Under the moonlight in Playa del Carmen, I sat on the rooftop of my apartment, looking out at the ocean and finally hit record. This is the beginning of The Johnny Kendhammer Podcast — a weekly look inside what it truly means to rebuild your life as a man after divorce, heartbreak, or feeling completely lost.
In this first episode, I share my full story — how I went from a shy, insecure kid in small-town Wisconsin to a divorced man at 34, sitting in a house that no longer felt like home, wondering if my best years were behind me. My wife had just told me she kissed another man, and everything I thought I knew about myself collapsed overnight.
But that moment became the start of my transformation.
I was overweight, addicted to video games, filled with self-doubt, and living without purpose. I didn’t believe in myself. I didn’t stand up for myself. I didn’t even know who I was anymore. I thought my life was over — but it was actually the beginning.
Through mentors like Jordan Peterson, Tony Robbins, and Tom Torero, I started learning the truth about masculinity, responsibility, and growth. I sold my house, left Wisconsin, and started over in Boston, Vegas, Austin, and eventually Mexico. I learned social skills, built confidence, got in shape, and faced every fear that once controlled me.
This episode is raw, personal, and real. You’ll hear how I rebuilt from nothing — through nights of loneliness, rejection, and doubt — to create a life of freedom, adventure, and purpose.
You’ll learn:
Why pain is the wake-up call that starts transformation
How to rebuild confidence as a man after divorce or heartbreak
The truth about loneliness, masculinity, and taking responsibility
Why escaping your comfort zone is the only way forward
How to attract better women by becoming a better man
I created this podcast because there are too many men sitting in silence, feeling stuck, and believing they’re too old or too broken to change. You are not. You just need someone who’s been there — someone who understands what it feels like to lose everything and rebuild from the ground up.
If you’re a man in your 30s or 40s going through a divorce, breakup, or midlife identity crisis — this is your show. I’m sharing everything I’ve learned about discipline, self-worth, dating, social confidence, and finding meaning again.
I’m not perfect, but I’m proof that you can rise again.
New episodes every week.
Join me as I share stories, lessons, field reports, and real talk about what it takes to become the strongest version of yourself — mentally, emotionally, and physically.
Because no one is coming to save you. But if you’re willing to do the work, you can build a new life — one that’s free, confident, and unstoppable.
Welcome to The Johnny Kendhammer Podcast
It’s Hammer Time!
23 min