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The Wall Must Crack: Why Breaking Is Essential for Growth

The Wall Must Crack: Why Breaking Is Essential for Growth

Update: 2025-09-25
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From nursery rhymes to boardrooms, men are taught to keep their guard up at all costs. In this raw conversation, David explores why our walls must crack for us to truly live. Drawing on personal stories of divorce, family illness and business collapse, he challenges the myth that strength equals stoicism and invites listeners into a more authentic way of being.

Key Takeaways:
~[00:00 ] The wall cracks — challenging the myth that strength means never breaking.
~[02:00 ] Fear of being seen — why people in positions of power hide their true selves.
~[04:40 ] Put down your guard and let in your God — accessing the soul beyond the armor.
~[06:30 ] Take down your own walls — the cost of keeping your heart hidden and the invitation to self‑responsibility.
~[08:50 ] The price of hiding — from dementia to divorce, what it costs you and those you love when you refuse to crack.

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The Wall Must Crack: Why Breaking Is Essential for Growth

The Wall Must Crack: Why Breaking Is Essential for Growth

David Mehler