Men and Sex: Unlocking Power, Pleasure, and Purpose. ⚔️

Most men are getting the wrong diagnosis. Not because their doctor is incompetent. Because the tools to get the right one haven't existed — until now. In this episode I sit down with Dr. Elliot Justin — Emergency Medicine physician, Harvard and Boston University educated, serial healthcare entrepreneur, and founder of FirmTech — for a conversation that is going to change how you think about yo...

A lot of men today are walking around half dead. Not physically. But energetically. Screens. Porn. Dopamine on demand. The slow numbing of a man who has forgotten what it feels like to be truly alive in his own body. And underneath all of it — guilt. Shame. Anger turned inward. A quiet war a man is fighting against himself. That's where this conversation starts. In this episode I sit down with...

Most men have no idea how numb they've become. Not emotionally. Not spiritually. Physically. Sensationally The ability to feel pleasure — real, subtle, satisfying pleasure — is quietly being destroyed. And the culprit isn't just porn. It's everything. Screens. Scrolling. Notifications. Content. Noise. Information flooding in through your eyes and ears every waking hour of every single...

We all hear about relationships that start with real desire. Real heat. Real connection. And somewhere along the way — they fade. Touch becomes transactional. Intimacy becomes infrequent. And the conversation about why never happens. In this episode I sit down with Karen Bigman — midlife relationship and intimacy expert for men, certified sex educator, and host of the Taboo for Truth podcast — for...

Every relationship style has a shadow. And most people never look at them. They pick a relationship structure — monogamy, polyamory, ethical non-monogamy — and they tell themselves a story about why it's the right choice. But here's the question nobody wants to ask: 👉 Are you choosing this because it helps you grow — or because it helps you hide? That's what Episode 80 is about. Not a...

The Epstein files. The R@pe Academy. The headlines keep coming. And men are watching. Some are recoiling. Some are angry. Some are going quiet. But there is another response available. Leadership. In this episode I sit back down with Phoenix Amara — sacred sexuality guide, founder of Temple Arts Alchemy, and a woman who has spent over a decade working with men and women in the deepest terrain of i...

Let's get something straight. Porn isn't the problem. It's the symptom. And until men are willing to look at what's underneath — the real pain, the real emptiness, the real disconnection — nothing changes. That's where this episode starts. I sit down with Brenton Rueger — Mankind Project facilitator, coach, father, and builder — a man who has been deep in men's work for dec...

https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about Most men are leaking their power without knowing it. Not because they're weak. Because they've never been taught how to build it, circulate it, and direct it. That's what this episode is about. I sit down with Adam Bear — martial artist, qi cultivator, and founder of Temple of the Red Cedar Fist — for one of the most grounded and rare conversation...

⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠ This episode was sparked by a viral video that generated over 500,000 views and a deeply divided response. The message was simple: That women want a man who can say no. A man with boundaries, discipline, and self-control. Some people resonated immediately. Others pushed back hard. And underneath it all… was tension. In this episode, I sit down with Ellie Ts...

Join the Men Rising Community - https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about In this episode, I continue the series of interviewing men from around the world to explore a simple but powerful question: How does the culture, language, and people you grow up around shape your relationship to sex? My guest for this episode is Stefan Fitzer and he grew up in East Germany behind the Berlin Wall , living under...

https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about Why do so many relationships feel like a battlefield? Men feel blamed. Women feel misunderstood. And both feel alone. In this episode, I sit down with Harry Kloser-Pitcher , creator of She’s Not Crazy , to unpack one of the biggest sources of tension between men and women: misunderstanding. Harry shares his personal journey with his wife — two educated, self-...

👉 Join The Men Rising Community here: ⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠ ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode includes graphic discussion of circumcision and may be emotionally activating for some listeners. This is one of the most real and confronting conversations I’ve ever had on this podcast. In this episode, I sit down with Jenna McLelland , spiritual healer and circumcision researcher, to...

👉 Join The Men Rising Community here: ⁠⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠⁠ What if some of the deepest blocks to intimacy aren’t about sex at all… but about purity ? In this episode, I sit down with Mara , also known as Pleasure Creatress , to explore how the pedestalization of purity quietly shapes desire, jealousy, shame, and the way we relate to one another—often without us realizing it....

👉 Join The Men Rising Community here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠⁠⁠ What is it like to grow up around Orthodox Christianity, ancient culture, and modern confusion — all at once? In this episode, I sit down with Jonathan , a 26-year-old man from Greece, who shares his story anonymously as part of this ongoing series exploring how men from around the world learn about intimacy, arous...

👉 Join The Men Rising Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, I’m joined by Luis Mojica , somatic therapist, teacher, and author from Holistic Life Navigation , for one of the most important conversations we’ve had about arousal, embodiment, and the intelligence of the body. We explore what somatics actually means — and why the body holds wisdom and informa...

👉 Join The Men Rising Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠⁠⁠⁠ What does it really take to build healthy relationships — and why are so many people struggling with connection today? In this episode, I’m joined by Tony and Cris of Awakened Amara , a community rooted in tantra, embodied intimacy, and conscious relating. Together, we explore the skills most of us were never tau...

👉 Join The Men Rising Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠⁠⁠⁠ What happens when a man finally stops carrying his fears alone? In this episode, I’m joined by Alex Gere — the very first guest ever on the Men & Sex podcast — returning after nearly two years to share the profound transformation that unfolded when he made his relationship with intimacy a priority. When Alex...

👉 Join The Men Rising Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who decided how we should and shouldn’t experience sex? And why do most of the teachings we inherit focus almost entirely on what not to do — with so little clarity about what a healthy, life-giving relationship to sex actually looks like? In this episode, I’m joined once again by Dr. Kevin Jenson — biblical scho...

👉 Join The Men Rising Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠⁠⁠⁠ What happens when a young boy grows up split between desire and fear— between what his body feels and what his culture tells him is dangerous? In this episode of the global anonymous series, I interview a man from Turkey who grew up immersed in Islamic culture and social pressure, carrying a deep internal conflic...

👉 Join The Men Rising Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠⁠⁠⁠ Touch is one of the most essential human needs — and yet most men are profoundly touch deprived. In this episode, I sit down with Kenneth Darby , who has spent over 20 years exploring the world of touch , embodiment, and nervous system health through tantric-style bodywork and somatic practice. What unfolds is on...

What happens when a boy’s brain is shaped by years of dopamine-spiking stimulation before he ever experiences intimacy in real life? In this episode of the global anonymous series, I interview a man from Aruba , raised in a blend of Latino culture, Catholic/Protestant/Christian influence, and a family environment where exposure to adult content began far too young. He shared openly about: 🇦🇼 Growi...

What happens when you grow up in a country where erotic imagery is everywhere… but real conversations about intimacy don’t exist? In this episode, I interview a man from the Netherlands who grew up with soft-core adult content on TV after 10pm, field trips to Amsterdam’s Red Light District, and a culture where sexuality was visible — but never explained. Despite being surrounded by openness, he st...

A conversation with a man raised in the Sikh tradition Most men grow up navigating desire, shame, confusion, and curiosity in total silence. And the silence changes depending on where in the world you come from. In this powerful anonymous episode, I interview a man from Chandigarh, India , raised in a Sikh household, now living in Australia. He shares what it was like to grow up in a culture where...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Betty Martin , author of The Art of Receiving and Giving and creator of The Wheel of Consent — one of the most influential frameworks in the world of intimacy, boundaries, and embodied communication. The Wheel of Consent breaks human interaction into four quadrants — Taking, Serving, Accepting, and Allowing — and reveals the hidden dynamics underneath every mom...

What is Tantra, really? In this episode of Men and Sex , I sit down with Leola Watkins —best-selling author of Sacred Sex Ed , host of the Talk Tantra to Me podcast, and co-creator of Tantra Love and Tantra Transformation Retreats —to explore how conscious sexuality can lead to deep personal freedom and expansion. Leola offers the best definition of Tantra I’ve ever heard. We dive into: 🌀 The fou...