#192: Chris Griffin: Why Your Dream Isn’t Working

#192: Chris Griffin: Why Your Dream Isn’t Working

From Sex, Love & Money with Rebecca Antonucci by Rebecca Antonucci

April 12, 2026 · 1h 40m

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Chris Griffin discusses the deeper aspects of personal growth and identity for men, exploring themes of loneliness, faith, and relationships.

Most men are building the dream life for someone who no longer exists. Chris Griffin has dragged suitcases through Arizona with no guests, walked away from a woman he genuinely loved, and stood in a boardroom at 18 telling investors he'd lost all their money. He's also one of the most alive people you'll ever listen to. This conversation goes to places most podcasts are too polished to go. We talk about what it actually means to level up as a man — not the "get jacked, make money" surface answer, but the internal identity shift that has to happen first. Chris reads a poem he wrote while falling in love with someone he knew, deep down, he had to let go. We get into Christian women, faith, loneliness, the trap of "just good enough," and why the most dangerous place a man can live is in the middle. This one will make you feel something. That's the point. Together We Cover: Why you can feel lonely in a room full of people The “just good enough” trap that kills men slowly Walking away from a woman he loved, and why Faith, God, and the “Jesus Glow” he cant ignore The poem he wrote about love, and read out loud here Key Time Stamps:  00:00: Why you can feel lonely surrounded by…

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