34 o - The Intimacy Podcast

In this episode of 34o, I’m joined by Lisa Näs, journalist and long-time writer on sex, relationships and intimacy for women’s magazines. We talk about what happens behind the text: - How do you write about sex without turning it into performance? - Where is the line between honesty and exposure? - What has changed, culturally and emotionally over the last decade? Together we explore: - Writing ab...

Why do we long for closeness and feel fear when it becomes real? Why can two people love each other deeply and still not be able to carry the same life? In this episode of 34o, Henrik reflects on love as a timeless human experience , from ancient texts and literature to modern relationships and heartbreak. About longing, jealousy, vulnerability and the courage it takes to stay present when love as...

Vera learned early how to read a room. How to sense shifts. How to stay alert, often more attuned to others than to herself. In this episode, we explore the quiet presence of shame, the kind that doesn’t shout, but gently pulls the body away from desire, closeness, and rest. Shame around wanting. Around being seen. Around taking up space in intimacy. Vera shares what it’s like to move between long...

In the final part of Dance of Polarity, Henrik and Jonas explore healing - how we can release old conditioning around power, shame, and gender to rediscover desire as a bridge back to wholeness. They talk about what it means to lead and to yield, to feel and to trust, and how masculine and feminine energy can co-create instead of compete. To get in contact with Jonas and learn more about his work,...

Maria’s story is about a woman who loved deeply, carried too much, and slowly disappeared inside a relationship where she was no longer seen. After years of silence, exhaustion and emotional emptiness, she chose to walk away, not from love, but from losing herself. In this episode, we explore her journey back into desire, sensuality and emotional truth. The lovers who awakened her body. The man wh...

In this intimate conversation, Mathilda Ritzén and Henrik explore what modern love really requires beyond roles, expectations and performance. We talk about self-love, emotional safety, feminine & masculine energy, attachment wounds, conscious communication and why being seen matters more than being desired. A warm episode about presence, truth and real connection.

In the second part of Dance of Polarity, Henrik and Jonas explore what it means to integrate both the masculine and feminine within. They discuss how safety, desire, presence, and surrender are interwoven - and how the real transformation happens when we stop suppressing one side of ourselves. This episode dives into the heart of relational wholeness - the meeting of depth and freedom. To get in c...

In this episode, Henrik meets Fehu – a somatic body psychotherapist, authentic mover, primal adorer and wildly feminine creature – for a deep conversation about responsibility, healing, and the energetics of love. Together, they explore how nature, ritual, and body awareness can guide us from darkness into light, and why true intimacy begins when we take ownership of what we bring to the relationa...

She’s 26. Strong, sharp, independent and tired of being the one who holds everything together. Raised as her father’s right hand, Frieda learned to lead, decide, and achieve. But in love, she longs for something else: presence. To be met, not managed. Her partner wants sex. She wants depth. And somewhere between hunger and heart, love begins to slip away. Together with Britta Kunze, we explore wha...

Henrik meets polarity coach and synthesizer Jonas Johnsson for a deep conversation on the dance between masculine and feminine energies - within ourselves and between people. They explore how attraction, balance, and polarity arise not from dominance or submission, but from awareness, clarity, and openness. A conversation about energy, embodiment, and the longing to truly meet - beyond roles and r...

What if intimacy isn’t something we do, but something we allow? 34o now plays in 60 countries. From Sweden to Sydney, from Berlin to Buenos Aires, this is more than a podcast. It’s a global conversation redefining love, trust and how we connect. In this reflective episode, Henrik pauses to look back on what we’ve learned so far, through women’s voices, men’s stories, and the insights of experts wh...

It wasn’t the number of lovers that shaped her, it was what she discovered in them. Sandra, 33, could only truly surrender when nothing was at stake. In short encounters she found freedom, but in love she found fear. When relationships deepened her body hesitated. The fear of losing stability, safety or being left made her close. She longed to love for real, to lead from love, not from fear. Toget...

ENGLISH: In this special Swedish episode, Henrik meets Rasmus - a young man known from TikTok for his honest reflections on love, presence and emotional awareness. Together they explore what it truly means to love, the difference between validation and genuine connection, and why vulnerability might be the strongest form of courage. A heartfelt conversation about love, fear, and learning to meet e...

Guest: Tomas Öberg | Host: Henrik D What does it really mean to be a man today? In this powerful and reflective conversation, Henrik and author Tomas Öberg explore masculinity beyond stereotypes - diving into polarity, shame, vulnerability, and the meeting point between masculine and feminine energy. Together, they reflect on what integrated masculinity and femininity truly means - and how both en...

In this intimate dialogue, Henrik and Elin explore what it means to truly choose yourself - in love, in truth and in connection. Together they dive into how presence, sexuality and emotional honesty shape the way we relate to others and ourselves. A conversation about courage, boundaries, and the power of being real with each other - even when it's raw!

In this special 11-minute reflection, Henrik pauses to ask the questions we all carry - about love, meaning, fear, and the endless search for “more.” Why do we feel restless, even when life looks complete? Why does darkness sometimes feel louder than light? Through timeless insights and personal experience, Henrik explores how presence, gratitude and connection can dissolve the illusion of control...

In this episode, Henrik tells the story of Erik — and Erik himself shares his deeply personal journey through love, intimacy and masculinity. From falling hard into passion to discovering the courage of presence, he speaks openly about shame, desire, and the struggle to ask for what he truly needed. His story shows that intimacy doesn’t begin in perfection, but in the courage to stay - with oursel...

For generations, men have been taught that strength means control, dominance, or silence - that emotions are weakness, that vulnerability is dangerous. But what happens when those beliefs begin to crack? In this episode, Henrik explores the evolution of masculinity — from the wounded inner boy who learned to hide his softness, to the man who learns that real power comes from presence, responsibili...

She’s fifty — free, playful, unapologetically alive. A woman who has learned that pleasure is not performance, but presence. A tantric rebel with a Viking soul, who knows that desire can be both sacred and wild. This is not a story about dominance — it’s about mastery through sensitivity. About the woman who learned to  whisper with the body , not to control it, but to listen. Together with Britta...

What if men saw every woman as someone’s daughter — or as their own? In this deeply moving conversation, Henrik speaks with Daryl Dudley, Chief Visionary Officer and Founder of She’s My Daughter — a movement that has inspired men around the world to reimagine masculinity through empathy, respect and love. Together they explore: – How toxic narratives online shape young men’s views on love and powe...

When no one teaches men what love really is — the internet will... In this powerful yet concise reflection, Henrik reads a real email titled  “How to Manipulate Women to Get What You Want”  — a disturbing glimpse into what young men are being taught online every day. But beneath the noise lies something deeper: a generational wound, passed from father to son, from culture to child. And it’s not ju...

Can we step into a new story of love — one not built on fear, but on presence? In part two of Emilia’s journey, we follow her through destructive relationships, fleeting freedoms, and the long road back to herself. With reflections from Mor, we look at how healing begins when we dare to risk the unknown — and open to love without losing ourselves. ✨ A story of collapse, courage, and the first gli...

What happens when the patterns of our childhood shape every choice we make in love? In this first part of Emilia’s story, we step into a life marked by chaos, longing, and the silent wounds of family history. Together with guest Mor, we explore how many of us “choose a familiar hell rather than an unknown heaven” — and why breaking free can feel harder than staying in pain. ✨ A raw story about su...

In this episode, Henrik sits down with mind-body coach Mor Shavit for an unfiltered conversation about shame, intimacy, and healing. Together they explore how cultural patterns teach women to feel “too much” or “not enough,” and men to see vulnerability as weakness — and how these distortions keep us from real connection. Mor shares her personal journey of self-discovery, her work with inner child...

Andy, originally from New Zealand and now living in London, opens up about his journey with intimacy, vulnerability and what it means to be a man today. From a grounded upbringing to moments of awakening, he reflects on mistakes, lessons and the courage it takes to truly stay present. Together, Andy and Henrik explore how presence, humility and growth can reshape the way we connect — moving beyond...