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A tough exterior can be a cover for a terrified inner child, and George Stoimenov is honest about what that costs. We talk about growing up in Bulgaria with a father he admired but couldn’t fully connect with, the moment shame “shattered” his inner world as a teenager, and how self-hatred can quietly turn into performance masculinity. Muscles, fights, alcohol, drugs, and image can look like confidence, but George explains how it’s often fear in disguise, especially when you never learned safe male intimacy or how to be held in your pain.
The story deepens when George meets Maria and moves to the UK, where a real relationship exposes what the persona hides: addiction, pornography, anger, self-harm, and a growing desire to die. A mission trip to Zambia becomes an unexpected turning point. George shares how prayer and repentance felt like a U-turn back toward the boy he buried, and how Christian healing isn’t just behavior change, it’s letting God restore what trauma stole. We also unpack why focusing only on “stopping the habit” can miss the deeper wound driving it.
To make it practical, George lays out his four-step framework from Rise From the Ashes: let historic emotions out, find the child within, shift your mindset through gratitude, and act as your future self with one small brave step.
If you’re searching for purpose, clarity, and freedom, especially around men’s mental health, trauma recovery, and faith-based transformation, this conversation offers both hope and handles.
To connect with and purchase his books head to George's website at:https://www.menscorner.co.uk/ or go to his YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh5uzZCCjgyF0Pg6VPl8xEA
Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find the path back home.
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To download a free chapter of host Sylvia Worsham's bestselling book, In Faith, I Thrive: Finding Joy Through God's Masterplan, purchase any of her products, or book a call with her, visit her website at www.sylviaworsham.com
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A tough exterior can be a cover for a terrified inner child, and George Stoimenov is honest about what that costs. We talk about growing up in Bulgaria with a father he admired but couldn’t fully connect with, the moment shame “shattered” his inner world as a teenager, and how self-hatred can quietly turn into performance masculinity. Muscles, fights, alcohol, drugs, and image can look like confidence, but George explains how it’s often fear in disguise, especially when you never learned safe male intimacy or how to be held in your pain.
The story deepens when George meets Maria and moves to the UK, where a real relationship exposes what the persona hides: addiction, pornography, anger, self-harm, and a growing desire to die. A mission trip to Zambia becomes an unexpected turning point. George shares how prayer and repentance felt like a U-turn back toward the boy he buried, and how Christian healing isn’t just behavior change, it’s letting God restore what trauma stole. We also unpack why focusing only on “stopping the habit” can miss the deeper wound driving it.
To make it practical, George lays out his four-step framework from Rise From the Ashes: let historic emotions out, find the child within, shift your mindset through gratitude, and act as your future self with one small brave step.
If you’re searching for purpose, clarity, and freedom, especially around men’s mental health, trauma recovery, and faith-based transformation, this conversation offers both hope and handles.
To connect with and purchase his books head to George's website at:https://www.menscorner.co.uk/ or go to his YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh5uzZCCjgyF0Pg6VPl8xEA
Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find the path back home.
Support the show
To download a free chapter of host Sylvia Worsham's bestselling book, In Faith, I Thrive: Finding Joy Through God's Masterplan, purchase any of her products, or book a call with her, visit her website at www.sylviaworsham.com