Lions Don't Bow · Christian Coaching for Men

From passive. Hollow.
Hiding. To the man you
were supposed to be.

A 4-phase diagnostic program for high-achieving men who crush it at work and are hollow at home. 12 sessions. 2 per month. 6 months. Everything changes.

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DCC · Doctoral Level
Gottman Trained
NCCA Clinical Member
35,000+ Clinical Hours
35K+
Clinical Hours
17+
Years in Practice
4
Diagnostic Phases
6
Measured Outcomes
Who This Is For

He is not searching for a coach.

He is searching for language for what is wrong. Age 35 to 55. Income $100K+. Identifies as Christian. Married with kids in the house. Dominant at work. Passive at home. Works 50 to 80 hours a week because the office is easier than the living room.

No real intimacy with his wife. Porn or substance use he cannot stop. Anxiety that never turns off. Hates going home. Hollow despite everything he has built.

Root causes: unprocessed father wound. Narcissistic family system. Scapegoat or invisible role. Learned helplessness installed early. Performance equals love. Never had a man model presence.

He finds The Dark Room on Amazon at 11 PM. Reads it and recognizes himself. Takes the free assessment alone. Books a call without telling anyone.

"This work forced me to confront patterns I couldn't see on my own. It changed how I lead my life and relationships."
— David C.
The Program

The Badass Plan

Four phases. Six outcomes. Five assessments feeding one AI-powered profile. Every session built from what the data reveals. Nothing is guesswork.

Phase 1 · Sessions 1-2
Who You Are
Identity. Lion classification. Passivity index. He sees himself on paper for the first time. The performing version vs the real man. He stops calling it weakness.
ASSESSMENT: THE LION
Phase 2 · Sessions 3-4
What Happened to You
The father wound. The family system. The scapegoating. He names where the passivity was installed. The shame lifts when it becomes a pattern, not a character flaw.
ASSESSMENT: THE WOUND
Phase 3 · Sessions 5-8
What's Running You
57 triggers mapped. Escape patterns named. Porn, overwork, shutdown, avoidance. He builds real regulation tools. Boundaries from identity, not fear.
ASSESSMENT: THE FIRE
Phase 4 · Sessions 9-12
Who You're Becoming
Intimacy rebuilt. Leadership reclaimed. Forgiveness for freedom, not for them. He walks out knowing exactly who he is. His family does not recognize him. In the best way.
ASSESSMENT: THE KINGDOM
MONTHS 7-9 · MAINTENANCE
3 monthly check-ins. Solidification. Accountability. Drift prevention. He is not finished. But he is free. And a free man finishes himself.
The Six Outcomes

This is the man at the end.

01. Identity
He knows who he is. Not who his family system told him to be. Not who his job made him. He stopped performing and started living.
02. Wound Named
Found where the passivity was installed. Named it. The father wound, the scapegoat role, the narcissistic system. Named and no longer in charge.
03. Presence
He goes home and wants to be there. Not because he has to. Because he built something worth coming home to.
04. Initiation
He reaches for his wife. Not perfectly. But he reaches and she feels it and it is real. His kids see a different man.
05. Leadership
He leads his home with presence, initiation, and direction. Not control. His family follows because he is worth following.
06. Freedom
The triggers do not own him. The manipulation patterns he grew up in do not replay automatically. He sees them coming and chooses differently.
The Five Assessments

Every answer feeds one profile.
Every session built from data.

Five proprietary assessments. One AI-powered client profile. Before each session, the system generates a brief: scores, flags, patterns, suggested focus. Nothing is guesswork.

0 · FREE
The Dark Room Assessment
30-40 questions. The front door after the book. He sees himself on paper for the first time.
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1 · PHASE 1
The Lion
Lion classification. Passivity index. Personality, empathy, self-awareness, work identity gap.
2 · PHASE 2
The Wound
Father wound severity. Narcissistic family system map. Scapegoat role. Learned helplessness. Manipulation history.
3 · PHASE 3
The Fire
57 triggers. Fight/flight/freeze/fawn. Escape patterns. Regulation behaviors. Boundary collapse.
4 · PHASE 4
The Kingdom
Intimacy. Communication. Parenting. Financial unity. Leadership. Forgiveness readiness. Vision. Marriage health.
The Investment

The Badass Plan

12 sessions + 3 maintenance check-ins · 9 months total

PAY IN FULL
$5,000
Save $1,500
One payment. Full commitment.
PAYMENT PLAN
$6,500
$1,084/mo × 6
Due before each 2-session block.
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The Philosophy

Lions Don't Bow

A domesticated man is fatherlessness.

Men surrendered their ground through passivity. You don't need permission to lead your own life. You don't need validation from people who benefit from keeping you small.

He is not finished. But he is free. And a free man finishes himself.

Reclaim Your Ground
Results

What changes look like.

Scapegoat Recovery
Identified the family system dynamics. Set boundaries for the first time. Cut contact with three toxic family members. Wife says he's "finally present."
Leadership Rebuilt
Stopped apologizing for having opinions. Started leading at work and home. Lost 30 pounds. Marriage transformed.
Passivity Broken
Recognized decades of people-pleasing. Built boundaries with manipulative ex. Kids now have a father who shows up.
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Dr. Johnathan Hines
Your Coach

Dr. Johnathan Hines, DCC

Husband. Father. Man who's been through the fire.

I didn't become a coach because I had it figured out. I became one because I didn't. 35,000+ clinical hours. Doctorate in Christian Counseling. Gottman trained.

But the real credential is surviving what I've survived and coming out the other side. Everything in this program was built from what I've lived and what I've watched work across nearly two decades of sitting across from men in crisis.

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This is not for you if...
  • You want validation, not transformation.
  • You want comfort over confrontation.
  • You are not willing to look at your family of origin.
  • You expect results without doing the homework.
  • You are looking for a friend, not a diagnostic program.
The Front Door

The Dark Room

The book that names what happened to you. Found on Amazon at 11 PM. Read in one sitting. Then everything starts to make sense.

50,000 words. Three predator types. Escape protocols. Trauma bonding. Recovery. The Romans Road. Launching March 21, 2026.

Coming March 21 →
The Path
▶ The Dark Room (book, $12-$18)
▶ Free Assessment (sees himself on paper)
▶ Discovery Call (45 min, application)
▶ The Badass Plan ($5,000-$6,500)
Pillar 06: Physical Foundation

Your body is the
first thing you lead.

A man who cannot govern his own body will not govern his household, his business, or his mission. Free tool. Custom training and nutrition plan. No gym bro nonsense. A framework for discipline.

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FREE
✓ Custom workout plan
✓ Nutrition targets + calories
✓ Built for your body and goals
✓ The discipline behind the leadership
✓ Sent to your email
Take the First Step

Ready to become the man
your family needs?

Limited availability. Three men at a time. Application required.

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