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Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Next Third Best Third! Today I'm doing something a little different — I'm at Build Your Best Gym in Georgetown with Jared Leeper, who owns the gym with his wife, and we're diving deep into nutrition while his clients get after it in the background. I asked Jared to just run with it: what should we actually be eating, what should we avoid, and why. Wh...

Send us Fan Mail Connect with Jared: https://bybfitnesstx.com/coaches/jared-leeper/ I'm David Fenwick, host of Next Third Best Third, and this conversation with Jared Leeper — owner of Build Your Better gym in Georgetown, Texas — is one of the most practical and eye-opening episodes we've done on the show. Jared has 22 years in the fitness industry and he brings it all here, breaking dow...

Send us Fan Mail Connect: https://bybfitnesstx.com/ In this episode I sat down with my friend David George at Build Your Better Gym in Round Rock, Texas, for one of the most honest conversations I've had on this show. We got into what I believe is the defining challenge for men in their 30s — and it starts with a lack of vision. Not just a goal-setting problem, but a deeper identity crisis ro...

Send us Fan Mail Connect with Max: https://www.berteauxhealthfit.com/ Email: Maxberteaux.training@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berteauxhealthfit/ In this episode, I sit back down with movement specialist Max Berto for one of the most honest conversations we've had on this show. We dig into why so many men never get started taking care of themselves — and it has a lot less to...

Send us Fan Mail Connect more with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nextthirdbestthird/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/next3rdbest3rd Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KUn8wgqTPxEQo9ejFi01g?si=33932e0993a24d18 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-third-best-third/id1752200976 Of all the lies men believe as they move into the second half of life, this one is t...

Send us Fan Mail I never thought I'd be doing a podcast episode with my own daughter — but here we are, and I'm so glad we finally did it. In this episode, I sit down with my daughter Megan, a doctor of education, a mother, and one of the strongest women I know, to have the conversation that every parent of an adult child needs to hear. We get vulnerable about what communication has look...

Send us Fan Mail Connect with Max: https://www.berteauxhealthfit.com/ Email: Maxberteaux.training@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berteauxhealthfit/ Welcome back to Next Third, Best Third. This week I'm digging into the second of our five pillars — physical condition — and I brought in someone who has completely changed the way I think about exercise. Max Berteaux is a movement...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Next Third, Best Third, I sit down with a guest who's extremely special to me — my eldest daughter, Dr. Meagan Dwyer. Megan has spent her career in special education and has built deep expertise around sensory processing, regulation, and how our environment shapes our brains and bodies. I asked her to come on because I've been digging into what I call...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Next Third Best Third, I want to talk to you about something most men never stop to think about — sensory awareness, and how the slow loss of it is quietly damaging marriages everywhere. Most marriages don't collapse in one dramatic moment. They drift, through thousands of unnoticed moments where a husband stops paying attention. He's still working, st...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down again with my friend Dr. John Beltramo, clinical psychologist and educator, to tackle something almost every guy I talk to is wrestling with — how do you actually communicate with your spouse, your kids, and the people closest to you when life is squeezing you from every direction? John shared something that stopped me in my tracks: nine times out of te...

Send us Fan Mail Website: drbeltramo.com  Mail: info@drbeltramo.com In this episode of Next Third Best Third, I sit down with Dr. John Beltramo to talk about something many men were never taught how to understand: emotions. We unpack where emotions come from, why anger is often misunderstood, and how men can begin to see emotions as information instead of weakness. I share some of my own story aro...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I unpack three powerful tools that can help you honestly evaluate your life and intentionally move toward making your next third your best third. I share a message that deeply challenged me after hearing a pastor and longtime friend talk about the areas we must regularly examine if we want to stay healthy, growing, and fully engaged in life. This conversation is p...

Send us Fan Mail What is happening spiritually among men in America right now? In this episode, I sit down with Taylor Lees to talk about the noticeable shift happening among Gen Z and Millennial men, why more young men are engaging with faith again, and what may be driving this hunger for truth, purpose, and something deeper than the empty promises of modern culture. We unpack the role of social...

Send us Fan Mail Connect with Danny: Website: https://www.dragonslayers.co/ Book: https://www.dragonslayers.co/store In this episode of Next Third Best Third , I sit down with Danny Silk for a powerful conversation about communication, conflict, marriage, and leadership in relationships. We talk about why so many men struggle to communicate well, how defensiveness and fear damage connection, and w...

Send us Fan Mail Connect with Danny: Website: https://www.dragonslayers.co/ Book: https://www.dragonslayers.co/store In this episode of Next Third Best Third, I sit down with Danny Silk to talk about why men need men in their lives. We unpack the isolation so many men experience, the self-imposed obstacles that keep them from deep friendship, and why real brotherhood is not a luxury but a necessit...

Send us Fan Mail Connect with Jackie: https://www.jackiedorman.com/home Welcome to Next Third Best Third! I’m David Fenwick, your host, and in this episode, I had the incredible privilege of sitting down with my good friend Jackie Dorman. Jackie is a relationship expert, coach, and founder of the “Last Year Single” program. She’s passionate about helping people find love and uncover the heart issu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Next Third Best Third, I sit down with Cornellus Craft for a powerful conversation on what true leadership really means. We unpack the phrase, “No man alone, every man a leader,” and talk about why leadership cannot be separated from identity, humility, formation, and intentionality. This conversation is especially for men who want to lead well in their homes, r...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Next Third Best Third, I sit down with Cornellus Craft for a real and honest conversation about what it means to find balance when life feels full from every direction. We talk about the pressure men feel trying to manage work, family, ministry, responsibilities, and their own inner life, and why true balance is not really about managing time at all. It is about...

Send us Fan Mail David and his good friend Ron Adkins sit down and talk about the biggest emotion that can make the strongest man feel, embarrassed, humiliated, and afraid of true connection, shame. Too many men are living in shame. Why do we do this? We are all made for connection. We as men need each other, we need to build trust with other men so we can beat shame forever.  Connect with Ron and...

Send us Fan Mail I’ve learned the hard way that not every “mentor” is safe. In this episode of Next Third Best Third, we talk about how men can pursue real mentorship and brotherhood without getting wounded, used, or misdirected. If you’ve ever been burned by a leader, coach, pastor, or father figure—this conversation is about walking into relationships with intentionality and both eyes wide open....

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve been feeling stuck lately, this episode is for you. What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t failure, but comfort? In this conversation on Next Third, Best Third, I sit down with my friend Taylor to lay out the five clear signs you’re in a rut, and why rut life often feels “fine” until you realize it’s slowly draining your energy, your joy, and your momentum. We...

Send us Fan Mail "I never thought I’d see freedom again. At 17 years old, I was sentenced to five 99-year life sentences and eventually spent 13 years alone in a 5x8 solitary confinement cell. Violence, gangs, and isolation defined my life. I believed I would die in prison. But somewhere in the darkness, something unexpected happened — God met me face to face." In this episode, My good f...

Send us Fan Mail For years, I’ve watched good men settle into a life that looks “fine” on the outside—career, family, responsibilities handled—yet something’s missing. In this episode, I sit down with my friend David Dorman to talk about risk and reward for men, and why so many of us stop short of our full potential. We start with a simple question: what risks are actually worth taking in everyday...

Send us Fan Mail I’ve watched it happen in real time: I get online, I see everyone else’s “perfect life,” and if I’m not careful, comparison starts crushing me. In this episode of Next Third Best Third, Ezra Stanton and I expose what social media really is—a constant stream of highlight reels—and why it can quietly convince a good man that he’s failing. If you’ve ever thought, “Man… my life doesn’...

Send us Fan Mail There are seasons where life feels like quicksand—like you’re trying to move forward, but you can’t. In this episode of Next Third Best Third, I sit down with my friend Ezra Stanton to talk about what it actually looks like to get unstuck when you’ve done “all the right things” and still feel hopeless. Ezra shares the real story behind a nightmare stretch of pressure, loss, reject...