In this conversation, I sit down with someone whose story has stayed with me long after we stopped recording. Juan Manzer spent 25 years in the military—believing deeply in the mission, the structure, and the purpose behind it all. But when the stories he was told no longer matched what he was witnessing, everything he thought he knew about the world began to unravel.

What followed was a profound spiritual awakening—one that challenged his understanding of truth, identity, and faith itself. Juan shares openly about the collapse of old beliefs, the grief of losing who he thought he was, and the freedom that came from realizing he is not the uniform, not the title, not even the name—he simply is.

This is what we talk about:

• Growing up feeling "different" and questioning everything
• Finding purpose and identity in the military
• The shock of realizing the systems we trust aren't what they seem
• Awakening from the role of "the soldier" into spiritual awareness
• Learning to release ego and control
• How love and authenticity transform relationships
• Finding truth, presence, and purpose beyond labels

This episode is for anyone who's ever felt the ground shift beneath them and wondered who they are without the labels and roles the world assigns.

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