Battle Harder
The Battle Harder Podcast is for high-performing professionals who are carrying more pressure than they can ignore.
Hosted by Coach Rob, the show explores what happens when discipline, responsibility, and ambition go unchecked — and how to regain clarity, structure, and control before burnout, identity loss, or family damage becomes irreversible.
Each episode features real conversations with leaders, veterans, entrepreneurs, and high performers who have been tested by pressure and understand the cost of staying in the fight too long without restructuring their life.
If you’re driven, exhausted, and know something has to change — this podcast is for you.
New episodes weekly.
Episodes
54 episodes
The Nightlife That Almost Destroyed Me (Now Six Years Sober)
Most people don’t destroy their lives overnight — they slowly lose control while telling themselves they’re fine.JR is an Army veteran who survived war, addiction, mental health battles, and a 15-year nightlife spiral. In this episode, we b...
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52:34
Fitness Is the Foundation and Why High Performers Can’t Ignore It
High performers don’t lose control overnight.They lose it when fitness, health, and structure quietly disappear.This episode isn’t about aesthetics, six-packs, or extreme workouts. It’s about fitness as the foundation that supports disci...
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27:43
Stop Chasing Pain Relief: Real Healing, Nervous System Health, and Prevention — Dr. Sherry McAllister
Most people don’t want to heal — they just want the pain to stop.In this episode, Dr. Sherry McAllister breaks down why “sick care” is not the same as health care, why pain is a late-stage signal (and a terrible metric for true recovery...
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53:42
The Lost Art of Communication and Why It’s Draining High Performers
High performers don’t burn out because they lack discipline or drive.They burn out because communication quietly breaks down.When communication becomes reactive instead of intentional, relationships suffer, homes feel heavier, teams...
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9:00
John Raushi: From Plasma to $10M — The Real Johnny Slicks Origin Story
Most people quit right before the breakthrough.Today’s guest John Raushi (former Marine) built Johnny Slicks from the ground up—starting with thinning hair, building organic formulas at home, and selling plasma with his ...
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The Real Reason Men Cut Off Their Best Friends
Most men don’t lose friendships because of betrayal.They lose them because of ego, silence, and misunderstanding.In this Battle Ready Series episode of the Battle Harder Podcast, Coach Rob breaks down why so many men end up isolated...
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She Lost Everything — And Still Chose to Live
Most people never fully heal from the losses that shape them.In this episode of the Battle Harder Podcast, Coach Rob sits down with Gina—an end-of-life doula, author, and woman of deep faith—who shares a powerful journey through grief, ...
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40:44
Nothing Comes With You Into 2026 — Drop the Bullshit
Most people don’t fail in the new year because they lack motivation. They fail because they drag last year’s excuses, trauma, habits, and low standards straight into January and expect different results.This New Year’s Day episode is a ...
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Why Disciplined Men Win When Motivation Fails| Kirk Weisler
In this episode, I sit down with Kirk Weisler—Chief Morale Officer, former U.S. Army Ranger, and former member of the 19th Special Forces Chaplaincy—to talk about the kind of leadership that actually changes people: initiative, humility, gratit...
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58:32
How Team RWB Rebuilds Purpose After Service | JJ Pinter
On this episode of the Battle Harder Podcast, Coach Rob sits down with JJ Pinter, Deputy Director at Team Red, White, and Blue (Team RWB)—West Point graduate, combat veteran, and one of the early builders who helped scale one of the most impact...
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The Inner Voice Destroying Men’s Confidence (And How to Take Control)
Negative self-talk is the silent killer most men never address.It’s not a lack of motivation.It’s not a discipline problem.It’s the unchecked inner voice running your identity, your behavior, and your future.In this Batt...
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Surviving His Brother: An Army Veteran’s Journey Through Loss & Purpose
Army combat veteran Scott DeLuzio deployed to Afghanistan — at the same time as his younger brother.Only one of them came home.In this episode, Scott breaks down what most men never talk about: the moment grief turns into surviv...
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Blind by 18 — How Laura Bratton Rebuilt Her Life Through Grit & Gratitude
Born with full sight and diagnosed at nine years old with a rare degenerative eye disease, Laura Bratton lost nearly all her vision by the end of high school. Panic attacks. Depression. Identity collapse.But she refused to let blindness def...
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Season 2
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From Marine to Navy SEAL: Fighting Depression, Finding Purpose & Becoming Unbreakable ft. Tommy Richardson
You’ve faced battles most men will never understand. But here, we don’t run from adversity — we weaponize it.Welcome to the Battle Harder Podcast: where warriors, veterans, survivors, and leaders learn the tools to turn pain into progress.
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1:31:15
From One More Day to a New Life: Max Dutton’s Story of Survival, Faith & Purpose
Marine Corps veteran and speaker Max Dutton was minutes away from ending his life. Gun in hand. Empty. Done. But one quiet whisper—“Give it one more day”—changed everything.In this raw, unf...
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1:11:47
The Identity Shift: Why Men Stay Stuck (And How to Break Free)
Most men don’t fail because their goals are too big — they fail because their identity is too small.In this Battle Ready Series episode, Coach Rob breaks down the one shift that changes everything:Stop trying to “change your life” and s...
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Emotional Healing Starts With Truth: From Abuse, Loss & Darkness to Becoming Whole w/ Malisa Hepner
You've faced battles most never fought. Pain. Trauma. Chaos.But here—on The Battle Harder Podcast—we turn pain into progress.Today, Coach Rob sits down with Melissa Hepner, LCSW, author, creator of The Emotionally Unavailable Podcas...
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Vietnam Vet Rand Timmerman: From Combat to Sobriety & Purpose
Veterans Day Special 🇺🇸Today, Coach Rob sits down with Rand Timmerman, a Vietnam veteran, retired Marine JAG officer, attorney, and author of A Spiritual Passage. This is one of the most powerful and honest conversations to ever hit the Bat...
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1:10:05
Gratitude Under Fire: How to Stay Thankful When Life’s Falling Apart
You’ve faced battles most never fought — pain, struggle, adversity — but here, we use that as fuel.In this Battle Ready episode of the Battle Harder Podcast, Coach Rob shares how gratitude under fire became the mindset shift that saved his ...
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They Tried to Silence Him — Mitch Aguiar’s Fight for Freedom, Fitness, and Truth
In this episode of The Battle Harder Podcast, Coach Rob sits down with Navy SEAL veteran, professional fighter, and entrepreneur Mitch Aguiar — founder of Massive Supplements, Violent Hippie, and Adopt a Cop BJJ — for one of the most real conve...
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1:12:57
The Algorithm vs. Your Teen: Guardrails, Dopamine, and Real Help
Social media isn’t just entertainment—it’s shaping attention, identity, and resilience.Today, Coach Rob sits down with Dr. Stephen Mateka, a board-certified child & adolescent psychiatrist working in inpatient care, to break down wh...
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The Failure Pill: Why You Needed to Fall Before You Could Rise
Failure hurts — but it’s also your greatest feedback. In this solo Battle Ready session, Coach Rob talks about divorce, losing his gym, walking away from law enforcement, and hitting rock bottom more than once… only to rebuild stronger every ti...
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11:57
The Power of Words: Reframing, Faith & Freedom w/ Nina Perez
What’s up warriors — Coach Rob here. Today I sit down with Nina Perez (author, speaker, and host of Straight Talk No Sugar Added) to unpack a raw, faith-fueled comeback story: surviving abuse and homelessness, escaping a near-death domestic vio...
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Crayons, Combat & Kids’ Books: The Real Story of a Modern Marine Leader
He’s active-duty Marine Corps. He’s a husband and father. He’s also the award-winning author behind Crow From the Shadow, Billy Dipper’s Time to Shine, and Horse the Horsefly. Major Olalu “Lou” Ogunyemi sits down with Coach Rob to talk Marine C...
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46:40
Low Confidence – How to Rebuild Trust With Yourself
Confidence isn’t built in the mirror — it’s built in the trenches of consistency. In this Battle Ready Series episode, Coach Rob breaks down how to rebuild trust with yourself when your confidence has hit rock bottom.From broken promises...
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