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2 Be Better

Men’s Relationship Advice on Abuse, Divorce, Custody, Voice of the Broken

2 Be Better

Chris Burkett

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture, Mental Health

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

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In this “Voice of the Broken” episode, the host reads three raw listener emails and gives direct, no sugarcoating relationship advice for men dealing with toxic marriages, emotional abuse, domestic violence, divorce, and custody battles. You’ll hear real situations involving military life, blended families, step parenting conflict, betrayal, manipulation through the court system, and the mental toll of trying to hold it together while everything at home falls apart. Expect tough love on boundaries, accountability, and leadership, plus practical perspective on exit strategies, documenting abuse, protecting kids, and why staying in chaos can do more damage than leaving. The episode also hits men’s mental health, the need for community, and why relying on AI as therapy can backfire, while pointing toward structured support options like counseling and a men’s group environment. If you’re a man trying to rebuild after an abusive relationship, survive a high conflict co-parenting situation, or reclaim your self respect, this one will land.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Look how far we've come, all the things we've done, did it all with love,

0:09.0

beauty from the bottom of, all I want is you, you're my favorite view, but there's nothing more.

0:20.0

Girl, you made my heart be...

0:21.6

Grand Rising guys, today is December... Oh, nope, it's January.

0:25.6

Grand Rising guys, today is January 3rd, Saturday. It's early as hell.

0:29.6

I'm gonna do some voice of broken content with you guys today

0:32.6

because I don't have any thoughts pre-planned for, you know,

0:34.6

scripted little standalone piece and there are emails coming through finally.

0:38.6

So I'm going to try to do these emails are going to be a little bit different.

0:41.4

They're not, you know, normally we do like from trauma to success.

0:45.6

These are three different emails ranging from two to five pages each.

0:49.8

They look like they're just, I need help kind of thing, even though I haven't pre-read them.

0:54.6

But I am going to read them and I'm hoping that this is going to revitalize voices of

0:59.7

broken and it's going to start getting some emails in.

1:02.0

If you guys would like to have your story read on the podcast, whether it's, you know,

1:05.5

from failure to success, whether it's you need manly advice from another man, whether it's you have financial

1:13.4

business, you're trying to start a business, you have questions. I don't know. I don't really

1:17.8

care. If you have things that you want to talk to about with me and you would like to have it on

1:21.7

Voice of the Broken, you can send an email to the number two, be better, C.O. at gmail.com.

1:27.0

To be better C.O. at gmail.com. To be better, C-O-at-G-Mel.com. I put it on the screen. This first email is called a hurting heart. It says, I don't know what I'm asking for here other than an opportunity to tell some of my story to some people that I look up to. I see you guys and it breaks my heart open because it works so fucking hard to do my part

1:46.9

to try to have a relationship like yours.

1:49.7

I'm already feeling sorry for you, dude.

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