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Fasting to Kill the Craving: How Your Body Trains Your Soul

The MANual

In this episode of The MANual, Joe and Nick explore the ancient practice of fasting as a powerful tool for eliminating cravings, rewiring your brain, and retraining your will.Using Eat, Fast, Feast by Jay W. Richards as a framework, they unpack why fasting isn't just a health trend — it's a spiritual discipline that sharpens your focus, breaks addiction cycles, and awakens your hunger for God. We cover: - Why fasting helps reset your brain’s reward system - How porn, food, and comfort feed the flesh in the same ways - What it means to train the body to obey the soul — not the other way around - Why We Have Lost the Practice of Fasting and How to Regain It as a Way of Life - The science and theology behind short and extended fasts - Real-life stories of breakthrough, clarity, and emotional strength gained through fasting 🔥 Join the Fast Chat https://freedomhub-8a805f.circle.so/join?invitation_token=b16f21dc9f9d89fcfa5dce30916904d0d8f17c12-10e5df13-9462-42d4-a180-e8bda4a8e8ac 📍 Ready to Reclaim Discipline & Kill the Craving? → Join a Freedom Group to overcome porn, emotional coping, and disconnection → Apply to the KingMakers Community to build your life plan and get the accountability and support to get there. → Sign up for our next Outbound wilderness trip to reset in the wild 📩 DM us @thefreedomgroup.co or learn more at https://thefreedomgroup.co

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Education • Self-Improvement

About Podcast

The MANual is the unapologetic Christian men’s podcast that says what others won’t. Hosted by Joe Masek and Nick Redd, founders of The Freedom Group, each episode tackles the real stuff men are facing — from addiction and emotional wounds to fatherhood, faith, and becoming who God made you to be.

With raw honesty, weird humor, and zero fluff, The MANual brings together science, Scripture, real-life stories, and cultural commentary to help men stop coping and start changing.

If you're tired of surface-level advice and ready for the truth — welcome to The MANual.