Welcome to KneeToKnee

KneeToKnee is a conversation‑driven podcast and YouTube channel hosted by Mark Marrott that explores how deep human connection shapes physical, emotional, spiritual, and relational wellbeing. Through story‑rich interviews and Mark’s own recovery from a 40‑foot fall, the channel argues that relationships are often more powerful than medicine, willpower, or tactics when it comes to healing and growth.

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Core focus and themes

KneeToKnee centers on the idea that “everything is connected,” especially how social, emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical bonds impact health, resilience, and purpose. Episodes range from leadership and business culture to trauma recovery, parenting, fitness, spirituality, and mental health, but they all return to one premise: connection is medicine.

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Guests’ stories often begin in crisis—accidents, addiction, divorce, burnout, faith struggles—and trace how specific people, communities, and small daily habits made recovery possible. Mark’s own paralysis and long rehabilitation are a recurring through‑line that gives the channel lived credibility and a unifying narrative.

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Typical guests and stories

The channel brings together an unusually wide mix of voices: elite athletes, therapists, spiritual leaders, cops, pilots, entrepreneurs, and longtime friends. For example, endurance athlete Joe Morton talks about injury, “one more” efforts, and love‑driven health habits, while Paralympian Elouan Gardon shares his rapid rise and the adaptive cycling community that carried him.

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Other episodes feature people like helicopter pilot Jesse Munns, who uses his career, divorce, addiction, and excommunication story to launch “Awakened Iron and Soul,” a men’s brotherhood for honest, faith‑rooted connection. Interviews with leaders such as Ty Bennett focus on storytelling, “partnership leadership,” and the “rule of two” as concrete tools to build trust and influence.

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Recurring topics and takeaways

Across episodes, the channel revisits several pillars: connection as medicine, resilience as a relational process, and “micro‑habits” that listeners can act on the same day. Many episodes end with a specific “one thing you can do today,” like sending a gratitude text, asking two questions before talking about yourself, or speaking one hard truth to a trusted friend.

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The show blends science (insulin resistance, positive psychology, social prescribing), faith (forgiveness, divine help), and practical tools (breathwork, EMDR‑style techniques, leadership practices) without feeling clinical or preachy. This balance positions KneeToKnee as a hybrid of support group, masterclass, and faith‑tinged inspirational show.

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Style, tone, and format

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Stylistically, KneeToKnee feels like sitting in on a heartfelt living‑room conversation between people who genuinely like one another. Mark’s interviewing leans heavily on stories, humor, and vulnerability; he reconnects with friends after decades or opens space for guests to cry, laugh, and explore faith and doubt in the same conversation.

 

Most episodes follow a loose structure: a short intro and tagline about “unraveling the science of connections,” a free‑flowing main conversation, and a closing actionable challenge plus links to the guest’s work. The emotional “aftertaste” many episodes aim for is that listeners feel less alone, feel nudged to reach out to someone, and believe that meaningful change is still possible in small, repeatable steps.

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