UNLEASHED PODCAST – EPISODE 142

The Peace Robbers: What’s Stealing Your Peace (And How to Take It Back)

Have you felt it lately?

Not full-blown anxiety. Not even stress. Just… unsettled.

Like something’s off—but you can’t quite put your finger on it.

You’re not alone.

In this powerful episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson and Kevin Huff expose the silent forces robbing men of their peace—everything from political division and global conflict to social media, work pressure, family stress, and the constant noise of everyday life.

Because here’s the truth: Your peace isn’t just disappearing… it’s being stolen.

And if you don’t recognize what’s taking it, you can’t take it back.

🔥 In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

• Why you feel “off” even when nothing seems wrong
• How social media, politics, and world events are quietly draining your peace
• The difference between good tension and the kind that destroys your soul
• Why most men avoid stillness—and what shows up when they don’t
• The powerful distinction between stillness and laziness
• How busyness overwhelms you—but passivity haunts you
• Why isolation and digital connection are sabotaging real peace
• How brotherhood and time with God restore clarity and direction
• Practical ways to take your peace back and build a life of rhythm, not chaos

This episode also introduces Brent’s upcoming book, The Big Five Man Killers—an 8-week study releasing May 13th, just ahead of Father’s Day—designed to help men identify and fight the very things destroying their peace, purpose, and identity.

⚔️ If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, distracted, disconnected, or just not yourself…

This episode will help you understand why—and show you how to fight back.

🙏 Stick around to the end…

Brent shares a powerful personal story involving his hit song Peace Be Still—and closes the episode with the song itself as a reminder that true peace isn’t found when the storm stops… it’s found when your soul does.

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Is shame really how God changes people?

In this powerful episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson challenges one of the most common—and damaging—beliefs in Christian culture: that fear, guilt, and shame will lead people to obedience.

Through real-life stories, biblical truth, and raw honesty, Brent unpacks why shame doesn’t transform hearts—and why it may actually push people further away from God.

You’ll hear:

• A shocking church illustration that used fear to drive decisions
• A real conversation with a woman trying to be “good enough” for God
• A heartbreaking story of a family burdened with shame after tragedy
• The truth about suicide and what Scripture actually says
• A powerful reframing of the Prodigal Son story—through the lens of the Father

This episode dives deep into identity, grace, and the truth that God is not looking for reasons to reject you—He’s looking to redeem you.

If you’ve ever felt like you had to earn God’s love… If you’ve been weighed down by guilt or shame… Or if you’ve tried to change yourself—or others—through pressure instead of grace…

This episode will set you free.

The Navy SEALs have a saying: “The only easy day was yesterday.”

In this episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson challenges men to live as the tip of the spear in their families, their faith, and their leadership.

Strength doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built through discipline—physically, spiritually, and mentally.

Brent shares practical steps men can take to train their bodies, sharpen their spirits through God’s Word, and develop a rhythm of rest that allows them to stay strong for the battles of life.

If you want to become the kind of man who can withstand pressure, lead well, and live with purpose, this episode will challenge you to step up and train.

Because the truth is…

The only easy day was yesterday.

At a recent men’s retreat in southern Indiana, something powerful happened.

Men from every walk of life—veterans carrying PTSD, men recovering from addiction, pastors, steel workers, fathers walking through divorce, and men battling shame—gathered together with one goal: freedom.

During the retreat we confronted the lies that quietly destroy men’s lives. We talked about identity in Christ, the Five Phases of the Warrior, and the spiritual battle that takes place in the mind. We exposed the Big Five Mankillers—lack of purpose, lack of respect, anger, lust, and shame—and the powerful weapon the enemy uses to keep men silent and stuck: fear.

But this episode isn’t just about a retreat.

It’s about the moment when men decide they are done living defeated.

At the end of the weekend, every man stood with an imaginary sword raised in his hand and drew a line in the dirt—a line representing the moment he chose to stop letting the enemy cross into his life, his marriage, and his family.

What happened next was unforgettable.

It wasn’t one man stepping forward at a time.

It was an army stepping forward together.

The Bible tells us in 1 Peter 5:8 that the enemy prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. But when those men crossed that line, the enemy didn’t find prey.

He found warriors.

Men who had rediscovered their identity in Christ. Men who had learned how to declaw the lies of the enemy. Men who had decided it was time to fight back.

This episode is a call to every man listening: You were not created to live defeated. You were created to live unleashed.

The War Beneath the War

The war on the news isn’t the one destroying most homes.

While headlines scream of war, conflict, division, and uncertainty, the real battle is quieter, often hidden, and far more personal. Scripture reminds us that our struggle is not against flesh and blood (Ephesians 6:12), but against spiritual forces that seek to divide marriages, families, and identity.

In this powerful episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson and Kevin Huff unpack The War Beneath the War — the unseen spiritual warfare targeting marriages, masculinity, leadership, and a man’s sense of worth and value.

This isn’t about red vs. blue. It’s about light vs. darkness.

The enemy’s strategy is division — dividing husbands from wives, parents from children, and men from their God-given identity.

If he wins the war inside the home, he never has to win the war outside of it.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why the most dangerous battles are the ones no one sees
• How misplaced identity quietly erodes marriages
• Why chasing respect can cost you peace
• How to recognize the real enemy
• How to fight the right war — with truth, grace, courage, compassion, and empathy

This episode will challenge you to look beyond what’s visible… and lead where it matters most.

Because the greatest battles are rarely visible.

If you are a husband, father, pastor, or leader, this conversation will strengthen your foundation and clarify your focus.

In this powerful episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson shares two real stories that expose a hard truth every man must face: if you bury it, you carry it.

One man openly shared his childhood sexual abuse and how bringing shame into the light saved his marriage. Another man buried resentment, anger, and lust, and ultimately lost his.

What was the difference?

Exposure versus secrecy. Trust versus control. Freedom versus fear.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why secrecy fuels addiction and resentment • How fear keeps men silent • The difference between control and healthy boundaries • Why guilt and shame destroy trust • How confession breaks the enemy’s hold • Why vulnerability is a pathway to freedom in Christ

The enemy wants you isolated and hiding. Jesus calls you into the light.

If you bury anger, you carry resentment. If you bury lust, you carry shame. If you bury fear, you carry insecurity.

But when you expose what you’ve been hiding, you stop carrying it alone.

This episode will challenge you to confront what you’ve buried, draw healthy boundaries around yourself, and walk in the identity and freedom God designed for you.

🔥 The Big 5 Mankillers: The Awakening

Episode 136

What if the thing holding you back isn’t your circumstances… but the lies you’ve believed about yourself?

In this powerful launch episode introducing The Big 5 Mankillers, Brent Henderson takes you deep into the mountains — and even deeper into the heart of a man searching for identity, purpose, and freedom.

From leading men’s retreats in the Idaho wilderness… to hitting rock bottom in his own life… to walking through a decade of intense discipleship that reshaped everything — Brent shares what sparked his personal awakening and why this new book matters so much.

You’ll hear:

• Why hiding your failures keeps you stuck
• How honesty breaks the enemy’s grip
• Why “changed men change men”
• The connection between pursuing your wife… and pursuing God
• How truth declaws the lies that have stalked you since childhood
• What it really means to make disciples (Matthew 28:19)

This isn’t behavior modification. It’s identity transformation.

The enemy prowls like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour — but when you expose the lie, you declaw him.

If you’ve ever felt disqualified, stuck, ashamed, or unsure of who you really are — this episode is your wake-up call.

It’s time to break free. It’s time to get your life back. It’s time for The Awakening.

February can leave men stuck in neutral—cold weather, low motivation, and “nothing going on” can quietly turn into spiritual and emotional hibernation. In this episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson shares a powerful conversation with world-champion whitetail hunter Kyle Burch, a brown bear story from Alaska’s Russian River, and a practical biblical challenge to prepare in season and out of season (2 Timothy 4:2). You’ll learn how to use this “off-season” to build momentum, replace lies with truth, and get ready for what’s ahead—because you don’t rise to the moment; you fall back on what you prepared for. Includes a personal update from Brent’s cardiologist after his quadruple bypass and a clear action plan to help men break free from unhealthy thoughts and live Unleashed.