearing Brad and Jody on the Hallerin Hill radio show led him to join the Fight, why he calls it an answer to prayer, and what is beginning to change in his life.

The conversation moves through the absence of a father, the letter Doug wrote, forgiveness, sobriety, and taking responsibility for healing in other relationships. Jody also shares why this is his favorite session to teach and how understanding changed the way he saw his own story.

Doug is still going through the Fight. This is an honest conversation about doing the work while the story is still unfolding.

We close with our recurring question: If you had five minutes with your 18-year-old self, what would you tell him about becoming a man?

Learn more: https://fightformanhood.com

Stand as a son. Fight like a man.

Chapters

00:00:00 Opening: what do I still need to understand?

00:00:30 Meet Doug Shock

00:05:30 The radio interview and an answer to prayer

00:09:39 Why this session changed Jody

00:16:24 Growing up without a present father

00:22:16 The letter, forgiveness, and finding release

00:27:35 Sobriety and a new beginning

00:31:14 Healing in other relationships

00:43:55 Living honestly with his daughters

00:48:09 How understanding changes our response

00:54:02 Jody on forgiving yourself

00:58:20 A practical first step toward healing

01:04:41 What would you tell your 18-year-old self?

01:10:58 The challenge for this week

Music: Apple For The Preacher by Shane Ivers (Silverman Sound Studios), CC BY 4.0. https://www.silvermansound.com/free-music/apple-for-the-preacher ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Excerpted, faded, and mixed with speech.