This conversation hits close to home. Christian Howes is Lewis's brother, and Lewis has shared many times what it was like visiting him behind bars as a young man, watching someone he loved trapped in a system designed to break people. Now Christian sits alongside Shaka Senghor, who spent 19 years in prison, including 7 in solitary confinement, to reveal a truth that will shake you: most people walking free are more imprisoned than they ever were. Through journaling, music, poetry, and confronting their deepest shame, both men discovered freedom inside concrete walls before they were physically released. You'll see how the prisons in your own mind, built from unhealed trauma and limiting beliefs, are keeping you from the life you want. Their journeys will show you how to identify what's truly holding you back and give you practical tools to break free, starting with the courage to name your pain and the wisdom to forgive without conditions.

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Shaka’s books:

• Writing My Wrongs
• Letters to the Sons of Society
• How to Be Free

In this episode you will:

• Transform your relationship with failure by celebrating your victories instead of erasing them with negative self-talk
• Master the practice of forgiveness without conditions to free yourself from the past and stop carrying resentment
• Unlock the courage to pursue your purpose even when society tells you your past disqualifies you from greatness
• Discover how to identify and escape the hidden prisons built from shame, grief, and trauma that keep you trapped in repeating patterns
• Learn why gratitude and presence are your most powerful weapons against depression, anxiety, and feeling stuck in life

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Matthew Hussey reveals the hidden patterns keeping you stuck in unfulfilling relationships. He exposes why trying to impress someone on a first date actually pushes connection away and how most people unknowingly attract partners who mirror their deepest insecurities. You'll discover why being truly vulnerable means something completely different than what you think, and how showing your authentic self, quirks and all, is the only path to being deeply known and loved. Matthew shares the specific moment when you need to stop using your "magic tricks" to attract attention and start revealing the real you, even when it terrifies you. This conversation cuts through surface-level dating advice and gets to the core of what it means to build a relationship where you can finally be yourself.

Matthew’s book:

• Get the Guy
• Love Life

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In this episode you will:

• Discover why connecting with someone's humanity matters more than impressing them with your achievements
• Transform your approach to vulnerability by understanding the difference between sharing your hero's journey and revealing who you really are
• Uncover the hidden patterns that keep you attracting the wrong people by relying on superficial qualities instead of authentic connection
• Master the art of being truly seen by allowing silence, sharing your needs, and letting go of the fear that honesty will push people away
• Break free from dopamine-driven relationships and rewire your nervous system to appreciate the deeper satisfaction of genuine partnership

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I'm breaking down why most people visualize for two minutes, hope for a miracle, and wonder why nothing changes in their lives. I'm sharing the exact three-step process that pulled me from sleeping on my sister's couch, broke and directionless, to building a thriving business and podcast empire. The secret isn't more visualization or positive thinking. It's about becoming someone who naturally attracts what you want through clarity, elevated emotion, and courageous daily action. I'll show you why your emotional state is your manifestation frequency and how gratitude literally rewires your brain to notice opportunities instead of danger.

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In this episode you will:

• Discover why manifesting from fear and scarcity only creates more of what you don't want in your life
• Transform your future by learning to feel it before it arrives, using your brain's inability to distinguish between imagination and memory
• Learn the four blocks that kill manifestation and how to break through them
• Understand the manifestation formula that ancient texts knew: conscious thought multiplied by action equals manifestation
• Master the 24-hour challenge that combines crystal-clear vision, gratitude-fueled emotion, and one bold imperfect action to create unstoppable momentum

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