{"podcast":{"title":"REAL Mentors Podcast","slug":"real-mentors-podcast-7081727","podcast_index_feed_id":7081727,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6390395/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/real-mentors-podcast--6390395","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2aff7ab07a5a6c7c2eaf1bd211d5d9de.jpg","author":"Sean Martin","episode_count":95,"summary":"REAL = Real Examples Altering Lives Mentors ⭐️ We shed light on mentors and leaders who are impacting lives and creating success stories for everyone, most especially the youth.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T00:17:23.323417+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-mentors-podcast-7081727"},"episode":{"title":"Why 50/50 Relationships Don't Work | Jake Hamilton's Truth About Leadership | Ep. 61","slug":"why-50-50-relationships-don-t-work-jake-hamilton-s-truth-about-leadership-ep-61","published_at":"2025-12-09T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-mentors-podcast-7081727/why-50-50-relationships-don-t-work-jake-hamilton-s-truth-about-leadership-ep-61","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-mentors-podcast-7081727","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-50-50-relationships-don-t-work-jake-hamilton-s-truth-about-leadership-ep-61--68961090","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68961090/271c05af_9541_4ca2_b720_e14b692fd30b.mp3","summary":"Jake Hamilton, founder of Behind the Fight, sits down with the Real Mentors Podcast to drop raw truth about masculinity, marriage, and what actually changes a man.After nearly losing his marriage to church-approved workaholism, Jake was confronted with a brutal reality: you will never transform a marriage unless you have the man’s heart. In this episode, he unpacks why a man has to go first, why 50/50 relationships don’t work, and how one decision—not leaving—can course-correct a high percentage of marriages over time. Alongside his wife Nicci, Jake opens up about father wounds, shame, work, faith, and rebuilding a marriage that had become “not a marriage.” They break down how childhood patterns show up in conflict, what women really want (security and stability), what men really want (desire and respect), and how to build a relationship and a life that are led, not controlled. This Episode Explores:- “You will never transform a marriage unless you have the man’s heart”- The stat that most marriages eventually course-correct if the man simply decides not to leave- Why a man has to go first—even when he doesn’t feel like it- Why 50/50 relationships fail and pull women out of their feminine- What women really want vs. what men really want- Workaholism in church culture and how “serving” can quietly destroy your family- How Jake and Nicci rebuilt from “I’m not divorcing you, but this ain’t a marriage”- Calling men up vs. calling men out (and why shame doesn’t work)- “Whatever we don’t transform will be transferred” to our kids and relationships- Building a business and mission with your spouse without losing the marriage- Embracing tension: why there is no “arrival” and purpose is a spiral, not a finish line This episode is about real manhood, real pressure, and the coura…","meta_description":"Jake Hamilton, founder of Behind the Fight, sits down with the Real Mentors Podcast to drop raw truth about masculinity, marriage, and what actually chang…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3641,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-mentors-podcast-7081727/episodes/why-50-50-relationships-don-t-work-jake-hamilton-s-truth-about-leadership-ep-61/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-mentors-podcast-7081727/why-50-50-relationships-don-t-work-jake-hamilton-s-truth-about-leadership-ep-61.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}