Next Third Best Third

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Next Third Best Third, I want to talk about a single word I believe has imprisoned men for far too long: regret. I'm not talking about the normal human experience of wishing you'd done something differently. I'm talking about the kind of regret that moves in, rearranges the furniture of your thought life, and eventually convinces you it owns the place. I walk through some of the most common regrets I hear from the men I work with, careers pursued at the cost of family, words spoken or left unsaid, financial failures, addictions, betrayals, and I make the case that one of the most dangerous lies a man can believe is that his history has determined his destiny. It hasn't. Your history is written. Your destiny is not.I get into the crucial difference between honest appraisal and condemnation, because "I failed" and "I'm a failure" sound similar but they are not the same thing, one describes an event and the other imposes an identity. I talk about how men become incredible historians of their own past, able to recount every detail of a mistake from decades ago, while stammering when asked where they see themselves five years from now, because they're running the race of life while staring in the rearview mirror. I also get vulnerable and share something I don't talk about often on this show: coming to terms later in life with sexual abuse I experienced at 11 and 12 years old, and how the lies I built around that experience quietly shaped my decisions for decades, even while things looked successful on the outside.I close with something practical: why forgiving yourself might be the hardest forgiveness of all, why endless self-punishment doesn't repair yesterday, it just destroys tomorrow, and an exercise I want you to actually sit down and do. Picture yourself two years from now, having become more alive, more intentional, more forgiving, then ask what that future version of you said yes to, and what he had to say no to in order to protect it. Guys, your history is behind you. Your destiny is still ahead. I'd love for you to try this exercise this week and let me know how it goes in the comments, and if this episode encouraged you, please like, comment, and share it with another man who needs to hear it.Chapters:00:00 – Why Regret Imprisons So Many Men 04:53 – When Your Career Costs You Your Family 09:53 – The Danger of Letting Your Past Define Your Identity 14:44 – The Rearview Mirror Problem19:43 – The Lies We Domesticate About Ourselves 24:40 – Childhood Abuse and the Lies I Believed for Decades 29:39 – Brokenness Is a Watershed, Not a Life Sentence 34:20 – Why Older Men Still Have So Much to Give 39:19 – Why Forgiving Yourself Is the Hardest Forgiveness 44:16 – Finding Your "Yes" and Building a Wall of "No"Welcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailMore info about Justin: https://cornerstoneclassicalschool.org/I sit down with my good friend Justin Drummonds, a headmaster of two classical Christian schools, to talk about something I think a lot of us dads have never really examined: our role in our children's education. We start by defining what education is actually for. Justin makes the case that up until the early 1900s, education wasn't split into "classical" versus everything else, it was just education, focused on cultivating wisdom and virtue and nourishing the soul on truth, goodness, and beauty. Somewhere along the way, modern education shifted the question from "what is this doing to my child" to "what will my child do with this," and Justin unpacks how that shift changed everything.From there, we get into the heart of the conversation: fatherhood. Justin opens up about his own dad, a hardworking, well-loved man who was physically present but emotionally and spiritually checked out, and how that shaped his conviction to be an intentional father instead of an absentee one, even when that absence is only emotional. We talk honestly about the pull every dad feels to be the hero with the big gesture, the Disney World trip, the paid-off house, instead of showing up for the twenty minutes a night that actually forms a child's soul. Justin shares real, humbling moments from his own home, including how easy it is for men to treat parenting as transactional, and why that mindset can quietly poison a father-child relationship.We close with something practical: what it actually looks like, moment by moment, to move toward your kids the way God moves toward us. Whether that's reading one chapter before bed, playing basketball for five minutes, or simply praying through Psalm 1 over your children, Justin's encouragement is that it's never too late to start. If you're a dad who's realizing you've been more disengaged than you'd like to admit, this conversation is for you. Give it a listen, and if it hits home, like, comment, subscribe, and share it with another guy who needs to hear it. Here's to making the next third of your life your best third.Chapters:00:00 – What Is Education Really For? 03:20 – How Modern Education Lost Its Way After 1900 06:49 – The Absentee Father: Physically Present, Emotionally Gone 10:09 – A Father's Story: Moving Toward Your Kids Like Jesus Moves Toward Us 13:32 – It's Never Too Late to Become an Intentional Father 16:58 – Nourishing the Soul: Education as Training for Suffering 20:14 – What Engaged Fatherhood Actually Looks Like (It's Messy) 23:36 – Why Dads Rush to Fix Instead of Nurture 27:02 – Trading the Hero Complex for Moment-by-Moment Faithfulness 30:23 – Practical Steps: How to Start Moving Toward Your Kids TodayWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan Mail📌 Dano's Resources:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danomccollam/Website: https://www.propheticcompany.com/In this episode, I sit down with my friend Dan McCollam, founder of The Prophetic Company, to tackle a question that trips up even lifelong believers: how do you actually hear the voice of God? Dan breaks down why so many people picture God as distant or silent — a leftover idea from deism — when the Bible actually records God communicating with people over 1,200 times. We talk about how creation itself speaks, using surprising examples like Velcro and wind turbine design, both inspired by nature, as pictures of how God reveals his genius and his voice through the world around us.From there we get practical. Dan walks through the three most common ways God speaks to ordinary people: dreams, gut intuition, and thoughts. He shares a story about a young man who felt led to knock on a stranger's door with a gallon of milk, and how that "crazy" gut prompting turned out to be an answer to a mother's desperate prayer. I share my own story of ignoring a gut feeling on I-35 that cost me an extra hour of driving — proof that this isn't abstract theology, it's something we all experience and usually second-guess.We close on something every guy needs to hear: you don't have to figure this out alone. Dan and I talk about the value of wise counsel, including my own painful lesson from buying a coffee shop I should never have bought, and how creativity and daydreaming with God can unlock direction for your future. If you've ever wondered whether that quiet nudge inside you was really God, this conversation will change how you listen.Chapters:0:00 – Why God Wants to Talk to You3:16 – The Myth of a Distant God (and Why the Bible Says Otherwise)6:35 – God Speaks Through Creation: Biomimicry and Romans 19:53 – Dreams and Gut Instinct: How God Speaks to Everyone13:17 – The Gallon of Milk Story: Intuition in Action16:33 – Testing the Voice: Scripture, Discernment, and Counsel19:54 – The Coffee Shop Mistake: Why Wise Counsel Matters23:06 – Bending Time and Daydreaming With God26:24 – Creativity as a Reflection of God's Image29:44 – Retrospect to Prospect: Recognizing God in Your PastWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailToday I want to tackle something that isn't just a demographic statistic, it's a mirror held up to men in America. Our birth rate has fallen from the 2.1 children per woman needed to sustain our population down to around 1.6, and I don't believe that decline is really about babies at all. As a father of six and grandfather of four, I dig into what this "baby bust" actually reveals: declining hope, delayed adulthood, a real fear of commitment, and a culture that has taught men to chase individual fulfillment instead of generational investment.I walk through the specific pressures pulling men away from marriage and fatherhood, financial uncertainty, the fear of repeating a painful divorce or a broken relationship with their own father, and confusing, contradictory messages about what masculinity is even supposed to look like anymore. I also get direct about two things I think are quietly devastating this generation of men: pornography replacing real intimacy in marriages, and video games and social media replacing the adventure and community men were actually built for. None of this is meant as an excuse, it's meant to help us see clearly where we've let ourselves off the hook.At the heart of this conversation is a challenge I'm asking every man listening to sit with: are you building a life worth passing on? Fatherhood, mentorship, and legacy aren't about how much money you make or how comfortable you've become, they're about intentionality, humility, and believing that tomorrow actually matters. Whether your kids are toddlers or grown and out of the house, your purpose as a man hasn't changed. I close this episode with some honest self-examination questions I hope you'll sit with too. Thanks for being here, and if this resonated with you, comment, share it, and let's keep this conversation going.Chapters:00:00 – The Baby Bust: What It Says About Men in America03:38 – Economic Uncertainty: Can Men Afford to Start a Family?07:29 – The Shocking Fertility Numbers Behind the Baby Bust11:07 – Children Represent Sacrifice, Optimism & Legacy14:59 – Fear of Divorce, Failing as a Father & the Pornography Crisis18:27 – Video Games & Social Media Replacing Adventure and Community22:18 – Masculine Identity Confusion & Its Ripple Effect25:57 – How Fatherhood Changes a Man29:40 – What Culture Are You Creating? Comfort vs. Commitment33:27 – More Fathers, Not Just More BabiesWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailConnect more with us!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nextthirdbestthird/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/next3rdbest3rdSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KUn8wgqTPxEQo9ejFi01g?si=33932e0993a24d18Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-third-best-third/id1752200976I sat down with my good friend Tyson for one of the most challenging conversations we've had on this show: what does it actually mean for a man to be the head? Tyson opens up about being married to a strong, gifted entrepreneur who was hurt early in life and swore no man would ever have authority over her, and how living in that tension pushed him to rethink everything he was taught growing up in a reformed church about headship and submission. What really cracked this open for him was watching a close relative come out as gender non-binary, which forced him to ask a question most men never actually sit with: what makes me a man in the first place?Tyson walks through his answer in a way I've genuinely never heard before, built around a simple thought experiment: in an emergency, who steps forward first to protect the people in the room? From there we dig into Genesis, the concept of "subduing" chaos into order, and how the fall didn't just curse Eve with pain in childbirth, it also twisted the way men lead, turning protection into control. We talk honestly about the abuses done in the name of headship, the mistranslation buried in Ephesians 5:22 that most people have never noticed, and why the call for a husband to love his wife gets skipped right over while "wives submit" gets weaponized.By the end of this conversation, we land somewhere I didn't expect: real leadership isn't about being served, it's about being willing to die first, to your ego, your comfort, your career, and your own unhealed wounds, so the people you love can be protected and can flourish. Tyson gets vulnerable about his own journey of taking responsibility for the ways he's fallen short, and we talk about how understanding this "bell curve" of good and evil can actually build compassion instead of contempt for people who see the world differently than we do. This one's provocative, and we want to hear where you land on it. Comment, share, and let us know what you agree or disagree with. We'll see you next time.Chapters:00:00 – Welcome04:44 – What Does It Mean to Be a Man? The Real Question09:27 – Protect and Produce: The Bible's Central Mission14:18 – When Headship Goes Wrong: Real Stories of Abuse19:07 – The Fall: How the Curse Distorted Male & Female Roles23:54 – Patriarchy Needs a Matriarch: Rethinking the Terms28:36 – Healing Your Inner Child Before You Can Lead33:16 – Christ's Death: The Ultimate Model of Submission38:09 – Genesis 3's Blame Game & the Enemy's Strategy42:56 – The Bell Curve of Good & Evil: Finding Common GroundWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailConnect with Bill:Website: https://billvanderbush.com/homeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/billosopher59/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/billvanderbushToday I'm honored to sit down with my friend Bill Vanderbush, an author, speaker, and soon-to-be grandfather, to talk about one of the five pillars we cover on this show: the lies we believe. Most of the time when we talk about lies, we focus on the ones we believe about ourselves. But today Bill and I go deeper, because every lie we believe about ourselves actually starts with a lie we believe about God. If we get God wrong, we will inevitably get ourselves wrong too, since we're made in his image.Bill walks through why so many men, especially those with absent, abusive, or emotionally distant fathers, unconsciously project that wound onto God, defaulting to seeing him as a judge instead of a father. We talk about what it really means that Jesus is who God has always been, why the word "father" carries so much baggage for so many of us, and how healing that view can completely reframe our identity. Bill shares an incredibly moving story about his grandson Elias that reframes what unconditional acceptance actually looks like, and I get vulnerable about my own journey with a hardworking but emotionally absent dad and the distant, performance-based version of God I carried into my faith for years.By the end of this conversation, we get into something I don't share often: the day I had the honor of leading my own 74-year-old father to Christ, and Bill shares a similar story about his dad leading his grandfather to faith after growing up with real abuse and no expressed love in the home. If you've ever wrestled with whether God is truly for you or just waiting to judge you, this episode will challenge you to examine that belief and take an honest, intentional step toward healing it. This is part one of a conversation we're continuing next week, so stick around. Thanks for watching, liking, subscribing, and sharing this with the men in your life who need to hear it.Chapters00:00 – Meet Bill Vanderbush03:25 – God Was Father Before He Was Ever Creator06:49 – Why Your Earthly Father Doesn't Define Your Heavenly Father10:08 – Healing a Distorted View of Father Through Jesus13:29 – Bill's Grandson Story: Nothing Matters More Than That Child16:54 – Forgiveness Frees the Forgiver20:16 – David's Story: An Absentee Father & a Distant God23:41 – God as Judge: What the Bible Actually Means27:07 – Grace, Mercy & Being Cleansed From Unrighteousness30:22 – David Leads His 74-Year-Old Father to ChristWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailOn this episode of Next Third Best Third I want to ask you the same question I opened with: when was the last time you actually changed your mind about something important, not because someone argued louder or you got pressured, but because you learned something new? So many men reach a point where they think their decades of experience, careers, marriages, raising kids, is enough, but I've come to believe experience only becomes wisdom when you take time to reflect on it, and reading is one of the best ways I know to do that reflecting.I walk through why so many men quietly stop learning somewhere between starting a family and settling into middle age, and why that matters more, not less, as we get older, since the world, our relationships, and even our own hearts keep changing whether we're paying attention or not. I talk about the difference between experience, which only teaches you what happened to you, and books, which let you walk alongside history's great scientists, leaders, and ordinary people who overcame extraordinary things. I also get into what happens when curiosity disappears: how a man's world quietly shrinks, his opinions calcify, and he becomes more alone even while surrounded by people, and why I've met humble, curious men in their seventies who feel more alive than plenty of men in their forties.I close this episode with a real, practical challenge, because I don't think this is about finishing more books or gathering more information. It's about becoming a different man. Choose one book already sitting in your house, read just ten pages a day with the phone off, and let it become a conversation instead of just information. I talk about what changed in my own relationship with my six adult kids and four grandkids once I stopped trying to have all the answers and started letting them see me still growing. Aging is inevitable, but growing wise is optional, and I believe it starts with this one small daily habit. If this episode challenges you, send it to one other man today.Chapters:00:00 – Why Experience Alone Doesn't Make You Wise04:58 – How Men Quietly Stop Learning After Their 20s10:03 – You Never Retire From Learning: Why Experience Has Limits15:01 – Borrowing Decades of Wisdom Through Biographies and Books20:10 – Why Losing Curiosity Slowly Kills a Man From the Inside25:03 – The Best Books Don't Just Inform You, They Transform You30:06 – What Voices Are Shaping Your Thought Life?35:10 – Reading as Stewardship: Sharpening Your Mind, Discernment, and Empathy40:11 – Legacy Isn't What You Leave Behind, It's Who You Leave Behind45:14 – The One-Book Challenge: Choose Growth for Your Next ThirdWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailConnect more with us!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nextthirdbestthird/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/next3rdbest3rdSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KUn8wgqTPxEQo9ejFi01g?si=33932e0993a24d18Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-third-best-third/id1752200976I'm David Fenwick, and on this episode of Next Third Best Third, my friend and producer Taylor and I get into something almost every man deals with but rarely talks about: real friendship. Somewhere between high school, college, marriage, and kids, most men lose the environments that used to make friendship easy, and they never rebuild them. What's left is a quiet void, one a lot of guys end up filling with work, alcohol, porn, or just numbing out in front of a screen instead of admitting they're lonely.Taylor and I walk through what it actually takes to build real friendships as a married man with kids, from using an "airport test" to find out who will show up for you, to using your children's activities as a bridge instead of a barrier, to being willing to risk rejection by inviting the same guy to golf eleven times. We also get honest about how friendship has to include your wife, why shoulder-to-shoulder friendships eventually need to become face-to-face ones, and why the friends you keep should be moving you toward the man you want to be, not away from him. Taylor shares one of the most vulnerable moments in this podcast's history about how relationships kept him alive through some of the hardest seasons of his life.We close this one out with a challenge: find at least one or two men you're willing to invest in for the rest of this year, one you relate to and one who will push you higher. If you're a man who feels isolated, or you just want deeper friendships than the ones you have now, this episode gives you a real, practical starting point. Subscribe, comment, and let us know who you're going to reach out to first.Chapters00:00 – Why Grown Men Stop Making Real Friends04:38 – Marriage, Career, and Kids: How Life Steals Your Social Circle09:09 – Remote Work, Social Media, and the Quiet Death of Friendship13:40 – The "Airport Test": How to Find Out Who Your Real Friends Are18:14 – Using Your Kids as Bridges to Build New Friendships22:54 – Shoulder-to-Shoulder vs. Face-to-Face: Why Your Wife Belongs in the Conversation27:24 – Choosing Friends Who Match Your Values, Not Just Your History31:59 – The Power of Calling a Friend Higher (Even When It's Uncomfortable)36:36 – Why Friendship Saved My Life: The Five Pillars of Brotherhood41:06 – Find Your Circle: Closing Challenge and Final ThoughtsWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailWelcome back to Next Third Best Third! Today I'm doing something a little different — I'm at Build Your Best Gym in Georgetown with Jared Leeper, who owns the gym with his wife, and we're diving deep into nutrition while his clients get after it in the background. I asked Jared to just run with it: what should we actually be eating, what should we avoid, and why. What followed was one of the most eye-opening conversations we've had on this channel, covering everything from protein sourcing to the hidden dangers lurking in our food supply.Jared breaks down why protein is non-negotiable (the word literally means "of utmost importance" in Greek), how glyphosate and GMOs are quietly wrecking our gut biomes, and why that "healthy" diet you think you're eating might be doing more harm than good. We get into the truth about vegetables and oxalates, why berries beat tropical fruit every time, the honey-versus-sugar debate, which nuts and breads are worth eating, and why "cheat days" are the wrong mindset entirely. We close it out talking creatine — backed by over 18,000 studies — and why starting your kids on good nutrition now matters more than you think.If you're a man trying to figure out how to actually thrive instead of just survive, this episode is packed with practical, no-fluff information you can start using today. Jared's contact info is in the show notes if you want a coach who can help you build a nutrition plan that works. As always, thank you for watching, liking, subscribing, and sharing this with the men in your life who need it. Let's make your next third your best third.Chapters:00:00 – Welcome: Meet Coach Jared Leeper02:20 – Protein First04:32 – The Glyphosate Trap06:53 – Healing Your Gut Biome09:06 – Vegetable Truths11:27 – Fruit Facts13:44 – Honey vs. Sugar15:58 – Nuts, Bread & Sourdough18:18 – Ditch "Cheat Days"20:38 – Creatine, Kids' Nutrition & Killing Seed OilsWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailConnect with Jared: https://bybfitnesstx.com/coaches/jared-leeper/I'm David Fenwick, host of Next Third Best Third, and this conversation with Jared Leeper — owner of Build Your Better gym in Georgetown, Texas — is one of the most practical and eye-opening episodes we've done on the show. Jared has 22 years in the fitness industry and he brings it all here, breaking down exactly what a man should be physically capable of doing at 40, at 60, and beyond. We open with one of the most striking contrasts I've heard in a long time — two grandfathers, both 94 years old, living radically different lives based on one thing: what they consistently chose to do with their bodies over decades.The core of this episode is built around a principle Jared lives by — strength is the mother of all qualities. If you want to get leaner, live longer, burn fat, or feel more alive, the answer starts with getting stronger. We walk through the specific movements every man should have in his toolkit: the ability to sprint, posterior chain strength, squats, and how to build back into all of these safely no matter how long you've been out of the game. If your lower back hurts, your legs are weak, or you've been sitting at a desk for years, this episode gives you an honest, practical starting point.We close with one of the most powerful stories I've heard — a veteran named Rick who went from 292 pounds and a VA diagnosis that told him his best days were behind him, to losing 92 pounds and building a family and a homestead. The lesson isn't just physical. It's about the lies we believe about ourselves and what's possible when someone comes alongside you and helps you reject them. If this episode connects with you, please subscribe, share it with a man who needs it, and help us get this message out there so more men can make their next third their very best third.Chapters:00:00 – Welcome02:17 – Two Grandfathers at 9404:35 – What a 40-Year-Old Man Should Be Able to Do Physically06:53 – Why Every Man Should Be Able to Sprint09:11 – How to Safely Build Back to Sprinting After Years Away From It11:29 – The Lumbar Spine Is Your Keystone13:47 – Top 3 Exercises for Lower Back Strength16:05 – Squats Are King18:23 – 10,000 Steps and the Power of Intentional Movement for Sedentary Men20:41 – The Severely Overweight ManWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailConnect: https://bybfitnesstx.com/In this episode I sat down with my friend David George at Build Your Better Gym in Round Rock, Texas, for one of the most honest conversations I've had on this show. We got into what I believe is the defining challenge for men in their 30s — and it starts with a lack of vision. Not just a goal-setting problem, but a deeper identity crisis rooted in wounds, lies, and beliefs we picked up long before we had the language to name them. If you've ever felt like you're grinding hard but going nowhere, this episode is for you.What struck me most in this conversation was how much of men's dysfunction traces back to unexamined anger. David and I both came from backgrounds where anger was either buried or weaponized, and we both ended up becoming people-pleasers as a result. That suppressed anger doesn't disappear — it festers, and eventually it either destroys your relationships or becomes the toxic fuel you're running your entire life on. We talked about what it actually looks like to pull that anger out, examine it, and start replacing it with something that can actually sustain you long-term.We also went deep on the concepts of transparency versus vulnerability, the power of intentional friendship, and why attention — not time — is your most valuable currency as a man. If you can do the inner work before life speeds up with kids, careers, and obligations, do it now. The men who are thriving in their later years are the ones who did the hard work early. Subscribe, share this with a man who needs it, and leave a comment — our heart is for men to invest with intentionality so that the next third can be their very best third.Chapters:00:00 – Welcome to Next Third Best Third02:13 – Why Men Drift and Quit04:26 – Identity Under Attack06:39 – When Bitterness Becomes Fuel08:52 – The Cost of Emotional Suppression11:05 – Why Healing Before Kids Changes Everything13:18 – Mapping Out the Life You Actually Want15:31 – Where You Invest It, Your Heart Will Follow17:44 – Who Deserves Access to Your Inner World19:57 – Intentional FriendshipWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailConnect with Max: https://www.berteauxhealthfit.com/Email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/berteauxhealthfit/In this episode, I sit back down with movement specialist Max Berto for one of the most honest conversations we've had on this show. We dig into why so many men never get started taking care of themselves — and it has a lot less to do with fitness than you'd think. Max opens up about growing up obese, losing his brother at ten years old, and how that unresolved trauma led him down a path of drinking, opiates, and unhealthy coping mechanisms before joining the Marine Corps and eventually finding his way out. What he shares is raw, real, and exactly the kind of conversation men in their next third need to hear.We talk about the lies that keep men stuck — "I can't," "I'm too old," "it's too late," "I've got arthritis" — and how these aren't just excuses but deeply rooted beliefs tied to identity and unhealed wounds. Max breaks down how he works with clients who have real physical limitations — whether that's severe joint pain, morbid obesity, or decades of sedentary living — and builds them up with small, pain-free wins that compound into real transformation. His approach isn't about crushing someone in the gym; it's about meeting them exactly where they are and proving to them they can do something, then building from there.If you know someone who says it's too late, share this with them. The human body is always adapting — Max watched his elderly grandmother-in-law heal scabs well into dementia. That same healing capacity is in you right now. Every choice you make — whether to park closer or farther, take the elevator or the stairs — is either building your capacity or shrinking it. It's time to start making choices that build. Like and subscribe, drop your thoughts in the comments, and check the show notes for Max's contact info if you want to work with him directly.Chapters:00:00 — Welcome Back03:16 — Obesity, Trauma, and Self-Medicating06:32 — Recognizing the Problem09:48 — The Excuse Muscle13:04 — Building Small Wins16:20 — The Box Jump Principle19:36 — Working With Arthritis22:52 — Starting When You're Severely Overweight26:08 — Food Journaling, Accountability, and the Lie "It's Too Late"29:24 — Intentional Daily ChoicesWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailConnect more with us!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nextthirdbestthird/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/next3rdbest3rdSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KUn8wgqTPxEQo9ejFi01g?si=33932e0993a24d18Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-third-best-third/id1752200976Of all the lies men believe as they move into the second half of life, this one is the most dangerous because it's the quietest. It doesn't announce itself. It doesn't show up all at once. It settles in slowly, one regret at a time, one missed opportunity at a time, until one day you realize you've stopped questioning it. The lie is simple: it's too late. Too late to change. Too late to dream again. Too late to become the man you once believed you could be. I've wrestled with this personally, and I've watched it take root in the lives of nearly every man I've worked with. And today I want to call it out directly — because this lie, left unchallenged, doesn't just steal your future. It steals your identity.Here's what I've learned: a man doesn't stop living because he gets older. He stops living because he surrenders internally. The difference between a man in his 80s who is still building, still serving, still growing — and a man in his 30s who has already checked out — isn't age. It's belief. In this episode I walk through three questions I want every man to sit down and honestly answer: Where have I quietly concluded it's too late? What dreams or callings have I buried along the way? And what beliefs about aging have I accepted without ever questioning them? That last one might surprise you — because a lot of what we believe about growing old simply isn't true, and the research backs that up.Your story is not over. If you still have breath in your lungs, there is still purpose ahead. The fire you've been through, the failures, the broken relationships, the regret — none of that disqualifies you. It refines you. The man who smells like smoke is the man people trust. The man who's been rebuilt carries depth that the young haven't earned yet. The next third of your life does not have to be a slow decline. It can be a season of intentionality, strength, wisdom, and impact. But it starts today — with the decision to stop believing the lie and start writing a new story.Chapters:00:00 – Welcome: Pillar 5 and the Most Dangerous Lie Men Believe02:25 – From "I Made Mistakes" to "I Am a Mistake" — How Identity Breaks Down04:49 – It's Not Age, It's Belief07:14 – What If Your Greatest Years Were Never Supposed to Be in Your 20s?09:38 – Q1: Where Have You Concluded It's Already Too Late?12:03 – Q2: What Dreams and Callings Have You Buried Along the Way?14:27 – Q3: What Beliefs About Aging Have You Accepted Without Question?16:52 – The Man Who Smells Like Smoke19:16 – Wisdom and Impact: Mentoring the Next Generation of Men21:41 – Your Story Is Not Over — Today Is the First Day of Your Next ThirdWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailI never thought I'd be doing a podcast episode with my own daughter — but here we are, and I'm so glad we finally did it. In this episode, I sit down with my daughter Megan, a doctor of education, a mother, and one of the strongest women I know, to have the conversation that every parent of an adult child needs to hear. We get vulnerable about what communication has looked like between us over the years — what worked, what didn't, and how we built the kind of relationship where she can call me and say "just listen, don't fix it" and I actually do.What surprised me most in this conversation was hearing it from her side. As a dad, I spent years wrestling with the fear of losing connection — the unanswered texts, the seasons of less communication, the letting go that nobody prepares you for. Megan helped me understand that honoring your adult child's season of life isn't giving up on the relationship. It's actually what builds it.We talk about the difference between a parent's legacy and a child's legacy, why your feelings about their silence are yours to manage, the brain development science that should change how you see your 20-something, and why leading with encouragement is the only way to actually earn their ear.If you're a dad who feels like you're losing ground with your son or daughter, this episode is for you. The relationship isn't over — it's just changing. The goal isn't to parent them the way you used to. It's to become the kind of person they want to call. Listen more. Ask more questions. Let them drive their own bus. And whatever you do, don't put your phone on silent at night.Chapters:00:00 – Welcome: A Father-Daughter Conversation About the Empty Nest02:54 – Honoring Your Child's Season and Setting Communication Norms05:48 – The "What If" Game: Managing Parental Fear and Learning to Let Go08:42 – Raising Strong Kids Means Trusting Who They've Become11:37 – Your Legacy Is Not Their Legacy: Releasing Control and Expectation14:31 – Creating a Safe Space: From Fixer to Listener17:25 – Brain Development, Intentionality, and Meeting Them Where They Are20:19 – Start With the End in Mind: What's Your Real Goal With Your Child?23:13 – Presence, Positive Reinforcement, and the 6-to-1 Rule26:07 – Earning Their Ear and Closing Encouragement for Empty Nest ParentsWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailConnect with Max: https://www.berteauxhealthfit.com/Email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/berteauxhealthfit/Welcome back to Next Third, Best Third. This week I'm digging into the second of our five pillars — physical condition — and I brought in someone who has completely changed the way I think about exercise. Max Berteaux is a movement specialist, a former Marine, and a kinesiology grad who went from being the bullied fat kid who couldn't do a single pull-up to building a craft around helping people move the way their bodies were designed to. I love how Max breaks the difference between exercise and movement, and why so many of us are training in ways that are actually setting us up for pain and injury without realizing it.We get into the science of ranges of motion, why most guys in the gym aren't pressing or pulling through full motion, and what that's costing them long-term. Max walks through what a real movement assessment looks like, why your core is far more than your abs, and how everything from your shoulders to your feet should be connecting force through one integrated system. We also spend serious time on breath work — something I've been studying for weeks — and how learning to control your breath actually controls your heart rate, your nervous system, and your ability to recover under load.The back half of the conversation is where it gets really practical for men in any season of life. We talk about SMART goals, the lie that "no pain, no gain" has sold an entire generation, and why a 5-minute walk done consistently will outperform an hour-long workout you can't sustain. I share what I learned from Younger Next Year and Peter Attia's Outlive about building a "life decathlon" for every decade — what do you want to be able to do at 60, 70, 80, even 90? If you want to make your next third your best third, this episode will help you start moving with intention. Max is coming back for a second episode, so subscribe and stay close.Ten YouTube Chapters00:00 — Meet Max and the Five Pillars02:49 — Exercise vs. Movement: Know the Difference05:37 — Why Your Range of Motion Matters08:25 — Core Connection From Hands to Feet11:13 — Breath Work and the Stress Response14:01 — How One Breath Can Calm Your Body16:49 — The Gym Habit That's Hurting You19:37 — Start With a Five-Minute Walk22:25 — SMART Goals and the Life Decathlon25:13 — Plopping Down vs. Aging With ControlWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Next Third, Best Third, I sit down with a guest who's extremely special to me — my eldest daughter, Dr. Meagan Dwyer. Megan has spent her career in special education and has built deep expertise around sensory processing, regulation, and how our environment shapes our brains and bodies. I asked her to come on because I've been digging into what I call sensory engagement — the way our five senses become a portal into our emotions, our thoughts, and even our unresolved history. So many men I work with are walking around disconnected, suppressing what they feel, and then wondering why they explode in an argument or shut down at home. Megan helped me put real language to what's happening underneath the surface.We get into the science of the amygdala, why cortisol spikes can take up to two hours to come down, and how a child showing up to school after a fight at home is the same dynamic playing out in grown men every single day. Meagan shares how a single sound — the pop of a soda can, a footstep on the floor, the creak of a door — can throw someone into fight, flight, or freeze without them ever realizing why. We also talk about the positive side: the smells, songs, and textures that bring us back home and calm us right down. I share why men were never taught to regulate their bodies, and why "buck it up, don't cry, suppress it" has cost us more than we know.The back half of the conversation is where it gets really practical. Meagan walks through what a sensory diet actually looks like, why telling someone to calm down has a zero percent success rate, and how to introduce these tools to your kids when everything is calm — not in the middle of a meltdown. I share what I'm learning about breath work and how it grounds me, and Megan gives every parent listening a simple framework for observing their child, asking the right questions, and building a real toolbox before the storm hits. If you're a dad who wants to lead your home well, this one will challenge you to slow down and pay attention.Chapters:00:00 — Meet Meagan and Why Senses Matter03:32 — The Portal Men Are Avoiding07:04 — When a Smell or Sound Triggers Everything10:36 — Trauma, Lies, and the Disney World Effect14:08 — Building Your Personal Sensory Diet17:41 — Calm the Body Before You Correct the Behavior21:13 — Why Men Numb Out Instead of Tune In24:45 — Take a Timeout, Then Finish the Fight28:17 — Practice the Tools When Things Are Calm31:49 — Observe Your Kids and Honor Their FeelingsWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Next Third Best Third, I want to talk to you about something most men never stop to think about — sensory awareness, and how the slow loss of it is quietly damaging marriages everywhere. Most marriages don't collapse in one dramatic moment. They drift, through thousands of unnoticed moments where a husband stops paying attention. He's still working, still providing, still showing up — but emotionally and relationally, he's slowly disappearing. And the hardest part is, he usually doesn't even realize it's happening. I've walked with too many men through this, and I want you to see it before it costs you everything.I unpack why so many of us were trained for performance but never trained for awareness, how overstimulation from phones, work, and constant noise deadens our ability to be present, and why proximity is not the same thing as presence. I talk about what your wife is really asking when she says "Can you fix this?" — it's almost never about the thing she named. I get into how sensory awareness changes the way we handle conflict, the way we engage in physical intimacy, and the way we notice the small, sacred moments that make a marriage thrive. And I'm honest about my own story too — including a recent transition in my life where I didn't realize how heavy a burden I'd been carrying until I finally put it down.The good news is, no matter where you are right now, presence can be relearned — and the next third of your life is the perfect time to do it. I walk you through practical, doable shifts: take off the headphones, put the phone down, make eye contact, slow your conversations, touch your wife without an agenda, get quiet, get outside, get grateful. The greatest danger in the second half of life isn't failure — it's numbness. If this episode resonates with you, share it with another man who needs it. Like, comment, subscribe, and let's keep making the next third our best third together.Chapters:00:00 — What Is Sensory Awareness & Why It Matters03:35 — Emotional Absence: When Proximity Isn't Presence07:10 — Why Men Were Taught to Numb Instead of Notice10:45 — Overstimulation Is Starving You of Real Connection14:20 — What Your Wife Is Really Asking (Hint: It's Not the Words)17:55 — Familiarity Blindness & Staying Curious About Your Wife21:31 — Physical Intimacy, Presence & the Pornography Problem25:05 — The Power of the Pause: How Sensory Awareness Defuses Conflict28:40 — Slowing Down: Noticing Silence, Beauty & Gratitude Again32:15 — Practical Tools to Rebuild Presence & Final EncouragementWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I sit down again with my friend Dr. John Beltramo, clinical psychologist and educator, to tackle something almost every guy I talk to is wrestling with — how do you actually communicate with your spouse, your kids, and the people closest to you when life is squeezing you from every direction? John shared something that stopped me in my tracks: nine times out of ten when couples walk into his office and say "we have a communication problem," it's really not about communication at all. It's about how they handle conflict — and whether they've ever been taught that conflict, done right, is one of the most powerful drivers of emotional intimacy in a relationship.We got into the hard stuff — vulnerability, the risk of exposing yourself to your partner, why men so often get acculturated to mask their hurt with anger, and how the "ghosts of the past" can quietly haunt a marriage if they're never addressed. I opened up about my own journey through a broken marriage, the work I've done to take ownership of my part, and a conversation with my daughter that wrecked me in the best way — when she told me I never taught her how to have healthy conflict, and later, that she liked this version of me better than any other. John walked us through a tool he calls "Inquiry and Invitation" — ask more questions, make fewer statements — and it's a game-changer for anyone who wants to build real emotional safety at home.If you're in the thick of it right now — work, kids, finances, marriage, all of it — this conversation is for you. The goal isn't a conflict-free life. The goal is learning to sit in discomfort with the people you love because they're worth it. Hit subscribe, like, share, and leave a comment — this is the kind of content that helps you make your next third your best third. We're in this together.Chapters:00:00 — Welcome Back & Introducing Dr. John Beltramo02:46 — The #1 Issue Couples Bring to Therapy (It's Not What You Think)05:32 — Vulnerability, Risk & Why Initiation Matters08:18 — Why Women Initiate Therapy & Men Resist Vulnerability11:04 — Ghosts of the Past: Revisiting Old Wounds the Healthy Way13:50 — "You Never Taught Us How to Fight" — A Daughter's Wake-Up Call16:36 — Modeling Conflict at Home & What Kids Are Really Learning19:22 — Examining Your Own Culpability & The Gottman Research22:08 — Inquiry and Invitation: Ask More, State Less24:54 — Sitting in Discomfort, the Five Pillars & Why Conflict Is Worth ItWelcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on:- Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age.- Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress.- Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships.- Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections.- Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook.Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third!Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)