What if the greatest loss in your life didn't happen during the fight—but after the victory?

In Episode 155 of Unleashed, Brent Henderson shares the unforgettable story of landing the biggest northern pike of his life on Big McKenzie Lake in northern Wisconsin... only to lose it hours later without even realizing it. That true story becomes a powerful illustration of how marriages, families, friendships, and even our relationship with God can slowly drift when we stop checking on what matters most.

Along the way, Brent takes listeners from the icy waters of Alaska and giant halibut to a quiet Wisconsin lake, weaving together unforgettable outdoor adventures with timeless biblical truth. Through the life of Samson, he reminds us that our greatest strength has never come from our abilities—it comes from our relationship with God.

If you've been so busy building a career, chasing success, growing a ministry, or simply surviving life's demands that you've neglected the relationships that matter most, this episode is for you.

You'll discover why the biggest losses in life rarely happen all at once... and why it's time to keep checking the stringer.

In this episode: • A true story of a 47-inch northern pike that got away • The hidden danger of spiritual drift • What Samson's life teaches every man about compromise • Why healthy marriages and families require intentional investment • How to protect what matters most before it's too late

Whether you're a fisherman, hunter, outdoorsman, husband, father, or simply a man striving to follow Christ, this episode will challenge you to take a fresh look at the relationships God has entrusted to you.

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What happens when an overnight fishing trip in Alaska turns into a six-day survival story?

In this episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson shares the untold side of being stranded off the remote Aialik Peninsula in Kenai Fjords National Park after a mechanical failure left four men waiting days for rescue. Along the way, they crossed open water in a 15-foot Zodiac, nearly paid the price for getting too close to Holgate Glacier when a chunk of ice the size of Walmart calved into the ocean, and spent sleepless nights wondering if the anchor holding their boat would survive the storm.

But this episode isn't just about surviving Alaska. It's about what happens inside a man when life goes sideways.

Brent opens up about fear, future thinking, brotherhood, and the power of having men around the table who help build courage when the storm refuses to let up. Along the way, he explores why men are drawn to awe and adventure, why challenge awakens the soul, and how trials can reveal strength, character, and faith.

Drawing from James chapter 1 and Ecclesiastes chapter 4, Brent reminds us that we were never meant to fight alone and that sometimes the greatest lessons are learned while we're waiting for rescue.

Whether you're facing uncertainty in your marriage, family, finances, health, or faith, this episode will encourage you to stop wasting the wilderness and trust that God is using even the storms to prepare you for what's ahead.

Plus, Brent shares information about his new book, The Big 5 Mankillers: Declawing the Lies of the Enemy, an eight-week study designed to help men break free from the lies that keep them stuck and rediscover God's purpose for their lives.

We are the resistance.

Alaska is breathtaking, wild, and unforgettable—but if you're not prepared, Alaska will eat your lunch.

In this episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson shares a story from the shores of Deep Creek along Alaska's Cook Inlet, where a night of pounding rain, fierce winds, and a storm-tested tent nearly derailed an unforgettable clamming adventure.

Using stories from Alaska, razor clam digging, and real-life conversations about unhealthy relationships, Brent explores the importance of guarding your heart, protecting your peace, setting healthy boundaries, and refusing to allow the lies and negativity of others to define your identity.

Brent also welcomes ATSKO as the first official sponsor of the Unleashed podcast, sharing how years of trusting ATSKO products in the outdoors taught him an important lesson: if you don't protect what matters before the storm arrives, you'll pay for it later.

Because just as waterproofing keeps the storm outside your tent, healthy boundaries help keep destructive influences from taking root in your soul.

If you've ever struggled with people-pleasing, carrying someone else's emotional baggage, or losing yourself in unhealthy relationships, this episode will challenge you to protect what God has entrusted to your care.

What do you do when the path you're following suddenly ends at a cliff?

In Episode 152 of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson shares two unforgettable lessons from the Colorado mountains—one involving a bear trail where God repeatedly redirected his steps, and another where a GPS route led him and his friend Roger toward the edge of a cliff as daylight faded around them.

Both experiences revealed the same powerful truth:

Just because a path seems right doesn't mean it's leading where you think.

Fresh off speaking at his international church convention and teaching from his new book, The Big 5 Mankillers, Brent was struck by the number of people wrestling with the same question:

How do I know if I'm on the right path?

From women brought to tears during a session on purpose, to a man in his thirties who broke down because he didn't know what he was supposed to do with his life, one theme kept surfacing:

Purpose.

Direction.

And the fear of getting it wrong.

In this episode:

• Two Colorado hunting stories with life-changing lessons • Insights from Brent's international church convention and The Big 5 Mankillers seminar • Why purpose is a human struggle, not just a men's issue • The danger of following a path that only seems right • What Proverbs 14:12 teaches about wisdom and direction • How to recognize your Father's voice and trust His leading • Why God usually gives us the next step instead of the whole map

If you've ever felt stuck, confused, discouraged, or unsure of where life is headed, this episode will encourage you to trust God with the next step and follow the path that leads home.

You'll also discover why so many people spend their lives focused on the things they could do and should do, while neglecting the things they must do in order to become the person God created them to be. Because real progress isn't made by doing everything—it's made by doing what matters most.

Because sometimes the greatest danger isn't choosing the wrong destination.

It's following the wrong trail.

For speaking events, resources, coaching, and Brent's new book The Big 5 Mankillers: Declawing the Lies of the Enemy, visit Unleashed.Men.

The book is also available through Warner Press, Amazon, Christianbook.com, and other major retailers.

In Episode 151 of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson launches into a brand-new chapter following the completion of The Big 5 Mankillers series with one of the most powerful and honest episodes yet: “Dead Men Running.”

After watching the Netflix series Homeland, Brent was struck by how nearly every character in the show was trapped in lies, fear, hidden pain, compromise, and emotional survival. That observation opened the door to a much deeper conversation about the damage unresolved pain can do to the human heart — and how dishonesty slowly robs men of their peace, freedom, and identity.

In this episode:

• Hidden pain and hidden behavior
• Why dishonesty destroys peace
• Emotional burdens men carry silently
• Grace, truth, and spiritual freedom
• What brings dead men back to life

Brent also shares two unforgettable bowhunting stories from Ohio involving giant whitetail bucks, brutal uphill drags through rough terrain with his friends Wade and Tabb, and a shocking encounter with a wounded buck that appeared dead — until it suddenly exploded back to life.

Those stories become powerful metaphors for the burdens men carry, the wounds that knock us down, and the resurrection power of grace that awakens hopeless hearts again.

The episode also includes:

• A troubling dream from a listener
• Brent’s own unsettling dream
• Reflections on shame, truth, and surrender
• A challenge for men to stop hiding and start healing

If you’ve ever felt weighed down by regret, shame, fear, hidden struggles, or emotional exhaustion, this episode will speak directly to your heart.

Because grace doesn’t just forgive dead men walking…

It turns them into dead men running.

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In this milestone 150th episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson closes out The Big 5 Mankillers series with a powerful Memorial Day message on brotherhood, sacrifice, and why men were never meant to fight alone.

After walking through the mankillers of lack of purpose, lack of respect, anger, lust, shame, and fear, this final episode reveals one of the greatest weapons God gives men in the battle against the lies of the enemy: a band of brothers.

Brent shares stories from bear hunts, Colorado storms, Alaska wilderness survival, near-death moments, and the men who showed up when the bottom fell out of his life in 2007. From Band of Brothers to the Indianapolis 500, from Memorial Day sacrifice to spiritual warfare, this episode is a call for men to stop isolating, start showing up, and fight together.

Men don’t just need information. They need transformation. And they need connection.

Grab The Big 5 Mankillers: Declawing the Lies of the Enemy at WarnerPress.org. Free shipping is available through June 8, which is a huge savings for men’s groups, churches, and Bible studies.

It's go time!

UNLEASHED PODCAST – EPISODE 149 The Big 5 Mankillers – Part 6: Fear Declawing the Lies of the Enemy

Fear doesn’t just scare men… it controls them.

In Episode 149 of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson wraps up the Big 5 Mankillers series by exposing one of the deepest roots behind anger, lust, shame, insecurity, emotional withdrawal, pride, and the desperate need for approval: fear.

Using powerful personal stories, biblical truth, and real-life examples, Brent unpacks how fear silently shapes the lives of men—keeping them stuck, isolated, defensive, performance-driven, emotionally shut down, and spiritually passive.

This episode dives deep into:

• Fear in marriage and intimacy
• Fear of rejection and not feeling “enough”
• Fear-driven anger and emotional explosions
• Childhood wounds that still affect adult men
• Performance, pride, muscles, money, and identity
• Fear of disappointing others
• Fear-based leadership and control
• Why men hide instead of heal
• Renewing the mind through truth
• Finding identity in Christ instead of performance

Brent shares deeply personal stories about:

• Being bullied and humiliated throughout high school
• How fear drove years of weightlifting, martial arts, and performance
• His quadruple bypass surgery and the fear that followed
• A terrifying hippo encounter in Africa that perfectly illustrates how fear operates beneath the surface
• Michael Jackson’s abusive relationship with his father and how fear controlled his life for years
• The subtle danger of finding worth through admiration, success, or validation from others

This episode also explores how fear affects marriages, communication, pornography struggles, emotional intimacy, and the pressure many men carry silently every single day.

One of the most powerful moments in the episode centers around 1 Peter 4:1-2 from The Message translation:

“Then you’ll be able to live out your days free to pursue what God wants instead of being tyrannized by what you want.”

That word…

tyrannized.

That’s exactly what fear tries to do.

But through renewing the mind and learning to identify the lies of the enemy, men can begin walking in freedom, courage, truth, and purpose.

Fear can either stand for:

Forget Everything And Run

or…

Face Everything And Roar.

The Big 5 Mankillers officially releases this week through Warner Press, along with a FREE downloadable facilitator’s guide for men willing to lead a group.

Because changed men really do change men.

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The Big 5 Mankillers (Part 5): Shame – The Silent Killer Destroying Men in the Dark | Ep. 148

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Shame doesn’t shout… it stalks.

In Part 5 of The Big 5 Mankillers, Brent Henderson exposes how shame operates like a predator—isolating men, hiding truth, and silently destroying identity from the inside out.

Using the image of the African leopard, Brent reveals how the enemy doesn’t just attack… he exposes, humiliates, and convinces you to keep your struggles hidden. And as long as you stay hidden—you stay defeated.

This episode covers:

• Why shame is the enemy’s most effective weapon
• The difference between conviction and condemnation
• How hiding your struggles keeps you stuck
• How to break free and step into truth

If you’ve ever felt disqualified, unworthy, or trapped by your past… this one is for you.

👉 You are not what you’ve done. You are who God says you are.

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The Big 5 Mankillers releases May 19th through Warner Press. Don’t just read it—lead a group through it.

Lust isn’t the problem—it’s the symptom.

In Part 4 of The Big 5 Mankillers series, Brent Henderson takes an honest and powerful look at one of the most common struggles men face: lust. But instead of just addressing behavior, this episode uncovers the deeper issue—identity, misplaced desire, and the lies we believe about what will truly satisfy us.

Through real-life stories, including a personal childhood experience and a powerful illustration called “God’s Invisible Dog Fence,” Brent shows how lust is often a warning sign that something deeper is off—and how ignoring that warning can lead to destruction in areas like marriage, relationships, and purpose.

You’ll also hear:

• Why lust is more than just a sexual issue
• How men and women both experience lust in different ways
• What the Bible says about lust (Matthew 5:28, 1 John 2:16)
• The “rhino rolling” story and why untrained strength leads to destruction
• How to recognize emotional warning signs before crossing the line
• The difference between guilt and shame—and why it matters
• How to begin renewing your mind and walking in freedom

If you’ve ever struggled with pornography, comparison, temptation, or feeling like your thoughts disqualify you—this episode will challenge and equip you to see what’s really going on and take your next step forward.

👉 This is Part 4 of the Big 5 Mankillers series.

The book The Big 5 Mankillers releases May 19. You can pre-order your copy at Warner Press for yourself or your men’s group—and if you order before Father’s Day, you’ll receive free shipping.

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Episode 146: The Big 5 Mankillers (Part 3) – Anger

Anger doesn’t usually show up all at once—it attaches quietly, feeds slowly, and before you know it, it’s controlling your thoughts, your reactions, and your relationships.

In Part 3 of The Big 5 Mankillers series, Brent Henderson exposes anger for what it really is: not the problem, but the symptom of something deeper. Using real stories—from a hidden tick after a turkey hunt to a charging Cape buffalo in Africa—this episode reveals how anger operates beneath the surface and why ignoring it can lead to serious damage.

Most men either explode or shut down. One is loud, the other is silent—but both are driven by the same internal battle. And if it’s not dealt with at the root, anger doesn’t go away… it spreads.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Identify what’s really fueling your anger • Recognize the lies driving your reactions • Break the cycle of emotional triggers • Renew your mind using biblical truth • Respond with strength instead of reacting in the moment

Brent walks through the proven F.I.G.H.T. framework:

Find the negative emotion Identify the unhealthy thought Get the truth Hold the lie up to the truth Track your transformation

This isn’t about becoming passive—it’s about becoming dangerous for good.

Because the real fight isn’t against people… it’s the battle within.

If anger has been quietly taking ground in your life, this episode will help you take it back.

New Release Coming May 19 The Big 5 Mankillers – an 8-week men’s Bible study designed to help you break free from the lies of the enemy and step into your God-given identity. Order between May 19 and Father’s Day for free shipping through Warner Press.

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