In this powerful and brutally honest episode of Broken-ish, we dive into the silent crisis shaping an entire generation of men. From abandonment to emotional abuse, from addiction to incarceration, from chasing approval to losing ourselves completely, we speak the truth that so many men live but never talk about.

🎙 In this episode: • What really happens to boys who grow up without strong male role models • How distorted masculinity forms and destroys lives • The deep need for approval that can never be filled • Why gangs, addiction, and crime feel like masculinity to fatherless boys • Generational trauma and the men who choose to break the cycle • Redefining manhood with strength that looks nothing like what we were taught

This is not a pity party. This is a wake up call and a roadmap for men who want to do better, be better, and raise better.

If you grew up fatherless, If you are a father trying to get it right, Or if you are healing from what you never received, This episode will hit deep.

👉 Like, comment, and share your story below. Let’s open the conversation men have avoided for far too long.

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Families don’t come to treatment looking for education — they come looking for answers.

But what if the most ethical thing we can say is: there is no single answer?

In this episode of Inside Ava Health, a panel of experienced therapeutic consultants challenges long-held assumptions about treatment, cost, outcomes, and control. From private-pay vs. community care to data transparency and long-term wellness, this conversation asks the harder questions the industry often avoids.

You’ll hear real insights on:

• Why expectations often become premeditated resentments
• How rigidity and “the way it’s always been done” are failing families
• The limits of outcome data and completion rates
• Why collaboration beats competition in behavioral health
• What true long-term care should actually optimize for

This episode is not about selling certainty — it’s about building sustainable, human-centered care in an uncertain system.

Meet Our Guests

Joanna Lilley, M.A., NCC (She/Hers), Lilley Consulting Website: www.lilleyconsulting.com Email: joanna@lilleyconsulting.com Phone: 970-218-9958

Shayna Abraham, M.A. (She/Her), Prepare To Bloom, LLC Website: PrepareToBloom.com Cell: 650-888-4575 Conference: 925-291-7007

John Conway, LCSW, CADC (He/Him/His), Conway Therapeutic Consulting Website: www.conwaytherapeuticconsulting.com Email: john@conwaytherapeuticconsulting.com Office: 847-242-1978 Cell: 815-814-1469

The holidays are supposed to be about gratitude, family, and togetherness — but for a lot of people, they’re the hardest time of the year.

In this episode of Broken-ish, we strip away the Hallmark version of Thanksgiving and talk about the reality no one wants to post about: loneliness, addiction, incarceration, homelessness, and the quiet pain that spikes when the days get shorter and the world gets louder.

We share personal stories from foster care, jail cells, solitary confinement, and moments so small they almost get missed — moments that literally changed lives. This is a conversation about holding two truths at once: deep gratitude and deep suffering.

If you’ve ever felt alone during the holidays… this one’s for you.