Jashin Howell • SHINJA

From Addiction to Awakening:
Rebuilding Families in a Digital World

I help families and entrepreneurs reconnect, build purpose-driven income, and create lasting impact through the FAM Movement.

Same Letters. Different Order. Different Meaning.

Keynote Speaker & Founder

Jashin Howell

The FAM Project • WeR1 • United to Thrive

My Journey

I Didn't Lose My Life to Addiction…
I Almost Lost My Family to Success.

I found redemption from drugs when I got married—but I wasn't ahead… I was behind.

At 30 years old, I was starting over.

Everyone else was established in their careers. I was learning how to be a husband, a father, and a man—all at the same time.

My wife got the early version of me. I was only a year and a half sober.

And because I didn't grow up with a father, I had to learn everything the hard way—how to lead, how to love, and how to deal with my emotions without escaping.

I went on to have massive success. Direct sales. Affiliate marketing. Millions of dollars earned. Traveling the world.

From the outside—it looked like I had made it. But something was off.

"Work became my new addiction."

Traveling the World

About 16 years into our marriage, everything started to unravel. We were disconnected. Our family culture was breaking down. And in 2018… we were on the edge of divorce.

That's when I realized: Addiction hadn't left my life… It had just changed forms.

But it wasn't just me. I started talking to other parents—and saw the same pattern everywhere.

"Giving your child a smartphone is like handing them a loaded gun."
— Colin Kartchner

"Social media creates dopamine hits similar to alcohol, gambling, and smoking."
— Simon Sinek

And then I learned something that shook me: We are handing children addictive devices during the most formative years of their lives… And by age 8, many have already been exposed to pornography.

Are we unknowingly creating the very problem we fear most?

This isn't just a tech problem. It's a parenting problem. Not because parents don't care—but because they're overwhelmed, under-equipped, and reacting instead of leading. We don't need perfect parents. We need proactive parents.

The Fundamental Discovery

Then I came across Johann Hari's work on addiction. And one idea changed everything:

"The opposite of addiction isn't sobriety…
It's connection."

Transformation & Identity

The Story of SHINJA

Several years after I got sober, I was at a sushi restaurant…

And the woman behind the counter asked me: "Do you know what your name means in Japanese?"

She said, "Ja means evil… and shin means mind." Evil mind.

And I remember thinking… what does that say about me? I even called my mom and said, "What did you name me?"

But that wasn't the only time I heard something about my name. There was a sushi roll named after me—my nickname, "shinja"… just moving the "Ja" to the end.

And the Korean women there would tell me: "In Korean… that means believer… Christian." But I didn't believe them. I just thought… they were being nice.

And if I'm honest… Sometimes it's easier to believe something negative about yourself than it is to believe something good.

Then in 2024, I'm sitting with our attorneys… One of them, who grew up in Japan, sees the name "shinja" on my screen and asks: "Do you know what that means?"

I braced myself. He said: "It means believer… Christian."

And in that moment, it all clicked.

A Higher Order

Same letters. Different order.
Different meaning.

Jashin… to Shinja.

"And I realized… I didn't just change my name. I changed the order of things in my life."

Partnership

Jashin & Tanya

The Foundation

The Howell Family

The Realignment

I didn't become a different person… I changed what mattered most. I went from:

Self

Service

Escape

Responsibility

Success

Significance

Addiction

Connection

Same life. Different order. Completely different outcome.

That's why I created
The FAM Project

FAM = Family Awareness Movement

Because the real problem isn't just addiction… It's disconnection. And the solution isn't control… It's connection.

We exist to help families:

Rebuild connection
Strengthen culture
Become proactive and intentional

This isn't a program. It's a movement to take our families back.

Purpose from Adversity

Your pain isn't pointless. It's preparation.

Forgiveness

You can't move forward while holding onto what's behind you.

Acceptance

You don't heal by denying your past—you heal by owning it.

Inclusion

You were never meant to heal alone.

Love

Love restores what shame tries to destroy.

Understanding

When you understand your pain, it stops controlling you.

Reflection

Reflection is where your pain starts to make sense.

Empathy

What broke you becomes the bridge to help others.

Service

Your mess becomes your mission when you use it to serve others.

Make a Dollar. Make a Difference.

I got MAD.

I had success… But I wasn't fulfilled. So I made a decision. I committed to never building another business that didn't serve a higher purpose.

— These are the moments that reminded me what it's all for.

Nepal — Making a Difference

Legacy

The next generation.

Fulfillment & Significance

Tony Robbins teaches that fulfillment comes from two things: Growth. And contribution. Becoming more… and giving more.

Most people chase success… But what they're really looking for is fulfillment. And fulfillment only happens when what you build helps someone else rise.

The Ecosystem

The Movement Code

This isn't content.
This is a movement.

Built around the 7 F's

FaithFamilyFitnessFinancesFreedomFunFulfillment

We're not just raising families. We're raising leaders.

Jashin Howell skydiving in a FAM Project shirt

Freedom. Fun. Fulfillment.

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