Content Warning: This episode includes sensitive discussion around childhood abuse and suicide. Please listen with care and discretion.

In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, we sit down with Jason Mellard, founder of Own Your Identity — a ministry helping men around the world navigate same-sex attraction without allowing attractions to define who they are.

Jason’s message is clear: attractions are experiences, not declarations. Identity is not found in feelings, but in Christ and the purpose God has called us to walk in.

Jason opens up about his own story, including growing up in a home marked by abuse, the deep internal struggles that followed, and the pain of watching his father wrestle with similar struggles while making drastically different life choices. Through it all, Jason shares how God met him, healed him, and gave him a new vision for life rooted in truth, courage, and purpose.

This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt trapped by labels, shame, secrecy, confusion, or unwanted desires—and for those who want hope that transformation is possible.

• Why attractions don’t have to define identity
• How trauma can shape desire, fear, and confusion
• Breaking generational cycles and choosing a different path
• Finding healing from shame and secrecy
• Living with purpose instead of self-condemnation
• Helping men walk in truth, clarity, and courage

Jason is a certified coach and founder of Own Your Identity, where he helps men experiencing same-sex attraction move toward healing, clarity, brotherhood, and identity in Christ. His mission is to empower men to live lives of purpose and possibility.

Website: Own Your Identity
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Coaching inquiries: workwithme@jasonmellard.com

Podcast + Resources available through his website

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