In this episode, I name the three sins men rename and let fester—anger, lust, and pride—arguing that pride is the root beneath the other two. Anger becomes armor that keeps people at a distance; lust is almost never about sex but about escape; pride is the voice that says “I don't need help” and keeps men from being honest until it's too late. Drawing from my own failure to tell the truth when a friend asked how I was doing, I show how quiet sins grow in isolation and die in the light. The episode closes with a call to tell one person one true thing you’ve been hiding, because the wall you built to protect yourself is the same wall keeping out everyone who could help.

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