Unmasking the Warrior: Emotional Truths Men Are Dying to Tell

Update: 2025-06-17

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Show Notes

Men's health is often measured in silence. David Amerland joins Elaine for a wide-ranging convo on why that's killing us—literally. We go from ancient warrior codes to dopamine cycles, from the chaos of returning home to the peace found in breath, connection, and good sleep. It’s an unflinching look at the stories men carry—and the new ones they desperately need.

💥 What We Talk About:

Why feelings start in the body, not the mind
How pain reshapes us—and why we ignore it
The myth of the strong, silent male and its deadly cost
Ritual, community, and why ancient warrior cultures got it right
Why reintegration is essential (soldiers, astronauts, and ex-cons all need it!)
The real role of emotions in elite military performance
David’s book Built to Last and the new model of masculine health
Daily practices for better physical/emotional integration
Gen Z, social media, and hopeful trends in emotional awareness

🔗 How to Connect with David Amerland:

Website: www.davidamerland.com

Book: Built to Last: How to Get Stronger, Healthier, and Happier at Every Stage of Life (link in show notes)

📞 If You’re in Crisis:

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Bio

David Amerland is a writer focused on how human behavior is shaped by modern forces, especially technology, and how that shift impacts our health, culture, and stories. After building a career in marketing and publishing several successful business books, David Amerland expanded into the wellness space with Built to Last, a practical guide to health, longevity, and intentional living.

Now also writing fiction, David Amerland explores the emotional and psychological impact of modern life through storytelling. Across all genres, his work investigates how we adapt, and sometimes resist, to change in a fast-moving world and what that does to our sense of values, the moral code we create for ourselves and the societies we build, as a result.

David Amerland's work has been featured in Inc. and Forbes, interviewed on Scott Monty's Timeless & Timely, and speaks on topics ranging from digital culture to long-term wellbeing.

When not writing, David enjoys trains in martial arts and, occasionally visits cafes.