The Lion Protocol

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

12 sessions. 2 per month. 6 months. Then 3 monthly maintenance check-ins. 5 diagnostic assessments feeding one AI-powered profile. Total engagement: 9 months.

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The End in Mind

This is the man at the end of the program.

He goes home and wants to be there. Not because he has to. Because he built something worth coming home to.

He initiates with his wife. Not perfectly. But he reaches for her and she feels it and it is real.

His kids see a different man. Not a better provider. A present father. One who shows up in the room, not just in the house.

He works 45 hours instead of 70. Not because he is lazy. Because he is not hiding anymore. Work was the escape. He does not need the escape.

The porn is gone. Not white knuckling it. Actually gone. Because the thing it was medicating got addressed at the root.

He has two or three real men around him. Not the performing version. Men who know the actual him.

He leads his home. Not with control. With presence, initiation, and direction. His family follows because he is worth following.

He knows where the passivity came from. He has a name for what happened to him. That name removed the shame and replaced it with clarity.

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

The Six Outcomes

Every session, every assessment question, every homework
assignment maps back to one of these six.

If it does not serve one of these, it does not belong in the program.

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. A present father.
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. He sees them coming and chooses differently.
The Four Phases

12 sessions. Each one built from what the data reveals.

PHASE 1 · SESSIONS 1-2 · MONTH 1
ASSESSMENT: THE LION
Who You Are
What the assessment reveals
Lion classification (Shadow/Wounded/Dormant/Integrated)
Passivity Index score
Primary personality + secondary wing
Empathy capacity (real vs performed)
Self-awareness level and blind spots
Work identity vs home identity gap
Performance vs Presence gap
What shifts
He has language for who he actually is
He understands the domestication source
He stops labeling passivity as character failure
He can distinguish performing from being
He identifies his Lion classification
He commits to what he is becoming
PHASE 2 · SESSIONS 3-4 · MONTH 2
ASSESSMENT: THE WOUND
What Happened to You
What the assessment reveals
Father wound type and severity
Mother wound patterns (if applicable)
Narcissistic family system architecture
Scapegoat or invisible role assignment
Learned helplessness domains and depth
Manipulation exposure history and timeline
What shifts
The wound has a name, not a flaw
He understands why passivity made sense as a child
He stops defending or minimizing what happened
He separates identity from the system's definition
He begins carrying only what is actually his
He stops calling his survival strategy weakness
PHASE 3 · SESSIONS 5-8 · MONTHS 3-4
ASSESSMENT: THE FIRE
What's Running You
What the assessment reveals
Top 10-15 active triggers
Dominant trauma response (fight/flight/freeze/fawn)
Escape patterns: porn, overwork, substances, avoidance, spending
Where boundaries collapse under pressure
Manipulation exposure severity
Conflict patterns in marriage
What shifts
Triggers no longer surprise him
He understands why escape patterns made sense
Porn and regulation behaviors addressed at root
Real tools to stay regulated under pressure
Boundaries come from identity, not fear
He stops white-knuckling and starts healing
PHASE 4 · SESSIONS 9-12 · MONTHS 5-6
ASSESSMENT: THE KINGDOM
Who You're Becoming
What the assessment reveals
Current intimacy level in marriage
Love languages (his and hers)
Father presence score with kids
Leadership capacity and gaps
Financial unity with wife
Forgiveness readiness
5-15 year vision clarity
What shifts
His wife feels pursued again, for real
He initiates emotionally, not just physically
His kids experience a present father
He leads with presence, not control
He forgives for his own freedom
He walks out knowing exactly who he is
Before/after scores document the transformation
MONTHS 7-9 · MAINTENANCE
3 monthly check-ins. Solidification. Accountability. Drift prevention. Brotherhood connection. He is not finished. But he is free.
AI-Powered System

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

Five proprietary assessments feed a single AI-powered client profile in the Stronghold CRM. Before each session, the system generates a brief: scores, flags, patterns, suggested focus areas. Between sessions, adaptive SMS check-ins monitor progress at a frequency set by the data itself.

This is not talk therapy. This is a diagnostic system that sees what you cannot see about yourself.

5
Assessments
200+
Questions
1
AI Profile
24/7
Drift Detection
The Investment

The Lion Protocol

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.
✓ Stronghold Assessment (200+ questions across 5 instruments)
✓ Four-phase diagnostic program (12 sessions, 60-90 min each)
✓ 3 maintenance check-ins (months 7-9)
✓ AI-generated session briefs + adaptive SMS check-ins
✓ Custom battle plan + session homework
✓ Direct access to Dr. Hines between sessions
✓ Before/after transformation report
Apply for The Lion Protocol
Application required. Limited to three men at a time. Payment link sent after acceptance.
The Funnel

How men find the program.

STEP 1 · $12-$18
The Dark Room (Book)
Found on Amazon at 11 PM. He reads it and recognizes himself.
STEP 2 · FREE
The Dark Room Assessment
30-40 questions. He sees himself on paper. The language clicks.
Take Assessment
STEP 3 · $197
Forgiveness Full Unlock
Deep-dive forgiveness assessment + report. Proves value. Builds commitment.
STEP 4 · 45 MIN
Discovery Call
Application reviewed. Fit confirmed. He books without telling anyone. Pain exceeds fear.
STEP 5 · $5,000-$6,500
The Lion Protocol
12 sessions. 6 months. 4 phases. 5 assessments. Everything changes.
Credentials

35,000+ clinical hours.
17+ years. Doctoral level.

Dr. Johnathan Hines holds a Doctorate in Christian Counseling from Andersonville Theological Seminary, is Gottman Method Level 1 trained, and has been in clinical practice since 2007.

He is an NCCA Professional Clinical Member, Certified Temperament Counselor, and ISSA certified in personal training, nutrition, and weight management. He specializes in manipulation detection, family system mapping, and helping men escape coercive dynamics.

This is not general life coaching. This is a targeted, AI-powered diagnostic program built from 35,000+ hours of sitting across from men in crisis.

DCC · Doctoral Level
Gottman Trained
NCCA Clinical
ISSA Certified
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.
Not Ready for the Program?

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Three declassified field guides. Business. Fatherhood. Marriage. See what diagnostic thinking looks like before you commit.

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