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When Numb Isn’t Working Anymore – The Battle to Live Fully Alive with Doug Nielson

• Jason Coombs • Episode 42

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🎙️ “When Numb Isn’t Working Anymore – The Battle to Live Fully Alive” with Doug Nielson

In this soul-stirring Part 3 of the Warrior Heart series, Jason Coombs sits down with licensed psychotherapist and Warrior Heart co-founder Doug Nielsen to uncover what really keeps men stuck in cycles of addiction, burnout, and emotional disconnection—and what it takes to break free.

Drawing from decades of clinical experience, personal recovery, and transformative men’s retreats, Doug shares a raw, powerful framework for reclaiming agency, healing the heart, and living fully alive. This isn’t about behavior change—it’s about identity, faith, and the courageous journey back to who you were created to be.

Whether you’re in recovery, love someone who is, or simply feel like you’ve lost touch with your purpose—this conversation will wake something up inside you.

🔥 Episode Highlights:

  • [02:59] Warrior Heart changed Jason’s life
  • [07:35] “I want to live fully alive… and help others do the same.”
  • [13:18] Disconnection from God as the root of addiction
  • [15:26] Why the heart is the real battleground
  • [22:18] Counterfeit adventure and the pain of false validation
  • [26:29] The nobility of divine masculinity
  • [31:40] Why clarity often comes in silence and solitude
  • [34:03] Practical outcomes from Warrior Heart retreats. 

💡 Key Themes:

  • Take Life by the Helm: Doug introduces a powerful framework of anchors, compasses, and the North Star to help men rediscover direction, purpose, and peace.
  • The 3 Core Desires: A battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to pursue. When these are unmet, men settle for counterfeits—substances, status, or thrill-seeking.
  • Agency & Identity: Recovery is a return to the present moment, where God speaks and where real change begins.
  • The Power of Retreat: Jason shares how a single Warrior Heart weekend created clarity in his relationship with his daughter—and how silence and nature cut through the noise of everyday life.

🙏 Final Takeaway:

Recovery isn’t just about getting clean. It’s about remembering who you are, whose you are, and what you were made for. Doug’s message is clear: You are not broken. You are noble. And it’s time to come home.

📚 Resources Mentioned:

For more information about Warrior Heart Bootcamp for men visit www.awarriorheart.com

https://awarriorheart.com/

$100 DISCOUNT CODE for Warrior Heart = 2026Brick100

To learn more about the women’s retreat, Heart of a Woman:
 https://theheartofawoman.net/

$100 DISCOUNT CODE for Heart of a Woman = 2026Brick100

Join Jason Coombs LIVE each week for tips and tricks and LIVE Q&A’s. Go to https://www.liveunhooked.com/live-unhooked. 

For information about treatment services visit https://www.brickhouserecovery.com/

For more information about Warrior Heart Bootcamp for men visit www.awarriorheart.com

https://awarriorheart.com/

$100 DISCOUNT CODE for Warrior Heart = 2026Brick100

To learn more about the women’s retreat, Heart of a Woman:
 https://theheartofawoman.net/

$100 DISCOUNT CODE for Heart of a Woman = 2026Brick100

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