The Better It Gets Podcast

Derek is a seasoned filmmaker, spiritual guide, and men’s work facilitator with a lifelong devotion to personal transformation. Raised across multiple countries and fluent in three languages, he brings a rich global perspective to everything he does. His journey into spirituality began at age 10 through Buddhist meditation and deepened through early plant medicine experiences that profoundly shaped his worldview. With decades of experience in videography, Derek weaves storytelling with soul work, guiding others through the path of divine masculinity, emotional healing, and conscious love. Having walked through his own dark night of the soul and emerged in purpose, he now supports others in navigating transformation with wisdom, presence, and heart. 

What we dive into in this episode: 

• Derek’s life story of how he was brought up
• The power of semen retention 
• The path of the "Pleasure Dom" 
• What it means to be a savage gentleman 
• Sxxual mastery and containment 
• The power of giving as a man 
• The art of polarity 
• How women are turned on by men in their PURPOSE 
• The law of abundance
• Conscious sxxuality/ethics in engaging in this energy with others
• Sex as a sacred act 
• Debunking shame around sxxuality and church trauma 
• Gentleman codes 
• Chivalry is HOT
• The difference between the nice guy and the good guy 
• The gift of giving 
• Masculine containment
• Eros & the CosmoErotic Universe
• The true wisdom of King Solomon
• Why women are sabotaging their desire to be fully claimed 
• The complimentary differences between men and women
• Alchemizing heartbreak and the gift of grief 
• The ineffable power of feeling
• Conscious storytelling through cinema (Derek’s dharma)
• The tower moment that leads to the Dharma 
• Changing and shifting culture through conscious cinema
• The magnetic field of ATX 
• The power of your heart’s desire 
• The power of perception 
• The art of letting go 
• Becoming miracle-minded 
• Attuning to the miracle frequency 
• Art imitating life 
• Being created through our creational process

“A warrior keeps his heart open no matter what” -Derek Smith

Where you can find Derek: 

https://www.instagram.com/shamanic_samurai/

Jordan is a men’s coach, community builder and professional edu-tainer, known for blending brotherhood, authenticity and humor to inspire playful transformation that supports good guys becoming great men.

What we dive into in this episode: 

• From “conscious fuckboy” to devoted husband
• From being judged for educating and being different to being the guy people came to for support and guidance
• Marriage and parenthood
• Stepping into the provider role for the family unit 
• Jordan shares about some tragedies in his life and learning to accept what is 
• A good sex life is good for business/everything
• Devotional polarity/primal partnership 
• The erotic blueprints (how we experience love in the context of sex)
• Expanding your range through your blueprints 
• Having a growth mindset when experiencing polarity and differences in eros
• Why sex is deeply nourishing to the masculine 
• Clearing church shame around sexuality 
• “Sex is supernatural” 
• The power of Sacred Union/Marriage/Monogamy 
• The temple myths of “sacred prostitution” 
• Clearing the shame/distortions of orthodox Christianity
• Cultivating your own living relationship with Higher Power/God
• What Jordan feels is part of the foundational root of shame in the masculine 
• Going from ‘good guy’ to GREAT MAN
• Bringing levity to mens work 
• The power of brotherhood 
• The Pilars of Jordan’s work with men
• Men that “roast” each other are more loyal 
• Why men should not ask their wives for permission, but rather request her blessing
• Archetype of the Holy Whore 
• The power of scheduling sex 
• Ritualizing intimacy 
• The potency of erotic range in the “ALL IN” relationship 
• Devoted couples need other devoted couples as allies & mirrors on this journey 

Where you can find Jordan: 

Website: https://www.instagram.com/jordanbowditch?igsh=MXB6am92eGt1NHFi

IG: https://www.universityofman.com/manmeet

Robyn Chance is a visionary artist whose work bridges the tangible and the unseen, offering collectors more than just visual beauty—her paintings are portals to self-discovery, personal empowerment, and transformation. With a background spanning the performance arts, as a music video dancer and international choreographer, her creations offer the perfect balance of stillness & movement. She blends esoteric wisdom with vibrant, sometimes unexpected hues, evoking a sense of wonder and emotional resonance. A near-death experience in 2006 deepened her artistic purpose, making each piece a strong vessel holding the frequency for healing, expansion and many other inspiring & therapeutic codes.

Rooted in both the jungles & shores of Hawai’i and the vibrant energy of her hometown of Austin, Robyn’s art graces luxury retreat spaces, private collections, and transformational events. Her collectors describe her work as a bridge—between the seen and unseen, the artist and the muse, the temporal self and the infinite. Whether through original paintings, soul portraits, or large-scale commissions, each piece is an investment in beauty, in devotion to raising the vibrational resonance of a space, and in the timeless power of artistic alchemy.

This episode is a total tear-jerker. Well, it most certainly was for Robyn and I...

What we discuss: 

• Everybody is an artist 
• Devotional artistry 
• Authentic creation
• Art as prayer
• Creating the containment for your art to flow
• Allowing yourself to be transformed and transfigured by your art
• Art is a time capsule 
• Getting out of your own way
• Creating art from truth 
• Devotion to the masterpiece
• Faith in the creative process
• Common struggles of female artists 
• Creating rituals to bring your art through
• Why it's not about being "good"
• Activating your inner artist and muse 
• Your art carries special codes 
• ORIGINAL ART GLOWS DIFFERENT
• Neurodivergence in artists and the importance of nervous system regulation 
• The system isn’t built to support artists/no room for creatives in capitalism 
• The challenge of trying to create from survival modes
• “We’re not crazy, we’re just early” -Robyn
• How the masculine and feminine can support each other in this process
• Beautifying our relationship with money 
• Anchoring Venus on Earth 
• Robyn shares a PROFOUND story about her near death experience and how it’s shaped her work in the world and perspective of life and death.
• Your art can change lives and restore yours 

Where you can find Robyn: 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/robynchanceart?igsh=MTZmcjhqcGMzOHI1Ng==

Website: https://robynchance.com/

Behind the scenes IG reel of her prayer piece: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFdZJBtO7y0/

The Vessel Membership (Zoe's virtual monthly membership for women devoted to love, legacy & leadership): https://shop.zoedanecoaching.com/the-vessel/

Kimi Inch is a motivational spanker and renowned expert on intimacy, conscious kink, and unlocking your body’s untapped erotic energy. With over two decades of experience and training from top mentors in Tantra, Conscious Kink, and Sacred Sexuality, Kimi has helped thousands of clients around the world embody their most powerful selves. Featured on prestigious platforms such as The Oprah Winfrey Network, SXSW, Princeton University, and Nightline, Kimi’s goal as a pro-Domme, Trauma-Informed Somatic Therapist, and Sex Positive Edu-tainer is to provide a safe and pleasure-filled space for exploring parts of ourselves that we rarely dare to look at.

Whether you’re seeking pleasure, empowerment, or wholeness within yourself, Kimi’s work is the ultimate in biohacking for unleashing your life-force energy to enrich all parts of your life. Connect with Kimi on her website and Instagram to unlock your full erotic potential and discover a new level of pleasure and self-discovery.

In this episode we dive into: 

The erotic wilderness

Kimi’s journey of becoming g a professional dominatrix 

What constitutes erotic leadership

The conscious Dom as a mirror and a midwife to someone’s truth

Impact play 

Healing distortion and trauma through kink 

Meeting your erotic edge

Reclaiming pleasure as your birthright 

The power of sacred sexuality 

Facing and embracing shame through kink 

The hidden power of s*xual fantasies 

Psychedelic spanking 

An@l play/sex

The power of deeply honoring your desires 

How people eroticize the unmet needs that they had as children

Where you can find Kimi: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimiinch/?hl=en

Website: https://andmorepresents.com/

In this soul-stirring episode, Zoe sits down with Nikki—a true OG in the world of life coaching and medicine woman wisdom. With over 21 years of experience, Nikki shares her powerful healing journey of being diagnosed with celiac disease, losing her period, and reclaiming her health, womb, and wild feminine power.

This conversation travels through lots of juicy & sacred territory: from understanding the body as a divine messenger, to mapping pain as a signal from the universe, to unlocking the orgasmic codes of birth and menstruation. Nikki breaks down the 3 levels our bodies speak to us and reminds us that the deeper we go to the root, the freer we can be.

We also dive into the magic of soulmate union, including Nikki’s jaw-dropping story of marrying her husband just two hours after meeting him—and how their 16-year relationship has become a portal for devotion and purpose. If you’re calling in your beloved, stay tuned for a sweet soulmate practice at the end to activate your love magnetism. 

Nikki speaks to the womb as a gateway, not just for healing ourselves, but for birthing the New Earth through our children. Her work is grounded in a powerful “why”: to create a more loving, conscious future for the generations to come.

This episode is medicine for the women walking the path of embodiment, devotion, and creating a life worthy of their soul’s deepest YES.

Where to find/connect with Nikki:

IG: @nikkijade.xoxo 
Website: www.soulmedicine.com

Today's The Better It Gets Podcast Episode features Leola, Sacred Intimacy Mentor & Muse.

Leola's mission is to inspire others to see an integration of sexuality and spirituality in their relationships with themselves and their partners. She guides individuals and couples in discovering how life-force energy moves in the body; and more importantly, how to harness this inner-power for a pleasure-filled life that begins with our most intimate relationships and extends to our livelihood and our worldview.

We dive into:
♥️ The Mystery Schools of Marriage & Dharma for the Modern Day Prietess
♥️ The Tantra of Entrepreneurship
♥️ Sexuality and Money/Exploring The Taboo
♥️ The Dark and Light Side of Female Sexuality
♥️ Tantra and Money
♥️ Ritualizing Your Life, Your Relationships And Your Work
♥️ Tantric Rituals
♥️ Priestesshood
♥️ Being A Leader Of Love

Where you can find Leola & her offerings:

IG: Talktantratome

Website: www.talktantratome.com

Her book, Sacred Sex ED: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Sex-Ed-...

Chris has a way of cutting through bullsh*t and speaking into truths that shatter paradigms rooted in falsity & distortion— helping you align with authenticity in a way that is bone-chillingly liberating. 🫀 

This man is the real deal. 

In this episode, we dive-into: 

🖤 Shadow integration 
🖤 Men’s work 
🖤 Purpose 
🖤 Parts work/Fragmentation 
🖤 The difference between Shadow Work & Shadow Integration 
🖤 How to meet the needs of fragmented parts 
🖤 How shadow integration saved and radically transformed Chris’s entire life ❤️‍🔥
🖤 The art of Wholeness 
🖤 Soul-level authenticity 
🖤 The nature of self-fulfilling prophecies and the way they keep us in debilitating patterns 
🖤 Money Shadow Integration 
🖤 The ways in which we externalize our our parts
🖤 True Shadow Integration leads to Universal Compassion
🖤 The power of allowing yourself to be misunderstood
🖤 Truth is a matter of mental health (you can not be your healthiest without being connected to truth) 
🖤 Existential Kink 
🖤 The brutality of truth and the power of facing it ⚔️
🖤 Shadow integration in relationship
🖤 Green flags in dating according to Chris 
🖤 What makes men want to change the world for you 

If you are looking to experience massive breakthroughs while cultivating the most harmonious and loving world~ Chris is your guy. 

Where you can find Chris: 

www.operationmoksha.com

IG @operation_moksha

Chris's Free 2 week Shadow Work Course: https://www.operationmoksha.com/free-training-course?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadu-DlQbt3lpLK5TykPCjTeBCPp-R0r_SwAbt8WGLEcq2GoFZegR49Jb14lqw_aem__QTnrHWzEp-GDYB4wEv1Bg

In this solo The Better It Gets Podcast episode with Zoë, she dives into a personal story regarding the initiatory waters of Union, a story seeded with potent codes for the devotional woman's heart. As well as: 

Feminine power, devotion, magnetism and descent. 
Healing with the masculine 
Honoring our unique curriculums 
Fairytale Union 
Crowning him with your love
The mysterious power of love 
The art of SOFT POWER 
Going through initiations with Grace & compassion 
The holistic perspective of relationship
Everything is initiation for Union  
We are in The Mystery School of Life every day 
Inspiring him to take the lead
Provisional magic
Becoming his refuge/solace 
Divine Union with God 
Codes on long-term relationship 
Being obliterated by love 
How to reclaim your abandoned feminine/come how to yourself after your inner-masculine has taken the reigns
The initiatory power of FEMININE SURRENDER 
The gift of your radiant aliveness

You can find Zoë on IG @zoedane or through her website www.zoedanecoaching.com

Happy Samhain!! 🎃🕯️🌹💋

Today, the veil between worlds is thinnest, and in this episode we dive more into exactly what that means and how to ritualize & celebrate it.

In this episode, I am joined by the lovely Arula, to discuss all things dark femininity, sensuality, Samhain, altar curation, owning your magic and (in her words) vocal excavation.

Arula is a vocalist, electronic music producer, DJ, creative coach, music mentor & sound healing facilitator.

She views music & movement as sacred expressions of a universal language; a language that unites and empowers people from all backgrounds.

 As a musician and movement artist she values expression as a path to awakening; a gateway to exploring the different parts of ourselves, the light & the shadow, exploring duality as a path to unity.

 Her songs are encoded in prayers for the earth and for humanity.

Themes of sacred sensuality, earth reverence, collective healing, soil regeneration, and feminine awakening linger in her lyrics.

Her work is often inspired by our collective narrative as well as her own personal journey of connecting deeper to one’s truest self by dropping the false stories that we’ve been told; that by releasing our conditioning we step into a greater place of potential & activation.

Where you can find Arula:
IG- https://www.instagram.com/arula_artistry
Website- https://www.arulamusic.com/

Listen to her music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1EtS8lXtWdbeC6uQbpXkxB?si=SMBxx43wQuGPQAIENbZIiQ

Watch prayerformance to Venus at High Vibe Fest 2024 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5TmXVvPobY

Joshua is an entrepreneur, veteran, filmmaker, and emotional resilience expert. He has spent the last 20 years growing companies and maximizing human potential—while affecting the lives of over 500,000 humans. 

Joshua’s coaching, curriculum, and frameworks are being used to help high achievers, successful entrepreneurs, men, women, first responders, veterans, & those who deal with high stress and trauma. He teaches emotional resilience tools to help people create the emotional freedom they deeply desire in life & relationships. 

What we discuss in this episode: 

• Mother & father wounds
• Healing the nervous system + emotional regulation
• Grief
• The power of masculine presence
• The masculine & feminine's gifts to each other
• What makes women AND men feel safe in relationship
• Facing + befriending your inner-dragon.
• The importance of a man’s mission
• The difference between mothering a man and nurturing him
• The savage man, the nice guy and the high value man 
• Integrated masculinity 
• Ritualizing relationship + regulation (synergy)
• The importance of tonality
• Moving from codependence to interdependence.
• From self to service 
• What defines a High Value Man (& what he is looking for in a partner)

"Men want to be the hero.” - Josh

Where you can find Joshua:
https://www.instagram.com/joshuamichaelwenner/