# EP. 1 - The Rise of Spiritual Leadership and the Calling into Your Purpose with Jake Whan, Founder of Ascension University

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Podcast: [The Second Coming](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-second-coming-7895221)
Published: 2026-06-08T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Join Ascension University Today: http://jakewhan.mykajabi.com/ascensionuniversity In this episode, you'll learn: How childhood dysregulation, a volatile home environment, and a body in chronic inflammation shaped Jake's earliest years and laid the foundation for everything that followed The path through college football, early business success, and a growing social media following that still left him feeling completely empty inside The breathwork session that changed everything, and how that single moment of seeing his inner child cracked open a four-year journey of deep healing Why Jake received the name "The Second Coming" at Red Rocks, and what he believes this podcast and movement are actually here to do in the world About Jake Whan Jake Whan is a spiritual leader, speaker, and breathwork facilitator devoted to restoring Christ Consciousness through embodied relationship with God. As the founder of Ascension University, he guides leaders and seekers into direct remembrance of their divine nature through nervous system coherence, breath, energy healing, and divine masculine leadership. Connect with Jake Whan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake_whan/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jake_whan1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakewhan Join Ascension University: https://www.skool.com/ascensionuniversity/about the second coming podcast, jake whan, ascension university, spiritual awakening, christ consciousness, nervous system spirituality, embodied leadership, breathwork, men and spirituality, divine masculine, spiritual responsibility, inner work, God and nervous system, spiritual restoration, direct experience of God, men and purpose, awakening men, sacred masculinity, spiritual leadership, conscious men, regulated living, from survival to presence, m…

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