Father Wounds Live in the Body (The Body Teaches the Soul w/Justin Earley)

Father wounds don’t just live in your mind—they live in your body.

In this powerful conversation, Joshua Brown sits down with Justin Early, author of The Body Teaches the Soul, to unpack how absent, distracted, or destructive fathers shape men’s mental health, habits, addictions, and even physical responses like anxiety, anger, and shutdown.

Justin explains why information alone doesn’t heal men—and how embodied practices like sleep, food, exercise, male friendship, and lament are essential for breaking generational cycles and becoming the dad you never had.

This episode is especially for men who feel:

• Spiritually saved but emotionally disconnected
• Stuck in anxiety, addiction, or shame
• Like they’re “half alive” and don’t know why

Healing doesn’t start in your head alone. It starts in your body.

🔑 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why father wounds are stored in the body, not just the mind
• How habits shape your heart more than intentions
• The connection between mental health, addiction, and embodiment
• Why ignoring your body keeps men spiritually stuck
• How male friendship and physical presence restore safety
• What biblical lament is—and how it heals anger and grief
• How to break generational patterns and model wholeness for your kids

📘 Featured Resource

📖 The Body Teaches the Soul: How to Build Habits That Shape Your Head and Your Heart
By Justin Early

(Bible Study Guide + Streaming Video available)

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🕒 Chapters / Timestamps (YouTube)

00:00 Intro – Father Wounds & the Body
 02:00 Justin’s Mental Health Collapse
 05:00 Why Habits Shape the Heart
 07:30 Why God Cares About Bodies
 10:30 Father Wounds, Addiction & Anxiety
 14:00 Can You Be Spiritually Healthy but Physically Unhealthy?
 17:30 Eating as an Act of Worship
 21:00 Lower Brain vs Upper Brain
 27:00 The Healing Power of Male Friendship
 34:00 What Is Biblical Lament?
 38:00 Hope for the Man Who Feels Half Alive

📌 Pinned Comment (YouTube)

Start here → 21:00 (Why father wounds live in the body)

Key moments:

• 05:00 Habits shape your heart
• 14:00 Spiritual health & the body
• 27:00 Why men need male friendship
• 34:00 Lament explained
• 38:00 Hope for men who feel stuck

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