Manalizing 41 Wyatt Black: Violating the Man Rules - Survival and Speaking Truth

He’s a soldier, survivor, and straight shooter. But behind the humor and grit is a man who’s been choked, stabbed, and nearly took his own life — and lived to talk about it.

🎧 Episode DescriptionWyatt Black is the kind of man who’s seen both sides of the line — the uniformed world of order and the private world of chaos.

A U.S. Army veteran and tech entrepreneur, Wyatt opens up about the night his wife tried to kill him, his struggles with PTSD, and the moment he almost ended his life in a bathtub with a bottle of vodka and a handful of razor blades.

In this brutally honest conversation, Wyatt shares how one unexpected phone call saved his life, why men are terrible at talking about emotions, and what it really means to “man up.” He and Garth talk about military culture, manipulation, divorce, and the unspoken pain that drives too many men to silence — and sometimes, to suicide.

But this isn’t a story of despair. It’s a story about redemption, honesty, and how learning to speak your truth can literally save your life.

Content Warnings

Domestic violence, suicide attempt, PTSD, alcohol abuse, and trauma discussion.

Highlights

• The night his wife stabbed him — and what he learned from it
• Why “man up” is the worst advice men ever got
• Emotional manipulation and the blind spots men don’t see coming
• What the Army taught him about communication and accountability
• How one phone call — and one hug — saved his life
• Learning to be valuable again after losing everything
• Redefining strength, vulnerability, and self-worth
• Why violating the man rules might be the only way to survive
• “If you’re not violating the man rules, you’re doing life wrong.”
• “I laid there and told her, if you’re gonna do this, then kill me.”
• “Every man breaks. What matters is how he rebuilds.”
• “I wasn’t valuable — not to myself, not to anyone. So I had to start being valuable.”
• “Sometimes, the most masculine thing you can do is pick up the phone.”

Wyatt Black, military PTSD, domestic violence survivor, suicide prevention, men’s mental health, vulnerability, masculinity, emotional intelligence, Army veteran, Sentinel AI Security, tech entrepreneurship, Manalizing podcast, Garth Haslem

Resources Mentioned

• Sentinel AI Security — sentinelaisecurity.com
• Manalizing.com — where men talk about the things men don’t talk about
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.) — dial 988

If you’ve ever been told to “man up,” or felt like no one would understand what you’re fighting, listen to this one.

Wyatt’s story is a reminder that you don’t need to be perfect — you just need to stay.

Then visit Manalizing.com and join a tribe.

You don’t have to fight alone.

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