Breaking The Silence with Dr Gregory Williams

Breaking Shame and Building a Mission of Healing

Guests, Diana and Micah LaCerte, Owners of HitchFit and Co-Authors of The Breaker

This week's guests are back by popular demand. Micah and Diana will be discussing not only their book: "The Breaker." but the movement that this couple and their message is starting across the country.

Do not miss this inspirational program!

Don't forget to check out the guest's book, "The Breaker: How Men Can Overcome Shame and Live in True Freedom"

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Check out The Breaker Below:

https://thebreakermission.com/

The Hidden Weight Survivors Carry

Dr. Gregory Williams opens the program by introducing a new multiweek discussion focused especially on men who have survived childhood sexual abuse, while noting that the principles also apply to women. He describes how survivors may appear successful, strong, disciplined, professionally accomplished, or outwardly composed while privately carrying shame, fear, anger, confusion, nightmares, relationship difficulties, and the belief that something inside them has been permanently damaged. Williams shares that he remained silent about his own abuse for thirty-seven years and explains how fear of disbelief, judgment, and altered relationships can prevent disclosure. He emphasizes that the abuse was not the survivor’s fault and does not define identity. He explains that once healing begins, the wound can become a scar that no longer defines the survivor and may instead be used to encourage and empower others facing similar pain.

The Breaker Becomes a Platform for Vulnerability

Williams welcomes Micah and Diana LaCerte, co-authors of The Breaker, and presents the book as a resource for trauma disclosure, courage, healing, faith, and personal transformation. Micah explains that since the book’s release, he and Diana have heard from many people who felt safe enough to reveal deeply personal experiences after encountering their story. He describes the work as both a blessing and a source of heartbreak because every testimony carries pain, yet he believes vulnerability can help others find courage and begin healing. Diana adds that the book has created opportunities to hold difficult stories with compassion while helping people move toward the identity they believe God intended for them rather than remaining defined by trauma. Both describe the work as ministry rather than promotion.

Carrying Other People’s Stories Without Being Consumed

Williams asks how the couple emotionally handles the painful accounts people bring to them. Diana says their relationship with Jesus has become essential because they need the capacity to listen while also surrendering burdens that are not theirs to carry permanently. She describes beginning her mornings in prayer and asking for the words and strength needed to sustain weary people. She says their background in fitness has also helped them understand the importance of physically and emotionally processing difficult experiences rather than allowing those burdens to remain stored within them. Some stories stay with her and bring genuine grief, but she also feels gratitude when survivors or spouses explain that the book gave them courage to disclose abuse, offer support, or enter a healing process.

Success Measured by Individual Breakthroughs

The guests explain that traditional bestseller rankings were never their primary goal. Diana says they measure success through individual stories of breakthrough, disclosure, and healing, believing that each person reached confirms the book is fulfilling its intended purpose. Micah adds that although they are normally highly competitive and accustomed to pursuing championships, visible accomplishments, and measurable success, they felt led not to treat the book as another contest. Their hope is that The Breaker will remain useful ten, twenty, or thirty years from now and continue helping people long after the initial release period. Williams agrees that trauma-related books often gain influence slowly through trust, testimony, sustained ministry, and repeated personal recommendation.

From Shame to a Voice for Other Survivors

When Williams asks what “the breaker” means, Micah explains that the most painful and shame-filled part of his life has become the subject he now most wants to discuss. He recalls how difficult it was to disclose the abuse even to close family members and contrasts that with the freedom he now experiences speaking openly. Diana observes that the hesitation and shame that remained even a year earlier are no longer controlling him. Micah says that when he shares his experience, strangers frequently respond with stories involving themselves, a child, a parent, or another loved one. He describes healing as a difficult process requiring courage, time, persistence, and the willingness to keep moving after setbacks. Once survivors reach greater freedom, he believes their lived understanding can become a powerful source of hope for those still trapped in secrecy.

Forgiveness as a Process, Not Permission

A major part of the conversation focuses on forgiveness. Micah says his most difficult forgiveness was not directed only toward the abuser, but also toward the people who should have protected him and did not. He describes a seven-year healing process in which he addressed major and smaller traumas before becoming capable of authentic forgiveness. Micah recounts a spiritual turning point during a walk, when reflecting on Jesus’s words of forgiveness helped him begin releasing the anger he still held toward the abuser and those who failed to protect him. Diana stresses that forgiveness does not mean saying the abuse was acceptable, restoring access to the offender, or abandoning necessary boundaries. Williams agrees from his own experience, explaining that although he worked toward forgiveness, he never allowed his children to be alone with his father.

The Breaker Mission and Restoring Men, Families, and Faith

Micah describes The Breaker Mission as an evolving ministry that he expects to work alongside other aligned organizations rather than compete with them. Its developing focus includes protecting children, helping men heal, strengthening families, and guiding survivors toward a renewed relationship with Christ, especially when church-related wounds have complicated faith. He says he feels called to be a strong male voice for men who have not yet found their own voice and believes healing fathers can positively affect wives, children, and entire households. He also discusses speaking to young people in a juvenile detention center and observing that none reported having a father consistently present in the home. The closing highlights Soul Fit TV, the couple’s upcoming fifteenth anniversary, Williams’s hope for future events and collaborations, and his blessing over their marriage, ministry, and expanding impact.