Heart of Humans

Do you think you know what you want in a relationship?

Lesley Edwards, the Mindful Love Strategist, helps us distinguish what we need versus what we want. She gives us a deep look into what makes feminine energy so attractive and powerful.

Lesley Edwards:

instagram.com/iheartdating

Orgasms, hookup culture, what we value in first dates... we spill the tea.

The culture of dating and sex has changed a LOT in the past decade. We crave connection in a time when we spend most of our lives on devices and when we have made a connection, we don't know how to maintain it. 

Does this sound familiar?

We talk about how fantasy and reality can equally be important in relationships. In this episode, Vlad opens up to share his perspective as a man and what he values in sex.

The Intimate Life is an experimental podcast that will be released every 5th episode. Please send us a message if you'd like to hear us more!

How do we help women get more frequent orgasms? I invited a womb priestess, Amyann, to share her knowledge on how we can connect to our bodies. She helps identify how to release blockages that prevent us from experiencing orgasms. Amyann uses tantric teachings to educate us on the mystery of sexuality and how we can use it to get to know ourselves and deepen our fullest love.

Tune in every other Tuesday for a new episode on Heart of Humans!

2:41 Shame in the feminine and having sexual pleasure
7:22 How trauma affects our body
12:06 Sacred sexuality
14:57 Why you're unable to orgasm
21:09 How partners can support the orgasm
24:29 Connecting to your yoni

Amyann: 
www.god-dess.ca
www.instagram.com/_amyann

How do you face your challenges in relationships?

There are obvious barriers to communication and the host of What Would Amber Do, Amber Howard, is not shy about exposing the experiences that make connection challenging.

I'm honoured to have the wildly authentic Amber Howard speak on how to handle being triggered and what it means to be 100% responsible for your communication.

Today's episode: What Happens When You Let Go Of Control.
Tune in every other Tuesday for a new episode on Heart of Humans!

3:37 Amber's story
8:15 How you feel doesn't invalidate your contribution
13:27 The experience of your results
14:54 Letting go of control
17:17 Shame removes connection, intimacy, and play
21:28 Being 100% responsible for your communication
23:37 Collecting evidence for our mind
26:12 Do-overs in communication
29:21 How to respond when your brain is triggered

Amber Howard:
www.amberhowardinc.com
www.instagram.com/amberhowardinc
www.facebook.com/amberhowardinc

On a scale of 1-10, how well do you handle change?

My interview today with 2x cancer survivor Mina Yun covers how to create changes in your life by building the right support systems. We talk about our resistance to change and detaching from our suffering.

Make sure to tune in every other Tuesday for a new episode on Heart of Humans!

1:32 Why health is Mina's passion
4:42 Discovering breast cancer
8:58 Creating the opportunity for growth
12:25 Resistance as signs of denying oneself of expression or pleasure
17:03 Building your own support system
22:53 Relationship to suffering
24:35 How cancer shaped my intention

Mina Yun: 
https://www.fitgirlacademy.com/
https://www.instagram.com/fitgirlrichgirl/

How do you partner with someone and heal yourself at the same time?

I get vulnerable with how I view my partner watching pornography and I share how I used it to dive deeper into healing myself.

Negotiating boundaries? Easier said than done in practice. Amire Woolfolk and I challenge the way we look at ourselves and our boundaries that are sometimes up for negotiation. This open dialogue will make you look at boundaries and coping mechanisms differently.

Follow Amire to listen to thought-provoking conversations on how we can regain parts of ourselves by questioning our own beliefs. You will not be disappointed.

4:08 What are the signs that healing needs to take place
7:36 How do you handle interruptions
10:14 Being offended by pornography
13:17 Learning what fulfillment is not
15:56 How presumptions block communication
18:40 Co-creating a partnership in healing
19:45 Boundaries with your inner child
22:54 Healing myself vs anyone else
25:41 Impact of pornography on relationships
28:59 How to deal with someone's coping mechanisms
31:20 Removing boundaries
35:30 Why you must own your trauma
37:04 Healing feels like dying
41:59 What happens when we disassociate from love
43:05 Coping mechanisms are distractions

Connect with Amire Woolfolk:
Website: www.comfortfreeconversations.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/comfort_free
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@comfort_free
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ComfortFree
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCNii0FdB-rY58JSTl52I2Wg/

How do you heal from an abusive relationship?

Sometimes it takes a while before we recognize the abusive relationship we have with ourselves. When we don't trust ourselves, we give our agency away. Maria Diaz inspires us with her courage and shares how cancer allowed her to see where she was stopped in her own life. When I think about radical love, I think about Maria Diaz. We talked about her building a relationship with her ex-partner, what people get wrong about healing, and how we can build our own legacy. 

Tune in every other Tuesday for a new episode on Heart of Humans.

1:35 Not believing in herself
5:30 What it means to be a leader in your life
7:02 What not loving yourself looks like
8:26 Facing the person who abused her
12:46 Shame and responsibility
16:19 A new commitment for her family
22:28 The expectations we have around healing
25:19 The benefits of self-love and what it looks like
27:20 How to discover who you are (forgiveness and responsibility)
34:17 Where to connect with Maria

Connect with Maria Diaz:
www.instagram.com/standcoaching
www.facebook.com/standcoaching
stand.mykajabi.com/stand-coaching-program?fbclid=IwAR1Vd1hKbOwVZr6Dqc6ZDfk5w6DtDwRgxIutLWhkcJlSTMKyUK6mpHy27Qo

We are joined by my partner and the love of my life, Vladimir Druts, for a special series on what we call The Intimate Life. This is a series where we kick back and talk off the cuff about what we're learning in our experiences and partnership that makes life so beautifully complicated.

This partnership teaches me a ton about myself, where the challenges we go through fulfill our greatest wishes for each other - to bring more love into our lives and overcome patterns that don't serve us. We candidly open up and discuss when anger is good, when it's not, how to deal with anger in a relationship, and more.

Tune in every other Tuesday for a new episode on Heart of Humans!

3:09 Being triggered by perceived anger
7:53 Autonomic response of triggers and how to handle triggers
9:53 Water stain on the desk
13:42 Where miscommunication happens
16:29 How to disconnect from anger
18:44 When anger is good and when it's not
20:28 How to transform anger
23:08 How Jen's anger manifested in the past
24:40 The aftermath and forgiveness
27:32 Releasing anger
29:31 Anger vs connection
30:53 The toddler in all of us
32:33 What makes a securely attached person

Vladimir Druts
www.instagram.com/vdruts/

How do you create intimacy and openness in the digital world?

I interviewed Topaz Adizes, the creator of The And web series and card game, to hear his methods of preparing exes or strangers to open up candidly in front of a camera. The Emmy award-winning director has captured difficult conversations from thousands of people all around the world and we get to talk about how intimacy is shifting in the digital age, how to achieve more intimacy with the questions we ask, what makes people open up, and more. 

Tune in every other Tuesday for a new episode on Heart of Humans. 

3:31 Journey from filmmaker to digital creator
11:55 Intimacy is shifting because of the digital age
14:28 Our responsibilities in relationships in the digital age
17:51 Challenging conversations have the most payoff
22:03 Asking the best questions so you don't solve the wrong problem
22:38 Questions grew from the pain in childhood
25:16 How to create space for people's opinions
26:13 Intimacy in the Zoom (video) room
28:22 How to use your courage and vulnerability without fearing the consequences
31:34 How he prepares guests to open up and be authentic

You can find The And web series, card game, app and podcast here:
www.theskindeep.com

You can find Topaz Adizes's website here: 
www.topazadizes.com

Do you think you can have more than one partner? Jen interviews Conor McMillen, a father, coach, and influencer with Brittany Taylor on Youtube, to explore the uncertainties of both monogamous and polyamorous relationships.  

Tune in every other Tuesday for a new episode on Heart of Humans.