The Amoraea Podcast

What if the patterns you keep repeating in relationships aren’t problems to fix — but invitations to wake up? In this live in-person episode, Matt sits down with Mandy, a master alchemist, tantra expert, and transformational guide, for a wide-ranging conversation on the unconscious forces that shape how we love, connect, and create. Mandy brings a rare blend of practical wisdom and esoteric depth...

In this episode of the Amoraea Podcast, Matt sits down with Kadosh — meditation guide, energetic healer, and founder of Kadosh Meditations — for a deep conversation about learning to hear yourself clearly, the power of shadow work, and why most people have been taught to look for answers everywhere except inside themselves. Kadosh shares his approach to meditation — not as a practice of emptying t...

What does sexual compatibility actually come down to? In this episode, Matt of the Amoraea Podcast sits down with Liv, an Austin-based intimacy and sexuality coach, to talk about why communication matters more than matching kinks, how to bring up desires without scaring your partner, and where to turn when your partner can't or won't go there with you. Liv shares what she learned at an a...

In this episode of the Amoraea Podcast, Matt sits down with Samantha — energetic medium, channeler, and founder of Wake Up Just Be — for a wide-ranging conversation that spans consciousness, authenticity, purpose, and the deeper energetics behind how we show up in dating and relationships. Samantha shares her unique work as an energetic medium — not channeling beings, but life force energy and non...

In this episode of the Amoraea Podcast, I sit down with Adi Miral — herbalist, community leader, and someone who has genuinely been through it. Adi's story is one of the most intense I've heard on this show: a devastating 2020 car accident that left him with a traumatic brain injury and titanium plates rebuilding his face, a divorce, homelessness, a violent and dangerous relationship, fa...

In this episode of the Amoraea Podcast, I sit down with Amaya Shiva — sex educator, relationship coach, tantrika, and host of Your Sexual Revolution — for one of the most honest conversations I've had on this show. We get into why pleasure-based sex matters more than performance-based sex, and why the real key to a great sexual connection isn't the orgasm — it's nervous system calm...

On this episode of the Amoraea Podcast, Matt sits down with Dawei, founder of FuKrew, to talk about Push Hands (Tui Shou) — an ancient partner practice rooted in Tai Chi that blends martial sensitivity training with modern energetic and quantum healing concepts. Dawei breaks down what Push Hands actually looks like in practice, why softness and balance beat brute force, and how the practice retrai...

Is your Enneagram type connected to your soul? In Part 2, the conversation moves from psychology into spirituality — exploring the “Soul Child,” ego formation, attachment styles, and whether love can ever be engineered by an algorithm. Stephanie explains the deeper spiritual dimension of the Enneagram, including integration lines, sacred geometry, and why growth involves reclaiming your lost essen...

Can the Enneagram actually predict relationship success? In Part 1 of this deep-dive conversation, I sit down with Stephanie Davis, an Enneagram teacher with over 36 years of experience, to explore what the Enneagram really reveals about compatibility, attraction, and long-term growth. Is there a “best type” for you to marry?  Are some Enneagram pairings doomed?  Does trauma create your type — or...

In this episode of the Amoraea Podcast, I sit down with women’s dating coach and somatic facilitator Lauren Salon to explore the real truth about masculine and feminine energy in modern relationships. Why are so many successful women struggling in dating? Is the “boss babe” mentality empowering… or sabotaging polarity? Are men becoming too feminine — and women too masculine? Lauren breaks down how...

In this episode of the Amoraea Podcast, Matt sits down with professional astrologer Alex, also known as The Astrologer Royale , for a deep dive into astrology, relationships, archetypes, and compatibility. With 20 years of experience rooted in Sumerian, Hellenistic, and Hermetic astrology, Alex explains why sun signs are only scratching the surface — and how Venus, Mars, the Sun, and the Moon actu...

In this episode, I sit down with Michael Tiano, an Expanded States Guide and retreat facilitator, to explore masculinity, emotional intelligence, polarity, and the healing power of men’s work. Michael breaks down the difference between therapy, coaching, and guiding, and explains how expanded states of consciousness, including breathwork, meditation, and plant medicine, can reveal unconscious patt...

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Dory Gatter, a psychotherapist and relationship coach with over 30 years of experience, for a deep and grounded conversation about attachment styles, emotional safety, intimacy, and healing relational wounds. We explore why so many people unknowingly repeat the same relationship patterns, why independence can be a trauma response, and how true interdependence cre...

In this episode, I’m joined by Holly Nelson, a licensed professional counselor and sex therapist, for an honest, grounded conversation about sex, consent, pleasure, and nervous-system safety. We unpack why so many couples struggle with sex — not because of desire, but because of pressure, performance, and unrealistic expectations shaped by porn and poor sex education. Holly explains why orgasms ca...

In this episode, I sit down with Devora Brinkerhoff, creator of Soul Portraits, a powerful creativity-based healing process that helps people release trauma stored in the body — not the mind. Devora shares how traditional talk therapy often fails to reach the root of trauma because lived experiences are not stored cognitively, but somatically. Through personal materials like letters, photos, scree...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Deb Miller, a licensed professional counselor with over 30 years of experience, to explore one of the most difficult — and misunderstood — relationship ruptures: infidelity. Dr. Miller, author of More Than Sorry: Five Steps to Deepen Your Apology After You’ve Committed Infidelity , shares a grounded, compassionate framework for repairing trust after betrayal —...

In this episode, I’m joined by Harmony (Doc Harmony) — relationship coach, educator, and founder of The Queen Circle — for a candid, passionate conversation about modern relationships, feminine leadership, and why so many couples lose polarity over time. Harmony shares her personal evolution after 24 years of marriage, including how shifting from control, criticism, and entitlement into appreciati...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Eric Fitz, psychologist, former professor, and author of The Better Man , for a deep and grounded conversation about consent, masculinity, rejection, and what actually creates attraction and intimacy. We explore why scripts, pickup lines, and surface-level confidence techniques fail — and how true consent is not about “getting a yes,” but about mutual desire, a...

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Bonnie Comfort, psychologist, author, and relationship expert, for an honest and wide-ranging conversation about long-term relationships, sexual conflict, emotional expression, and modern intimacy. Dr. Comfort shares why she chose to write a deeply personal memoir about her own marriage — including sexual challenges — and why she believes long-term relationships...

In this episode, I sit down with Diane, a licensed mental health therapist with over 25 years of experience working with individuals and couples, to explore why relationships break down even when people “know better.” Diane introduces the concept of brain hijack—the moment when the nervous system shifts into survival mode and overrides logic, communication skills, and good intentions. We unpack wh...

In this episode, I sit down with Jason Lange from Evolutionary Men for a powerful conversation on masculinity, embodiment, dating, and modern relationships. Jason shares his personal journey from intense anxiety around women, sexual disconnection, and late dating experiences to becoming a men’s coach and embodiment facilitator working with men around intimacy, polarity, and emotional leadership. W...

In this episode, I’m joined by Valerie Green , a relationship coach with over 20 years of experience helping people attract, sustain, and reignite lasting love. We dive deep into attachment theory , insecure attachment styles, and why conflict in relationships is almost never about the surface issue. Valerie explains how attachment functions as both a belief system and a skillset , and how childho...

In this episode, I sit down with Rachel Lieberman, a leading Human Design educator and author of A Modern Guide to Human Design , for a deep, practical conversation about burnout, inner authority, relationships, AI, and living your design in the real world. Rachel shares how corporate burnout led her to Human Design, why Generators and Manifesting Generators struggle most when misaligned, and how...

In this episode, I sit down with Carrie Green, a licensed marriage and family therapist and clinical sex therapist with over 20 years of experience, for an honest, grounded conversation about sex, shame, communication, kinks, and intimacy in long-term relationships. We explore why so many couples struggle to talk about sex, how cultural and religious conditioning creates lasting sexual shame, and...

In this episode, I’m joined by Cameron, a transformational coach and artist, for a deep, grounded conversation about self-connection, somatic healing, and conscious relationships. We explore how intimacy starts inside the body, not just in communication skills. Cameron breaks down how Internal Family Systems (IFS) “parts” show up in relationships, how trauma lives somatically, and why resistance,...