Intimate Conversations

Step into a deeply moving, paradigm shifting, and tenderly human conversation with Valeriya Hjertenaes, PhD, neurodiversity and sustainability leadership expert, global keynote speaker, author, coach, and award winning podcast host, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Joining us from Norway at nearly midnight, Valeriya brings her lived experience, research, and h...

Step into a mind expanding, optimistic, and deeply practical conversation with Dr. Bryce Applebaum, a pioneer in neuro optometry, founder of MyVisionFirst and ScreenFit, and an expert in the connection between our eyes, our brains, and how we show up in every area of life, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. From elite athletes to children with developmental dela...

Step into a warm, wandering, and surprisingly intimate conversation with Amanda Black, entrepreneur, community builder, and founder of The Solo Female Traveler Network, the largest community of women who travel solo worldwide, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. With a global community of more than half a million women, a TEDx talk on the power of shared firsts,...

Step into a raw, real, eye-opening, and ultimately deeply liberating conversation with Amber Romanik, emotional eating, digestive, and hormone expert, host of the No Sugar Coating Podcast with over 2 million downloads, and founder of amberapproved.ca, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. With 13 years of experience helping high-achieving women create body confiden...

Step into a raw, courageous, and deeply validating conversation with Melissa Rymer, narcissistic abuse survivor turned advocate, certified recovery coach, certified divorce coach, and founder of the Victim to Warrior Method, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Melissa's work exists to do what no one did for her when she was in it: name it, witness it, and walk pe...

Step into a raw, tender, and profoundly moving conversation with Wayne Barkus, men's empowerment facilitator, men's coach, founder of SVRN1 Menswear, and teacher of initiatory experiences dedicated to helping men transform their lives, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Wayne's work lives at the intersection of emotional mastery, relational strength, masculine i...

Step into a breathtaking, paradigm-shifting, deeply embodied conversation with Mike Elliott and Courtney Wren of The Sacred We, a real-life couple, parents, and partners in both love and business, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Courtney is a Relational Somatic Therapist and mystic. Mike is a relationship coach and guide. Together, they bring over 30 years of...

Step into a warm, wise, and witty conversation with Rebecca Whitman, abundance mentor, international bestselling author, Princeton honors graduate, and host of the globally top-ranked Balanced, Beautiful, and Abundant podcast, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Rebecca's work is built around a powerful truth: abundance is not just financial. It is spiritual, phy...

Step into a candid, juicy, and deeply liberating conversation with Karen Bigman, midlife sex and relationship expert, certified sex educator, and menopause coach, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Karen is the host of Taboo to Truth: Life & Sex After 50, a shame free space for honest conversations about sex, desire, dating, relationships, menopause, and intimac...

Step into a soul drenched, body awakening, and profoundly tender conversation with Regena Thomashauer, founder of the School of Womanly Arts and New York Times bestselling author of Pussy: A Reclamation, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. For more than 25 years, Regena, also known as Mama Gena, has helped hundreds of thousands of women reclaim pleasure, desire,...

Step into a deeply honest, enlivening and down to earth conversation with Joshua J. Holland, movement educator, wellness practitioner, entrepreneur, and advocate for embodied living, on this episode of Intimate Conversations. Recorded in New York City on Joshua's 45th birthday — and perhaps the first Intimate Conversations interview ever held on a massage table — this conversation explores emotion...

Step into an honest and soul-awakening conversation with Dr. Stefanie Kleine—doctor of psychology, psycho-spiritual coach, author of BE The Work, and co-founder of the Sacred House of Eden—on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Together with Allana Pratt, they explore the hidden wounds that drive high achievers, the difference between performance and authenticity, a...

Step into a deeply honest, courageous, and eye-opening conversation with Ralph Brewer, founder of Help For Men and creator of Dad Starting Over, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Ralph's work has helped hundreds of thousands of men rebuild their confidence, heal after divorce, navigate relationship breakdowns, and rediscover themselves through personal responsi...

Step into a deeply insightful, expansive, woman-to woman conversation with Melissa Nanavati, TEDx speaker, dating and relationship coach for high performers, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Melissa's work bridges neuroscience, attachment theory, behavioral psychology, and lived experience to help ambitious individuals create thriving relationships without sac...

Step into a down to earth, real-life conversation with Jenna and Brad Ballard, visionary leaders, conscious partners, and co-founders of Ascension Leadership Academy, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Together, they share a powerful love story rooted in resilience, embodiment, and choosing growth over comfort. Jenna opens up about her near-death accident at sev...

Step into a deeply insightful, expansive, woman-to woman conversation with Melissa Nanavati, TEDx speaker, dating and relationship coach for high performers, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Melissa's work bridges neuroscience, attachment theory, behavioral psychology, and lived experience to help ambitious individuals create thriving relationships without sac...

Step into a soul-stirring and consciousness-opening conversation with Kelly Mason, founder of Kula Paradise Academy, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Kelly's work bridges nervous system regulation, conscious leadership, healing, and spiritual awakening through a grounded blend of lived experience, transformational education, and deep intuitive wisdom. With a b...

Step into a deeply joyous, expansive, soul-awakening, and paradigm-shifting conversation with Kurtis Lee Thomas, bestselling author, founder of Breathwork Detox, and one of the world's leading corporate mindfulness trainers, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Known by many as "Man From The Stars," Kurtis bridges science, spirituality, nervous system healing, and...

Some episodes are for you and I alone. They are teachings, transmissions, miracles unfolding in real time I want to share with you.  In this deeply personal solo episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light, I share what happened when a dream I had carried for over six and a half years finally came true... and why receiving it was far more profound than I could have imagined. Afte...

Step into a deeply feminine, embodied, and soul-stirring sisterhood conversation with Francesca Barone, co-founder of Anam Kara Healing Retreats, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Francesca is devoted to preserving indigenous shamanic wisdom and guiding people into safe, transformative plant medicine ceremonies rooted in embodiment, ritual, and reverence for th...

Step into a raw, powerful, and deeply embodied conversation about what works… with Grant Dziak, human performance and nervous system strategist, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Grant is the founder of The Forged Method, helping high-functioning individuals stop white-knuckling life and start leading from a regulated, embodied, and deeply self-aware state. His...

Step into a raw, delicious and love-affirming conversation with Jenn Pinkerton, psychotherapist, certified sex therapist, relationship expert, and host of the Red Head Reveal Podcast, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Jenn's work centers around one powerful truth: we are wired for connection, yet so many people are living in profound disconnection from themselv...

Step into a blow-me-away, deeply illuminating conversation with Dr. Richard Blake, psychologist, researcher, breathwork practitioner, and author of the upcoming book The Anxiety Industry . Richard shares his powerful journey through anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, binge eating, and compulsive behaviours, and how true transformation came when he moved beyond talk therapy into breathwork, ne...

Step into a raw, profoundly inspiring conversation with Ted Ryce, celebrity trainer, health expert, and host of the Legendary Life Podcast, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Ted brings decades of experience working with high achievers, blending fitness, nervous system health, and real-life transformation into a practical and powerful approach to well-being. Tak...

Step into a fiery, embodied, and deeply human conversation with Danielle Gertner, speaker, MC, and embodiment-based leadership coach, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Known for her raw truth, infectious presence, and unapologetic devotion to ownering one's sh*t, Danielle helps high-performing leaders stop outsourcing their power and start leading their lives f...