I share the raw, messy truth about navigating addiction, loneliness, and finding real connection. If you feel too much in a world that feels too little, you're in the right place. Welcome home. Links
HowToHeartShow
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I share the raw, messy truth about navigating addiction, loneliness, and finding real connection. If you feel too much in a world that feels too little, you're in the right place. Welcome home. Links
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10/28/2025
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Recent Episodes
February 20, 2026
I Wasn't Expecting This Talk to Hit So Hard.
<p>Classic episode.</p><p>I reflect on an unexpected encounter at a grocery store that reminded me how powerful a simple human connection can be.</p><p>It wasn’t planned. It wasn’t dramatic. Just a spontaneous conversation with a stranger. But in that short exchange, we spoke about uncertainty, about the future, about that subtle feeling that the world is shifting in ways we don’t fully understand.</p><p>What struck me wasn’t fear.</p><p>It was relief.</p><p>Relief in realizing you’re not the only one thinking deeply about what’s happening around you. Relief in meeting someone who is aware, present, and willing to question.</p><p>This episode isn’t about panic. It’s about presence.</p><p>It’s about how small, real conversations remind us that connection still exists in a world that often feels divided.</p><p>What you will learn:</p><p>✔️ How unexpected conversations can shift your perspective</p><p>✔️ Why staying connected matters in uncertain times</p><p>✔️ The emotional impact of feeling understood</p><p>✔️ How to stay aware without falling into fear</p><p>Sometimes growth doesn’t come from big breakthroughs.</p><p>It begins with a five-minute conversation in the middle of an ordinary day.</p><p>🦁 Vincent</p><p>🚨If this helps, stay close. New episodes land every Thursday. 🚨</p>
February 5, 2026
5 Leadership Mistakes Good Men Don’t Realize They’re Making.
<p>There’s a moment many men recognize but rarely name.</p><p>Life looks fine on the outside, yet inside you feel disconnected, guarded, and quietly running from parts of yourself you never learned how to face.</p><p>In this episode, I sit down with <strong>Paul Guyon</strong> for a deeply honest conversation about how unhealed trauma shapes leadership, relationships, and the way good men lose trust in their own voice.</p><p>Paul shares how sex, drugs, and rock and roll once ran his life, how a deathbed promise to his father became a turning point, and how sobriety, faith, and servant leadership helped him rebuild from rock bottom.</p><p>We talk about what it really means to let trauma live and then let it go.</p><p>Not by pretending it never happened, and not by letting it define who you are today.</p><p>This isn’t a conversation about perfection.</p><p>It’s about honesty, ownership, and becoming the kind of man your family, your community, and your own heart can trust.</p><p><strong>In this episode, we explore:</strong></p><ol><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Why unhealed trauma keeps showing up in leadership and love</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>How addiction and avoidance often begin as survival strategies</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>The cost of living in fear while appearing “successful.”</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Practical ways to release the past without denying it</li></ol><br/><p><strong>Connect with Paul Guyon</strong></p><p>Reflection Guide for Men: <a href="https://leadmachinegrowthshow.com/heart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://leadmachinegrowthshow.com/heart</a></p><p>Paul’s work & podcast: <a href="https://leadmachinegrowthshow.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://leadmachinegrowthshow.com</a></p><p>If this episode resonates, follow the podcast and share it with one person who might need to hear they’re not broken, just healing.</p><p>🦁 Vincent</p>
January 29, 2026
The DARK TRUTH About Video Game Addiction.
<h3>🎙️ Episode 63: The DARK TRUTH About Video Game Addiction</h3><p>Video game addiction, emotional avoidance, and fear-based escapism are at the heart of this deeply personal solo episode of the <strong>HowToHeartShow</strong>.</p><p>🦁 For years, gaming wasn’t just something I did for fun.</p><p>It was where I hid.</p><p>I told myself I enjoyed it.</p><p>The quests.</p><p>The achievements.</p><p>The sense of progress.</p><p>But the truth was harder to admit.</p><p>I was afraid of life.</p><p>Afraid of pain.</p><p>Afraid of stepping into the unknown.</p><p>Gaming became my escape from everything I didn’t want to feel.</p><p>I remember spending entire days behind a screen. Even in summer.</p><p>Telling myself: just one more quest… just one more achievement… just a bit longer.</p><p>But hours turned into years.</p><p>What I didn’t see back then was this:</p><p>Those achievements weren’t building my life.</p><p>They were replacing it.</p><p>Dopamine replaced direction.</p><p>Virtual wins replaced real courage.</p><p>And slowly, I disconnected from myself.</p><p>This episode isn’t about demonizing video games.</p><p>It’s about awareness.</p><p>Because when gaming becomes a way to avoid fear, responsibility, or pain, it quietly takes control.</p><h3>And the cost is time, energy, confidence, and potential you’ll never get back.</h3><h3><br></h3><h3>🧠 What You’ll Learn</h3><p>✔️ How gaming becomes an emotional escape.</p><p>✔️ The link between fear and addiction.</p><p>✔️ Why dopamine replaces direction.</p><p>✔️ The cost of avoidance and distraction.</p><h3>✔️ <strong>How awareness creates freedom.</strong></h3><h3><br></h3><h3>🦁 <strong>If my story speaks to you, you’re not alone.</strong></h3><p>Breaking addictive patterns starts with honesty, not shame.</p><p>I’m offering a limited number of <strong>free 30-minute coaching sessions</strong> to help you reconnect with yourself and take back control of your life.</p><p>👉 Book your free session here:</p><h3><a href="https://calendly.com/howtoheartshow/free-coaching-calls" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://calendly.com/howtoheartshow/free-coaching-calls</a></h3><h3><br></h3><p>🦁 <strong>Connect with Vincent</strong></p><p>🌍 All links in one place:</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/howtoheartshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/howtoheartshow</a></p><p>🎬 Want to create live streams like this?</p><p>Check out StreamYard 👉</p><p><a href="https://streamyard.com/pal/c/6044930370043904" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://streamyard.com/pal/c/6044930370043904</a></p><p>✨ Follow the <strong>HowToHeartShow</strong> a space for men ready to break free from fear and live a life led by their authentic heart.</p><h3>📅 New episodes premiere Thursday at 21:00 CEST</h3>
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