The PMP Show

Phil Thurman wrote his own funeral speech twenty years ago. Three versions: what his wife, his best friend, and the man giving the eulogy would say. None of them said what he wanted to hear, so he spent the next twenty years changing the ending.Missionary kid from Bangladesh, thirty years as a pastor, married 36 years, and now a coach to leaders around the world. He talks to two men the whole way through: the one who follows God and the one who wants nothing to do with church. Nobody gets left out in this discussion.Philip Thurman is a pastor, leadership coach, and Founder & President of The Bridge International Consulting. With more than 30 years of ministry experience, he has devoted his life to developing leaders, building the Church, and taking the Gospel into difficult places around the world. His mission is clear: strengthen leaders, advance the Kingdom, and leave a legacy that outlives him.Website: https://thebridge-int.orgPURPOSEGood job, good family, still empty. Phil lays out purpose in plain language for the man who will never set foot in a church, and names the four letters that almost kept him small.DISCIPLINEHis brother-in-law the dentist told him to floss only the teeth he wants to keep. That one boring habit rebuilt everything else: a Sunday night calendar review, 150 people he checks on every month, and 385 handwritten notes in a single year.MARRIAGEHis parents and in-laws have more than 130 years of marriage between them. What holds one together starts in the middle of an argument, in the kitchen, with the dishes. Single or Married? DO NOT MISS THIS.HEALTHOne routine blood test. Phil got the cancer call in an airport parking garage on his way to Zambia, and he got on the plane anyway. He tells it straight and makes the case to every man dodging the doctor.Two men - one of them has spent thirty years with men on their worst day.Hit save and subscribe, run it on your drive, and pull one thing out of it. Then send it to your buddy.You have influence. Do the hard work. Make it happen.Start here.CONNECT:Instagram | TikTok | Facebook: @purposmanprojectABOUT purposMANproject:purposMANproject is built for the man who knows there's more - more purpose in his work, more depth in his relationships, more presence in the moments that matter.We are a purpose-driven men's media brand on a mission to wake men up to the life they were made to live. We do that through two interconnected platforms - the PMP Show on YouTube/Spotify/Apple Podcasts, purposMANproject socials - each distinct in format, unified in mission.00:00 Why his wife calls him this: ---06:26 Mid-argument? Do the dishes12:13 Single? Focus on this first20:46 Three words, thirty years28:28 What your wife would say at your funeral31:00 Floss the ones you want to keep33:47 385 handwritten notes 40:03 Nobody remembers this about you45:02 Work you, home you, boys you51:04 Deal with your baggage before she finds it58:34 Good job, good family, still empty?1:06:54 What Phil did for a stranger1:11:39 When he stopped chasing the money1:16:54 You're NOT the only one1:21:53 The Diagnosis1:26:46 The blood test that caught it1:34:15 The Driveway1:41:10 What he hopes they say at his funeral1:46:09 A question nobody's ever asked you

Michael Kanner has trained under the biggest names in marriage research. Co-founder and supervising counselor at Anchored Mind in Roswell, GA - counseling, nutrition, and fitness under one roof. Husband. Father of three girls. He knows what men need to hear, and he does not soften it.

Consider this the start of your playbook. Stronger connections with the woman across the table. Something deeper with the one already next to you. A lot more heat in the bedroom.

Starting point is you.

DATING

Unless the long-term plan is thumb calluses and 1am doom-scrolling on the apps, tune in. Michael names the one habit killing your odds. Not your car. Not your job. Not your jawline. He also lays out the four seasons rule that could save some of you an attorney's retainer. Stop waiting to be chosen. Start doing the choosing.

SEX

The wedding ends. The honeymoon ends. The bedroom quietly becomes the place two people charge their phones. Your buddies are lying about their numbers. The internet is selling you a supplement. Michael has the case files. Why it goes quiet. What that silence means. Whether scheduling it helps or ruins it. And what happens to the man who reaches over, gets a no, and stops reaching.

MARRIAGE

He told us about a man in his fifties. Wife, young kids, full house. That man rated his own loneliness a 1 out of 10. He is not rare. He might be you. Michael covers what quietly kills a marriage, the biggest warning sign there is, whether one survives betrayal, and the ten minutes near the end that every married man needs.

BONUS

The best tip either of us has ever heard on married sex is in here. Not spoiling it. Worth the two hours by itself.

Two men talking about the topics men deal with - and one of them has the case files.

Listen this week and your wife will notice the difference by Friday. Run it in the truck. Pull one thing out of it and put it to work. Send it to a buddy who needs it.

Get yourself whole.

Become the one who chooses.

When you find her, keep choosing her.

Start here.

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GUEST: Michael Kanner, LPC, CPCS - Anchored Mind, Roswell, GA

HOST: Jeff Ridgway, The PMP Show & purposMANproject

CHAPTERS:

00:00 The red flag Michael can spot in one session

04:00 The one thing that quietly kills a marriage (and it's not cheating)

06:00 Married, kids, full house - and lonely as a 1 out of 10

11:00 The lie you've been told about married sex

13:30 Have the sex BEFORE the argument

17:00 Michael's confession about who he used to be

26:00 Is your wife still attracted to you?

33:00 Dating apps, vulnerability, and 2 million swipes for one date

39:00 Why women go for the top 20% (or the older guy)

44:00 Stop trying to get chosen. Start doing the choosing.

50:00 What single women called "orgasmic" (and it's not physical)

56:00 The porn secret: what she doesn't know DOES hurt her

1:04:00 1 in 4 men now have zero close friends

1:16:00 How grown men rebuild brotherhood

1:29:00 Six years - how long couples wait before asking for help

1:37:00 Can a marriage survive betrayal? + the blueprint every man needs

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He was arrested in the parking lot across the street from No Longer Bound. Today he runs the therapy team. This is that story. In this episode of the PMP Show, Jeff Ridgway sits down with Chris Glinski - Clinical Director and therapist at No Longer Bound, one of the most respected long-term men's recovery programs in the country.

Chris was a homeless heroin addict at 20, mandated to treatment by a court, and told a judge he couldn't stop on his own. That moment of honesty, in a jail cell, changed everything.

This isn't an addiction awareness episode. It's a conversation about what's underneath the using - the shame, the identity, the emotions men were never taught to name - and what it actually takes to get free and stay free.

What we cover:

• Why addiction is not a willpower problem - and what it actually is
• The two emotions men are allowed to feel (and why that's the root of everything)
• What shame does to men that the substance never could
• Why you can be completely sober and still completely bound
• The case for long-term treatment in a world that wants a 28-day fix
• What recovery looks like when life gets hard even after you're clean
• A full-circle moment: standing in front of the DA and judge who sentenced him - and saying thank you
• The playbook: for the man in it, the man watching someone he loves, and the man in early recovery holding on

If you're carrying something you haven't told anyone - this one's for you. Share it with a man who needs it. He probably won't find it on his own.

CONNECT:

Instagram | TikTok | Facebook: @purposmanproject

🆘 SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357 (free, confidential, 24/7)

No Longer Bound: https://nolongerbound.com

Chris Glinski: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-glinski

No Longer Bound: https://www.instagram.com/nolongerbound1/

https://www.facebook.com/nolongerbound

ABOUT purposMANproject:

purposMANproject is built for the man who knows there's more - more purpose in his work, more depth in his relationships, more presence in the moments that matter.

We are a purpose-driven men's media brand on a mission to wake men up to the life they were made to live. We do that through two interconnected platforms - the PMP Show on YouTube, purposMANproject socials - each distinct in format, unified in mission.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro - arrested across the street from the place that saved his life

1:23 True/False speed round - addiction, willpower, shame & sobriety

9:03 Can you be sober and still completely bound?

14:04 The "dry drunk" - what recovery without a program looks like

19:06 The three-legged stool: God, self, and others

21:40 Growing up: Chicago, three jobs, a house that never felt like home

24:33 The knee injury, 70 stitches, and the first opioid at 13

26:01 "Everything made sense all of a sudden" - the switch flipped

31:00 When parents try everything and nothing works

40:21 "I thank God I wasn't a good addict" - why jail kept him alive

47:20 November 13th: the arrest in the parking lot across the street

55:26 "If you let me out, I'll be right back" - turning down the easy door

59:47 The jail cell interview: "Do me a favor - don't love me like that"

1:01:44 "I just want to be happy" - the first honest words

1:05:05 December 23rd: arrived at NLB in handcuffs, "I was so happy"

1:09:57 Full circle: holding his daughter at a graduation, crying alone

1:13:50 What No Longer Bound actually does - the non-brochure version

1:19:38 Why brotherhood heals what one-on-one therapy can't reach

1:29:44 Rating the tools: MAT, 12-step, one-on-one therapy

1:41:28 The DA, the officers who arrested him - and saying thank you

1:53:09 Faith, Kristen, and what freedom actually looks like from the inside

#MensHealth #PMPShow #Addiction #Recovery #NoLongerBound #Sobriety #MensMentalHealth #MensRecovery #purposmanproject

Most men don't talk about their health - not with their doctor, not with their friends, and honestly, not even with themselves. This conversation changes that.

In this episode of the PMP Show, I sit down with Dr. Steven Winiarski, a men's health physician based in Atlanta who has spent his career sitting across from men at every stage of this journey - the ones who came in early, and the ones who waited too long.

We talk about what's actually happening inside a man's body right now, and why the signals that matter most are almost always the ones being ignored.

This isn't about optimization culture. It's about the gap between how long a man lives and how well he lives - and the honest information most men never get.What we cover:

- Why testosterone decline starts earlier than most men think

- The cardiovascular disease quietly building for 20+ years before any symptoms

- What chronic stress is actually doing to your hormones

- What's the PESA study and what it changes about heart health

- TRT, GLP-1s, peptides, NAD+, cold plunge - rated honestly, 1 to 10

- ED as a diagnostic window, not a bedroom problem

- Why "normal" testosterone on paper doesn't mean optimal in life

- The mental health cost men pay in silence - and what it does to the body

- A decade-by-decade playbook: what to do at 20, 30, 40, 50+

Share this with a man who needs it - because he probably won't find it on his own.

CONNECT:

Instagram | TikTok | Facebook: @purposmanprojectHost: Jeff Ridgway @therealridgway

ABOUT purposMANproject:

purposMANproject is built for the man who knows there's more - more purpose in his work, more depth in his relationships, more presence in the moments that matter.We are a purpose-driven men's media brand on a mission to wake men up to the life they were made to live. We do that through two interconnected platforms - the PMP Show and purposMANproject socials - each distinct in format, unified in mission.

GUEST: Dr. Steven WiniarskiPractice/Clinic: Cholesterol Doctors PC, www.cholesteroldoctors.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenwiniarski/Social: X @StevenWiniarskiPublications / Resources: www.veo.health, www.instalab.com

Dr. Steven Winiarski is a board-certified physician in Family Medicine, Clinical Lipidology, and Obesity Medicine, and a Fellow of the National Lipid Association.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 The men's health gap nobody talks about01:19 Why men's health is suddenly a $50B industry

02:51 Does testosterone really start dropping in your 20s?

08:20 ED is almost never just ED

12:01 The 3-4 numbers every man should know cold

18:51 What 5 years of untreated depression does to your body

22:46 Why men don't see doctors - and what it costs

25:35 Functional denial: fine on the outside, failing underneath

27:34 If I redesigned the men's checkup from scratch

32:29 "In range" vs. optimal: the difference that changes lives

39:28 Cardio is not the answer to fat loss

41:30 GLP-1s, honestly: what they do and don't

49:49 "PICK YOUR HARD" - visceral fat

51:40 Should you take a GLP-1?

57:06 Heart disease: one death every 34 seconds

57:42 What your cholesterol number isn't telling you

59:26 The PESA study: your brain on bad arteries

1:06:36 Statins: who actually needs one

1:10:18 Peptides - BPC-157, Sermorelin

1:13:02 TRT - the rating depends on this

1:13:48 The supplement stack worth taking

1:17:40 Cannabis: where it lands

1:18:24 Cold plunge & sauna - real or theater?

1:21:14 The free intervention everyone undervalues

1:25:38 THE DECADE-BY-DECADE PLAYBOOK

1:26:56 Your 20s: the foundation nobody tells you about

1:28:14 Your 30s: past the cushion

1:29:29 Your 40s: the turning point most men miss

1:32:52 The smallest first step that breaks the pattern

1:35:40 What men who age with vitality have in common