{"podcast":{"title":"The Way Forward with Alec Zeck","slug":"the-way-forward-with-alec-zeck-1371183","podcast_index_feed_id":1371183,"rss_url":"https://feeds.cohostpodcasting.com/VNgCQdzv","website_url":"https://www.thewayfwrd.com","image_url":"https://files.cohostpodcasting.com/quill-file-prod/d9b0eb4d-eb67-4bbf-8b45-23c3053a575a/shows/f7b39f09-5b28-4c3b-9a79-ce086332900c/cover-art/original_c6cb12699bb1cb9d7169c2a66bd71b02.png","author":"Alec Zeck","episode_count":351,"summary":"Welcome to The Way Forward Podcast, hosted by Alec Zeck! Established in 2022, The Way Forward's mission is to educate, empower, and unite men and women from all walks of life on their journey to health, freedom, and coherence. On our podcast, Alec engages in cutting-edge conversations with visionaries and thought leaders on life-affirming topics, including terrain-based and metaphysical health, voluntaryism and common-law, panentheist concepts, spirituality, the nature of reality, permaculture and homesteading, hidden history and more. Driven by Alec's passion and leadership, our episodes empowers listeners to connect with their inherent divinity, natural healing capacity, and innate freedom, while dissolving societal conditioning and seeking truth, fostering a deeper sense of coherence within themselves and the world. Stay tuned for paradigm-shifting conversations and join The Way Forward community to connect with others on the journey of health, freedom, and coherence. https://thewayfwrd.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T00:18:09.678768+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-way-forward-with-alec-zeck-1371183"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 235: The Horrible Consequences of Circumcision with Jenna McClelland","slug":"ep-235-the-horrible-consequences-of-circumcision-with-jenna-mcclelland","published_at":"2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-way-forward-with-alec-zeck-1371183/ep-235-the-horrible-consequences-of-circumcision-with-jenna-mcclelland","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-way-forward-with-alec-zeck-1371183","url":"https://www.thewayfwrd.com","audio_url":"https://audio-delivery.cohostpodcasting.com/audio/d9b0eb4d-eb67-4bbf-8b45-23c3053a575a/episodes/c457c036-6269-4e72-b33a-07f8f8d67551/episode.mp3","summary":"This podcast is made possible by our listeners and viewers. If this show has brought you value, you can support it by becoming a member of The Way Forward , our platform designed to help you find the health and freedom community (people, practitioners, schools, farms, and more) near you. Your membership directly supports the podcast and the work we do. If this conversation hits something you can’t quite shake, you don’t have to sort it out on your own. Jenna offers a coaching program for men who want to understand what’s underneath the patterns they’ve been carrying and actually work through them. You can start with a free consultation on her website . If you're a circumcised man and rage, unworthiness, or the need to prove yourself runs your life, this conversation is for you. On October 26, 2023, Jenna McClelland woke up sobbing from a dream so vivid she couldn’t move. In it, she watched a newborn boy being circumcised, and the baby locked eyes with her. That moment became the origin of what she now calls the first circumcision healing program for men. Jenna explains what happens during the procedure, what tissue is removed, and why she sees it as one of the least examined forms of trauma in modern culture. She estimates around 3,000 babies are circumcised daily in the U.S. alone. The deeper focus is on how this experience may shape the adult male psyche. She connects it to patterns around worth, attachment, and the internal drives many men struggle to name. She also argues that physical restoration alone doesn’t address the underlying imprint. You’ll also hear the parts often left out: the role of industry, ongoing religious practices, limited reporting on complications, and why she believes the conversation is beginning to shift.  Some of this is difficult to h…","meta_description":"This podcast is made possible by our listeners and viewers. If this show has brought you value, you can support it by becoming a member of The Way Forward…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8376,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-way-forward-with-alec-zeck-1371183/episodes/ep-235-the-horrible-consequences-of-circumcision-with-jenna-mcclelland/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-way-forward-with-alec-zeck-1371183/ep-235-the-horrible-consequences-of-circumcision-with-jenna-mcclelland.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}