{"podcast":{"title":"Heart of Man | Men's Leadership, Relationships and Intimacy","slug":"heart-of-man-men-s-leadership-relationships-and-intimacy-6476755","podcast_index_feed_id":6476755,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dfbdca10/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.alexlehmann.co/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/37437572/37437572-1787452600398-beef570052f5d.jpg","author":"Alex Lehmann | Transformational Coach and Breathwork Teacher","episode_count":87,"summary":"Life as a man can be tough. We're flooded with messages on who to be & how to act, all while we carry the weight to lead, provide & perform. We do what works on the surface, but often lose touch with the man we truly are. Eventually, this backfires: Partners lose trust. Intimacy fades. Relationships break down. Performance suffers. Heart of Man is for the man ready to go deeper—to walk the integrated path, reclaim who he is at his core & discover what it means to live embodied in leadership, love & life. Join Alex in raw conversations with world-class leaders, exploring the modern man's path.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T22:25:14.623906+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-man-men-s-leadership-relationships-and-intimacy-6476755"},"episode":{"title":"Chris Marhefka: When Life Breaks You Open – How Men Can Lead Themselves Through Life’s Hardest Transitions | EP 64","slug":"chris-marhefka-when-life-breaks-you-open-how-men-can-lead-themselves-through-life-s-hardest-transitions-ep-64","published_at":"2025-12-16T02:47:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-man-men-s-leadership-relationships-and-intimacy-6476755/chris-marhefka-when-life-breaks-you-open-how-men-can-lead-themselves-through-life-s-hardest-transitions-ep-64","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-man-men-s-leadership-relationships-and-intimacy-6476755","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heartofman/episodes/Chris-Marhefka-When-Life-Breaks-You-Open--How-Men-Can-Lead-Themselves-Through-Lifes-Hardest-Transitions--EP-64-e3c9umd","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dfbdca10/podcast/play/112572557/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-13%2F414308309-44100-2-d7cc30cac84.mp3","summary":"Chris Marhefka is a Master Coach, worldwide retreat facilitator, and co-founder of the men’s movement "Thirteen Pines". He also hosts the " Fully Expressed" Podcast, alongside his work as an investor and speaker. As an experienced entrepreneur, Chris has grown and exited several six- and seven-figure companies. For over a decade, he lived the life of a serial entrepreneur, building businesses and chasing his definition of success at the time. All of this came to an abrupt halt after he experienced a stress-induced brain injury. .. What initially appeared to be a physical breakdown became a turning point that reshaped his entire life. During his recovery, Chris developed a deep mindfulness practice and began asking more honest questions about the life he was living and the man he wanted to be. That reckoning led him into an initiation that ultimately changed the trajectory of his entire life. Over the past eight years, Chris has immersed himself in emotional healing, trauma facilitation, somatic work, breathwork, relational coaching, masculine embodiment, and leadership development. He has since worked with over 2,000 clients across physical, mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual domains, supporting men in becoming more grounded, capable, and fully expressed. In this conversation, we explore: Chris’ personal journey as a serial entrepreneur, and the life-altering transition point that reshaped how he relates to success, identity, and leadership Why moments of breakdown can serve as powerful initiations into deeper maturity, rather than something to avoid or bypass The core distinctions between boy psychology and man psychology, and how these patterns show up How men can learn to lead themselves through moments of breakdown and transition, and c…","meta_description":"Chris Marhefka is a Master Coach, worldwide retreat facilitator, and co-founder of the men’s movement \"Thirteen Pines\". 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