Universal Intimacy

Reclaiming Your Identity & Relishing in Your Weird with Lisa Petrik What happens when the experiences that once shaped your identity become the very things you must unravel to discover who you truly are? In this deeply personal conversation, I sit down with Lisa Petrik, identity coach, author, and hypnotherapist, to explore the subconscious programming, childhood wounds, relational patterns, a...

What does it look like to put female pleasure at the center of female wellness? In this episode of Universal Intimacy, guest host Meleza Morris sits down with Kim Aviv and Ada Trujillo, founders of Mila, to explore the evolving landscape of female intimacy and the movement toward more intentional, pleasure-centered wellness. Together, they discuss the importance of prioritizing women's pleasure, c...

In Episode 30 of Universal Intimacy, professional photographer and exploratory psychonaut Matt Kosterman shares the deeply personal journey that took him from a seemingly traditional life of marriage, fatherhood, and business success into a profound unraveling of everything he thought he knew about himself. Following the birth of his oldest daughter, Matt began questioning the choices and patterns...

How does your nervous system affect intimacy, trust, vulnerability, and the way you connect with others? In this episode of Universal Intimacy, Josephine Lauer sits down with Anat Peri, Inner Child Expert, somatic healing practitioner, TEDx speaker, and founder of Training Camp for the Soul®, for a powerful conversation about nervous system regulation, inner child healing, somatic healing, and rel...

Josephine sits down with relationship coach and founder of Codependency Alchemy, Alyssa Zander, for a deeply honest conversation about the patterns that shape how we love, relate, attach, and abandon ourselves. Together, they explore codependency beyond its traditional definition—including the ways we learn to outsource our worth to relationships, achievement, validation, and being needed. Alyssa...

In this episode of Universal Intimacy, Josephine sits down with Temple of Loha team members Hayleigh and Lauren for an intimate, candid conversation about anxiety, trauma, sobriety, spirituality, somatic healing, dating, and the messy, beautiful process of becoming more fully ourselves. Together, they unpack the ways women can seek external validation through relationships, substances, achievement...

Can Human Design help you discover who you truly are beneath conditioning? In this thought-provoking episode of Universal Intimacy, Josephine Lauer sits down with Elton Anderson Jr. (L10)—Human Design educator, speaker, former celebrity photographer, and conscious leadership mentor—to explore how Human Design becomes a powerful tool for self-discovery, spiritual awakening, authentic living, and pe...

In this deeply nourishing and soul-expanding conversation, Josephine Lauer sits down with intimacy guide, author, and intuitive teacher Shezza Sheryl, also known as The Intimacy Oracle, to explore how astrology can become a powerful map for understanding love, relationships, desire, and our deepest longings. Together they unpack why the relationships we crave often mirror our greatest opportunitie...

This video presents a first! A Sym-podcast, a fusion of a podcast with a Symposium, an ancient Greco-Roman practice of oratory arts and rhetoric; individuals with various opinions gathering together to discuss a theme they are passionate about. And of course we are here to discuss the theme of Eros! The participants, who include an intimacy coach, a bard, a scientist, a psychic/astrologer, a theat...

Josephine sits down with teacher, facilitator, and guide Dawn Cherie to explore the intersection of sacred intimacy, aging, caring for elderly parents, death and the evolution of modern love. Together, we unpack what it truly means to expand the capacity of the heart and why relationships remain one of our greatest paths for spiritual growth. Dawn shares profound insights on what prevents many of...

Josephine sits with trauma therapist, men's coach, and masculine embodiment teacher Steve Ware to explore the evolving landscape of masculinity, relationships, healing, and embodied leadership. Together, we dive into the heart of what many men are longing for: a path beyond performance, disconnection, and outdated gender roles. Steve shares his perspective on the emergence of a new blueprint for m...

There’s a moment on the path of Tantra when something inside you recognizes itself — not as a concept, but as a deep remembering. In this intimate conversation, I sit down with Priestess Mentor and Pleasure Socialite Mayra Leen during my recent time in Austin to explore the landscapes of spiritual awakening, erotic embodiment, sacred intimacy, and the initiatory path that so many of us are being c...

In this paradigm-shifting episode of Universal Intimacy, I sit down with Tiffany Hurd — a Microdosing Advisor, Psychedelic Mentor, and former neuroscience-focused medical executive who now guides individuals into intentional relationships with plant medicine for healing, growth, and transformation. She is the partnership advisor for The Golden Rule, a femme-owned company providing microdosing solu...

In Episode 19 of Universal Intimacy, I sit down with my dear friend, medicine keeper, and guide "Kate" for a heartfelt conversation about the power and potency of psychedelics in our healing journeys. Together, we explore the sacred landscape of plant medicines — including Ayahuasca, Iboga, and San Pedro — and the profound ways these ancient allies invite us into deeper connection with ourselves,...

In this episode of Universal Intimacy host Josephine Lauer sits down with Ashley Summers and Nicole Sonnefeldt, co-founders of the upcoming women’s empowerment retreat UNLEASHED: https://www.thisisunleashed.com/ taking place in Chicago on February 21, 2026. Together we explore the deeply personal journeys that led Ashley and Nicole to create a trauma-informed, sex-positive space for women to recon...

Lana Shay is a lifelong holistic living advocate, medicine woman, psychonaut, and practitioner of the Tantric arts whose journey weaves together sensuality, spirituality, and deep healing. With a background spanning integrated holistic medicine and psychedelic-assisted therapies, Lana brings a bold and embodied perspective shaped by transformation, devotion, and lived experience. In this episode,...

On this episode, I welcome Selene Ashé: a multi-disciplinary artist, erotic dancer, author of The Diary of a Bad Bitch: True Stories of Sensuality, Self-Discovery, and Spiritual Alchemy, and the mastermind responsible for "Conscious Cabaret" a sober cabaret that seeks to provide a safe space for erotic artists to express themselves fully and to cultivate presence for all involved using the magic o...

In this illuminating episode of Universal Intimacy, host Josephine Lauer sits down with Cheyenne Sapphire—a Divine Channel, Tantric Practitioner, and visionary guide known for her transformational Surrender Sessions. Together, they explore the rich and intricate terrain where art, spirituality, healing, and empowerment converge. Cheyenne, an elite empowerment coach and multi-modality healing artis...

Allan McGrath Isbell is an embodied intimacy mentor who works with men and women to truly live the teachings of sacred intimacy. At the core of Allan’s work is the sacred dance of polarity - the magnetic force that draws men and women together in their most natural and powerful expression. We talk about these concepts as well as a bit about Allan's personal relationship on this episode, sharing a...

This episode explores a unique intersection between education, health and kink / pleasure-based healing with my guest Faith Laux. Faith is a Somatic Sex and Relationship coach based in Asheville, NC. In May of 2022 she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Since then she has been adding pleasure as a healing modality to help her and her clients thrive and enjoy life. Faith weaves her experience...

Victoria Magnus speaks on grief, eating disorders, addiction, and the unexpected empowerment of sexual submission in this raw and real conversation on how losing control led her home to power, purpose, and feminine embodiment. This episode speaks to and for any woman, especially for the woman who’s done playing nice — and is ready to rise, raw and whole. This is for the woman who’s been silenced,...

In this episode we explore the underground world of Professional Domme-ing, a space when femme embodied practitioners help support the transformational healing journeys, pleasure seeking, edge play and erotic expansion of individuals. Honeybee is the founder of Flow Temple Chicago, a femme-bodied se.ggs positive space where individuals, couples and multi-dynamic relational beings get to express an...

In this intimate and deeply personal episode, musician Dan Allen and Tantrika Josephine Lauer come together to explore what happens when sound, spirit, and soul align. Through the lens of their own relationship, they dive into a candid conversation about love, creativity, and what it means to live authentically. Blending musical expression with Tantric wisdom, they discuss how tuning into your des...

Meet Chef Greg Christian of Beyond Green Partners and theSustainable Food Institute of America, focused on supporting public institutions (K-12 schools, adult care facilities and carceral facilities) to transition from their current reality of mostly processed food to food that is made from scratch by cooks who care with ingredients that are locally sourced and as sustainably produced as possible....

Step into the transformational world of Tantra with Pleasure Priestess and founder of Talk Tantra To Me, Leola! In this soul-stirring conversation, Leola and Josephina discuss the meaning of Tantra beyond the bedroom and in an application of authenticity via the spiritual path. Discover how healing your relationship with sexuality can awaken your authentic expression and life force energy. 💫 Leol...