In Episode 47 of Joy Hour, Tom Lyman sits down with Ben Barichivich for a conversation about broken homes, rebuilding after divorce, spiritual discipline, testimony, and the power of brotherhood.
Ben shares how the divorce of his parents shaped his early life, how his own marriage later fell apart, and how those painful chapters forced him to stop trying to figure life out alone. What began as a surface-level walk with God became a deeper pursuit of prayer, fasting, accountability, and real surrender.
This episode also explores what it means to break generational cycles. Sometimes the damage from the past does not disappear overnight, but children can still see the difference when a father chooses healing, discipline, honesty, and a new direction. The goal is not pretending the brokenness never happened. The goal is letting God restore what was broken and building something different from that point forward.
Tom and Ben talk about the importance of sharing testimony without shame, creating trust through honesty, and why men need other men who are willing to challenge, encourage, and call them out when they begin to drift. The conversation also gives a deeper look into Built Men and the kind of brotherhood it is becoming: faith-driven men growing stronger spiritually, mentally, physically, financially, and relationally with God at the center.
This is a conversation for any man who has been trying to carry everything by himself, wondering why the same patterns keep repeating, or searching for a clearer sense of purpose.
What could change in your life if you stopped trying to fix it alone?