Shownotes

• Why relational work has the ability to heal things that solo work can’t

• How to be fully present with what’s true in the moment

• Why deeper inquiry into yourself is at the heart of the spiritual journey

• The beautiful thing about disintegration and why it’s so important

• Why hiding your power creates disarray

• Tom’s top advice for connecting with yourself on a deeper level

Bio

From a young age, Tom Slater sought to learn through direct experience, a path that has taken him across the globe, immersing himself in many traditional and indigenous cultures. His quest to understand himself and the life he was experiencing led him to explore the very nature of his existence, often guiding him down challenging paths, including struggles with addiction and depression.

Through this deep exploration, Tom gradually opened up to a more profound connection with his own humanity, confronting the limitations that prevented him from fully feeling and embracing it. His personal journey has taught him invaluable lessons, enabling him to be present with others in a spontaneous and creative way, facilitating their own process of discovery.

Tom’s work, particularly through The Sapience Retreat, focuses on helping individuals integrate all aspects of their being – mental, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual – in a way that fosters a true sense of homecoming, both within themselves and in connection with others. At the heart of his approach is cultivating an open awareness and a deep sense of choice, empowering people to show up more fully and authentically in life.

Learn more about Tom and The Sapience Retreat on his website.

Timestamps

00:00:54 - Guest introduction

00:05:46 - Tom describes what a “meeting” is in his work

00:09:54 - A meeting can be any flavor of energy

00:13:36 - The heart of this work is to have less and less resistance to what’s happening

00:14:07 - Sign up for Layla’s newsletter at LaylaMartin.com

00:16:59 - Relational work has the ability to heal things that solo work can’t

00:18:44 - The various traps humans get caught in

00:20:19 - Why deeper inquiry into yourself is at the heart of the spiritual journey

00:23:01 - Layla summarizes spiral dynamics 

00:26:41 - The beautiful thing about disintegration and why it’s so important

00:29:27 - Discover the VITA™ Sex, Love and Relationship Coaching Certification 

00:31:20 - Layla describes her experience with the beige stage

00:35:10 - Trust and safety only exist in this moment

00:39:51 - The power of unconditional somatic connection

00:40:40 - Layla and Tom drink MOOD SEX MAGIC™

00:43:20 - Layla talks about her “Reclamation in the Red Stage”

00:51:30 - When we hide our power, it can become a force that creates disarray

00:55:23 - Discover MOOD SEX MAGIC

00:58:35 - How to be present with what’s true in the moment

01:01:09 - Layla shares about her entity removal at The Sapience Retreat

01:08:08 - What Tom whispered to Layla’s inner little girl

01:10:55 - Enhance your sensitivity and pleasure inside Crystal Pleasure

01:11:46 - Reach your full pleasure capacity with Men’s Sexual Mastery

01:13:40 - We don’t have to become cosmic starchildren to touch magic

01:17:39 - Just meeting each other as humans is the most advanced thing we can do

01:21:48 - Tom’s top advice for connecting with yourself on a deeper level

01:25:42 - Layla shares about the stuffed animal she used to carry

01:27:46 - Conclusion

Shownotes

• The best and worst sex ideas of 2025

• The one piece of advice Layla would give to everyone

• Why safety is the #1 ingredient for being orgasmic

• The biggest sexual problems people face

• Dr. Emily’s take on why people cheat

• How sex is a multi-layered experience

Bio

Emily Morse is a doctor of human sexuality and host of the award-winning #1 sexuality podcast, “Sex With Emily,” which has been on air for two decades. She’s a MasterClass instructor on sex and communication and the bestselling author of Smart Sex: How to Boost Your Sex IQ & Own Your Pleasure. Emily has been profiled in The New York Times, Forbes and Men’s Health and has been featured by The Today Show, Conan, Entertainment Tonight, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Bustle and others.

Dr. Emily’s mission is to liberate the conversation about sex and pleasure. Her candid conversations challenge cultural taboos, misinformation and awkward sex talks to create a future where people can deeply connect and embrace pleasure-filled lives.

Learn more about Dr. Emily and find her work on her website.

Timestamps

00:00:41 - Guest introduction

00:02:20 - What made you so good at talking about sex

00:04:43 - If you can’t talk about something, then you can’t have an empowering relationship to it

00:10:31 - Sign up for Layla’s newsletter at LaylaMartin.com

00:11:28 - Layla sexts with ChatGPT

00:14:31 - The worst sex ideas of 2025

00:17:42 - Every human is a magical universe

00:20:50 - Layla talks about her dating journey as a single woman

00:26:14 - The one piece of advice Layla would give to everyone

00:26:56 - The key to how Layla healed her unworthiness

00:31:57 - Even the experts are still human

00:33:41 - Discover the VITA™ Sex, Love and Relationship Coaching Certification 

00:36:53 - Layla and Dr. Emily drink MOOD SEX MAGIC™

00:41:36 - Why Layla created MOOD Sexy Supplements

00:43:30 - Dr. Emily shares about her journey with somatic therapy

00:47:28 - Safety is the #1 ingredient for being orgasmic

00:48:20 - Discover MOOD SEX MAGIC

00:49:09 - What are the biggest sexual problems people face 00:54:56 - Do people who don’t practice sacred sexuality experience spirituality during sex? 00:57:30 - The divine is there in every moment, winking at you 00:58:27 - Enhance your sensitivity and pleasure inside ⁠Crystal Pleasure⁠ 00:59:30 - Dr. Emily talks about why people cheat 01:08:31 - Sex is a multi-layered experience 01:13:40 - How ecstasy amplifies your manifesting powers 01:20:07 - Conclusion

Shownotes

• The difference between secure attachment and secure functioning

• Why a deep desire for love is underneath all attachment styles

• How shared purpose in your relationship brings you closer

• Why you have to become a whisperer for your partner

• One of Dr. Tatkin’s top ways to create safety for your partner

• The biggest mistake people make in modern dating

Bio

Dr. Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT is a clinician, author, researcher, PACT developer, co-founder of the PACT Institute and an assistant clinical professor at UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine. He also teaches and supervises family medicine residents at Kaiser Permanente, Woodland Hills, CA.

He maintains a private practice in Southern California and leads PACT programs in

the US and internationally. Dr Tatkin is the author of In Each Other’s Care, We Do, Wired for Love, Your Brain on Love, Relationship Rx, Wired for Dating, What Every Therapist Ought to Know, co-author of Love and War in Intimate Relationships and co-author of Baby Bomb.

Dr. Tatkin received his early training in developmental self and object relations (Masterson Institute), Gestalt, psychodrama, and family systems theory. His private practice specialized for some time in treating adolescents and adults with personality disorders. More recently, his interests turned to psycho-neurobiological theories of human relationship and applying principles of early mother-infant attachment to adult romantic relationships.

Dr. Tatkin was clinical director of Charter Hospital’s intensive outpatient drug and alcohol program and is a former president of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Ventura County chapter. 

He is a veteran member of Allan N. Schore’s study group. He also trained in the Adult Attachment Interview by way of Mary Main and Erik Hesse’s program through UC Berkeley.

Timestamps

00:00:43 - Guest introduction

00:03:58 - The difference between secure attachment and secure functioning

00:06:00 - How to find compassion for an anxious or avoidant

00:09:59 - Sign up for Layla’s newsletter at ⁠LaylaMartin.com⁠

00:11:49 - Layla describes an avoidant’s experience as a baby

00:13:19 - Why a deep desire for love is underneath all attachment styles

00:16:17 - Attachment isn’t personality, it’s memory

00:21:49 - Plan for your devils, not your angels

00:25:43 - How shared purpose in your relationship brings you closer

00:26:54 - Discover the ⁠VITA™ Sex, Love and Relationship Coaching Certification⁠ 

00:33:32 - Dr. Tatkin’s advice for the moments you see your partner as an enemy

00:37:27 - Discover ⁠MOOD™ Sex Magic⁠

00:38:20 - What do you secretly put in front of your relationship?

00:45:48 - Why you have to become a whisperer for your partner

00:46:53 - How to learn to take care of your partner’s nervous system

00:49:14 - Fall in love with your body and unlock outrageous orgasms with ⁠Obliss⁠

00:50:50 - One of Dr. Tatkin’s top ways to create safety for your partner

00:54:05 - Why apologizing can subconsciously feel like weakness

00:57:11 - Dr. Tatkin explains the details of “The Couple Bubble”

01:00:34 - What Dr. Tatkin sees that the happiest long term couples do

01:03:50 - Insecures don’t believe there’s such a thing as fairness and justice

01:05:44 - The biggest mistake people make in modern dating

01:08:07 - Dr. Tatkin celebrates his wife and his relationship

01:11:55 - Secure functioning is very hard but it’s worth it

01:12:00 - Conclusion

Free Guide Shownotes

• Layla’s most powerful manifestation ritual

• Why you have to grieve to step onto a new timeline

• The key to digesting a negative or heavy experience

• How to do Sex Magic in 10-15 minutes

Bio

Layla Martin is a visionary and thought leader who teaches on sexuality, relationships and self-love to people across the globe. 

Her devoted study of Tantra for 20+ years along with her sexuality, neuroscience and human biology studies at Stanford University have informed her unique teaching process and the creation of her proprietary VITA™ Methodology. 

Layla’s programs have taught over 12,500 women, men and non-binary people her method of using breath, sound, movement, meditation and energy awareness to awaken their sexuality and reclaim their power and worthiness.

Layla has shared her work with over 150 million people and 500,000+ subscribers through her YouTube channel and has a weekly email audience of 375,000+ people. Her top-rated podcast, This Tantric Life, has reached over 1.6 million downloads. 

Timestamps

00:00:36 - Introduction

00:01:39 - Why Layla created this manifestation ritual

00:02:44 - What you can use this manifestation ritual for

00:04:39 - Why you have to grieve to step onto a new timeline

00:06:00 - What supercharges this manifestation

00:06:07 - Sign up for Layla’s newsletter at LaylaMartin.com

00:07:25 - To create a new timeline, you have to shift your nervous system

00:10:02 - The grieving ritual

00:12:34 - The key to digesting a negative or heavy experience

00:12:56 - Layla drinks MOOD SEX MAGIC™ Elixir

00:13:24 - The grieving ritual recap

00:13:38 - Layla’s grief ritual music playlist

00:14:40 - Discover the VITA™ Sex, Love and Relationship Coaching Certification 

00:15:39 - The Sex Magic ritual

00:17:19 - Make your Sex Magic as sensorial as possible

00:19:21 - How to do Sex Magic in 10-15 minutes

00:22:45 - Sex Magic is not just magic, it’s working with your erotic power

00:24:22 - Conclusion

Shownotes

• Why the archetype of successful women is often unsuccessful in love

• The hardest thing about keeping things sexy as a mother

• Why rewiring ourselves for healthy love means being available to be chosen

• How the feminine archetypes impact dating and relationships

• Why we choose the love that feels comfortable to us, even if it hurts us

• Mel’s best advice for anyone who is worried about dying alone

Bio

Mel Wells is a world-renowned 7-figure love and leadership mentor for successful female entrepreneurs. She empowers women to create the love lives and intimacy they deeply crave by fully understanding and embodying their feminine power, unlocking their wild magnetism and irresistible energy. Mel also mentors ambitious, spiritually driven women to scale their businesses by harnessing the power of their feminine energy and unique superpowers. Through her work, Mel helps women thrive in both love and leadership, embodying their most authentic and radiant selves.

Timestamps

00:01:33 - Guest introduction

00:04:29 - The archetype of successful women is often unsuccessful in love

00:07:34 - Why we think of feminine energy as less powerful

00:08:04 - Sign up for Layla’s newsletter at LaylaMartin.com

00:09:56 - Mel shares about the relationship that sent her into a deep portal of reflection

00:13:22 - If his energy isn’t pursuing you, he’s disqualified

00:16:32 - Discover MOOD™ Sex Magic

00:17:16 - Mel and Layla drink MOOD SEX MAGIC

00:20:25 - Men go after what they want

00:21:38 - If he’s not moving towards you, it’s not your job to figure it out

00:25:47 - Rewiring ourselves for healthy love means being available to be chosen

00:26:02 - Unlock your deepest passion inside The Tantric Mastermind for Couples

00:28:34 - We choose the love that feels comfortable to us, even if it hurts us

00:31:40 - Mel explains the feminine archetypes and how they impact dating

00:35:33 - Why it’s important to listen deeply to your universal path

00:39:23 - Fall in love with your body and unlock outrageous orgasms with Obliss

00:43:04 - Finding delight in wherever you are on your dating journey

00:46:40 - Never discount the possibility of being fully chosen at every stage in your life

00:48:19 - You can be a female entrepreneur AND be filled with life and magic

00:51:10 - Discover the VITA™ Sex, Love and Relationship Coaching Certification 

00:54:18 - When you mother your partner, he will show up as a child

00:54:54 - The hardest thing about keeping things sexy as a mother

00:57:46 - Mel’s advice for anyone who is worried about dying alone

01:00:47 - A practice for switching from the Huntress archetype to the Queen

01:02:01 - A practice for shifting from the Mother archetype to the Lover

01:03:27 - Conclusion

Shownotes

• The story behind the quasi-cheating incident that ended the relationship

• Why Ryan and Layla’s first kiss went horribly wrong

• How to take full responsibility for your actions and impact on others

• Why Ryan showed up at the Stanford campus in a full-on chicken costume

• How radical love is different than self-sacrificing

• What Ryan and Layla learned from opening their relationship

Bio

Ryan Cheney is a therapist, seeker, and guide devoted to the process of inner transformation. Based in Austin, TX, he works with individuals and couples to uncover what stands in the way of lasting change – and how to meet those blocks with presence, compassion, and courage. His work is deeply rooted in Internal Family Systems and a profound curiosity about how people evolve.

Before turning his focus inward, Ryan was the founder of Raaka Chocolate, a Brooklyn-based bean-to-bar company built on transparency and ethical sourcing. But his truest calling lies in the inner landscapes: the quiet, tender spaces where real healing happens. His path has been shaped by deep inquiry, spiritual practice, and a love for the moments when people reconnect with the truth of who they are.

Ryan believes transformation doesn’t have to be a battle – it can be a remembering. He’s most alive when exploring the alchemy of change, the courage it requires, and the unexpected grace that can come when we stop striving and start listening.

Timestamps

00:01:16 - Guest introduction

00:06:02 - Ryan shares how he and Layla met

00:07:35 - Going from small and scared to big and free

00:07:59 - Where Layla was at in her life when she met Ryan

00:11:48 - Where Ryan was at in his life when he met Layla

00:12:31 - Sign up for Layla’s newsletter at LaylaMartin.com

00:13:11 - Friendship turns into strong attraction

00:13:47 - Ryan describes he and Layla’s first kiss

00:16:20 - Why the sex didn’t initially work for Ryan

00:19:33 - Ryan learned to hold all parts of Layla

00:21:11 - Layla’s first experience with somatic therapy

00:23:00 - Layla credits Ryan for being deeply present for her healing journey

00:24:33 - Unlock your deepest passion inside The Tantric Mastermind for Couples

00:26:00 - Layla’s desire to find the real Tantra

00:27:19 - Ryan and Layla gave each other spiritual names

00:34:05 - Layla and Ryan discuss their experience with sexual healing

00:39:01 - Why we have to take full responsibility for our actions and impact on others

00:41:48 - How to be present with intensity and pain

00:41:57 - Discover MOOD™ Sex Magic

00:42:55 - Ryan and Layla drink MOOD SEX MAGIC

00:45:57 - The feedback Layla gave Ryan as their relationship ended

00:48:17 - Layla healed and opened her sexuality before healing and opening her heart

00:51:15 - Ryan shares what he learned from the end of the relationship

00:54:55 - Layla shares one of her favorite stories about Ryan

00:56:08 - How radical love is different than self-sacrificing

01:02:18 - Discover your most masculine confidence and presence with Men’s Sexual Mastery

01:03:59 - Layla and Ryan share their experience with an open relationship

01:09:10 - Ryan shares what signaled the end for him

01:17:38 - What Layla learned from the end of the relationship

01:19:20 - What Ryan learned from the relationship

01:21:08 - One of the saddest parts of trauma

01:24:32 - Ryan’s favorite parts of Layla from their relationship

01:27:41 - Conclusion

Shownotes

• What Eva learned through menopause that she wishes she had known

• The science behind body changes in perimenopause and menopause

• Some of the key practices Eva recommends for midlife

• How meditation supports perimenopause and menopause

• How Eva’s needs with men and relationships changed through menopause

• Why Eva calls Kali the Patron Goddess of Menopause

Bio

Eva Clay is an acclaimed sexologist, psychotherapist and professional troublemaker whose mission is to illuminate the ménage-a-trois of soul, sex and science.  She's helped thousands of people unlock their innate potential for pleasure, and as a former professor of neuroscience, she bodaciously reminds us that smart is sexy.  As a practitioner of sexual tantra for 13 years, her work is an elegant marriage of the profound and the playful - and she has a particular passion for elevating women in their midlife portal to enjoy the most wildly succulent phase of their lives.

See www.EvaClay.com 

Timestamps

00:01:00 - Guest introduction

00:04:02 - Eva shares the story of her first hot flash

00:06:20 - The medical model around perimenopause and menopause

00:07:59 - What Eva learned through menopause that she wishes she had known

00:09:19 - Sign up for Layla’s newsletter at LaylaMartin.com

00:11:00 - What we offer the world when we’re in menopause fundamentally shifts

00:14:49 - The science behind body changes in perimenopause and menopause

00:17:38 - Why women who prioritize pleasure have a more easeful menopausal process

00:19:44 - The mindset that allowed Eva to have lovers in perimenopause

00:21:47 - Some of the key practices Eva recommends for midlife

00:24:46 - How meditation supports perimenopause and menopause

00:25:56 - Discover MOOD™ Sex Magic

00:26:39 - Unlock your deepest passion inside The Tantric Mastermind for Couples

00:29:03 - Eva shares her love story

00:32:21 - Eva and Layla drink MOOD SEX MAGIC

00:33:52 - How ketamine helped Eva move into a deeper state of body acceptance

00:35:38 - How Eva’s needs with men and relationships changed through menopause

00:38:23 - Eva’s experience with hormones

00:39:34 - Why Eva calls Kali the Patron Goddess of Menopause

00:40:31 - Fall in love with your body and unlock outrageous orgasms with Obliss

00:42:15 - Why it’s never too late to start these practices

00:46:00 - Menopause isn’t about how you look, it’s about how you feel

00:47:28 - Enhance your sensitivity and pleasure inside Crystal Pleasure

00:50:16 - Menopause: you are in full bloom

00:51:03 - Conclusion

Shownotes

• Exactly what Internal Family Systems therapy is

• The actual mechanism that creates the most profound level of healing

• Psychedelics as a loving catalyst to know ourselves more

• The truth about psychedelic stigma

• Why it’s important to prepare your set and setting with psychedelics

• The difference between doses of psilocybin

Bio

Nick Brüss, EdD, LMFT, is a leading licensed psychedelic therapist, researcher and educator who is passionate about inspiring and helping people heal, grow and live creative lives. He’s pioneering treatments and programs that harness the synergistic power of combining psychedelic medicine with cutting edge therapy and coaching. 

Dr. Brüss was a clinical researcher and supervisor on the ground breaking FDA Phase III clinical trial of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD sponsored by MAPS, and is currently a lead therapist on the Phase III Psilocybin therapy study for Treatment Resistant Depression sponsored by Compass Pathways. 

In private practice, he specializes in concierge ketamine-assisted and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. He trains nationally and speaks internationally on psychedelic-assisted therapy safety and efficacy, and is a co-founder of the Psychedelic Coalition for Health, a psychedelic medicine education and training platform. 

Dr. Brüss is also a Certified Mindfulness Facilitator through UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, and a certified teacher of both Mindful Self-Compassion, and the Compassion Cultivation Training through the Center for Compassion, Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Find more about Dr. Brüss’ work at www.apracticeoffreedom.com and connect with him on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Timestamps

00:01:14 - Guest introduction

00:02:20 - How Layla and Dr. Brüss originally connected

00:04:51 - Sign up for Layla’s newsletter at LaylaMartin.com

00:06:51 - The first time Layla experienced her own somatic avoidance

00:11:14 - Humans are so beautiful when they don’t have so much pain

00:13:52 - Dr. Brüss explains what Internal Family Systems therapy is

00:19:24 - Unlock your deepest passion inside The Tantric Mastermind for Couples

00:20:06 - Discover your most masculine confidence and presence with Men’s Sexual Mastery

00:21:12 - Dr. Brüss introduces listeners to MAPS

00:24:36 - The actual mechanism that creates this profound level of healing

00:27:19 - Layla shares about her experiences with MDMA

00:30:43 - How IFS integrates with felt-sense experience

00:32:30 - How intellectually “getting” something isn’t the same as being “in” it

00:36:33 - We don’t realize how much power we actually have

00:38:44 - Discover MOOD™ Sex Magic

00:42:48 - How psychedelics can be a loving catalyst to know ourselves more

00:44:28 - Layla shares her experience with psychedelics

00:47:22 - Dr. Brüss and Layla drink MOOD Sex Magic

00:55:28 - Psychedelic stigma was intentionally created

00:57:02 - The war on disconnection

00:57:27 - Enhance your sensitivity and pleasure inside Crystal Pleasure

00:59:15 - Why it’s important to prepare your set and setting with psychedelics

01:04:33 - Dr. Brüss shares about his first psychedelic experience

01:07:24 - The difference between doses of psilocybin

01:12:06 - How different psychedelics work on different situations

01:19:53 - Conclusion

Shownotes

• What people misunderstand about the feminine

• How to surrender into letting life be good

• What sexual surrender looks like in a partnership

• Why men are attracted to different life force energies in women

• Keys to navigating your partner’s triggers with compassion

• What it truly means for a man to be present sexually

• How submission is different than surrender

Bio

Nina Lombardo is a teacher and mentor for women, specializing in conscious intimacy, polarity and sacred feminine practice. She supports women and couples in embodying their deepest spiritual-sexual expressions, allowing them to experience the union they crave with life, their lovers and the divine. The depth of her work is informed through her devotion to her inner practice, over 15 years of training and studies in the realms of healing, embodiment, feminine spirituality and sacred sexuality, her long-term intimate partnership and more than a decade of facilitating thousands of one-on-one client sessions, in-person retreats and online programs.

Learn more about Nina’s powerful work at her website.

Timestamps

00:01:08 - Introduction

00:02:34 - What people misunderstand about the feminine

00:05:54 - How do I show up when life is pulsating through me?

00:08:47 - The beauty of connecting to your feminine essence on a deeper level

00:10:51 - Sign up for Layla’s newsletter at LaylaMartin.com

00:11:29 - What exactly is surrender?

00:14:40 - How to surrender into letting life be good

00:17:12 - What sexual surrender looks like in a partnership

00:21:15 - Manifest your deepest desires using my free Sex Magic Practice

00:23:58 - Men are attracted to different life force energies in women

00:25:18 - Keys to navigating your partner’s triggers with compassion

00:32:42 - All humans thrive in appreciation

00:34:18 - Unlock outrageous pleasure and self-love inside Crystal Pleasure 

00:36:55 - How do you transform tension into surrender during sex?

00:40:05 - What it truly means for a man to be present sexually

00:43:37 - Nina and Layla drink MOOD SEX MAGIC™

00:49:16 - How to experience longing as the fullness of life

00:53:10 - Unlock your deepest passion inside The Tantric Mastermind for Couples

00:54:01 - How submission is different than surrender

00:57:17 - The difference between active submission and passive submission

00:58:47 - Nina shares a practice for single women to soften into their pleasure

00:59:19 - Nina shares a practice for couples to intentionally cultivate polarity and deeper intimacy

1:00:00 - Conclusion

Shownotes

• The science behind nervous system imprinting in childhood

• The importance of going through both concealing and revealing cycles in life

• How Layla knew there was something inside her worth fighting for

• The power of turning your pain into medicine

• Exactly what led Layla to the Tantric path

• How to break free from the story that we have to be special to be worthy

• Why the theory of Tantra is nothing compared to the actual practices

Bio

Layla Martin:

Layla Martin is a visionary and thought leader who teaches on sexuality, relationships and self-love to people across the globe. 

Her devoted study of Tantra for 20+ years along with her sexuality, neuroscience and human biology studies at Stanford University have informed her unique teaching process and the creation of her proprietary VITA™ Methodology. 

Layla’s programs have taught over 12,500 women, men and non-binary people her method of using breath, sound, movement, meditation and energy awareness to awaken their sexuality and reclaim their power and worthiness.

Layla has shared her work with over 150 million people and 500,000+ subscribers through her YouTube channel and has a weekly email audience of 375,000+ people. Her top-rated podcast, This Tantric Life, has reached over 1.3 million downloads. 

Jess Magic:

Jess Magic is a “heARTist”, a soul-stirring songstress, a ceremonialist and a muse for today’s generation of visionary leaders and change-makers.

As a transformational facilitator and musical storyteller, Jess creates compelling invitations for people to interact with life from an open heart. In a world where so many are longing for deeper levels of connection, authentic expression and intimacy, Jess uses her humor, music, movement practices and storytelling to effectively weave a "spell" of love and connection that reveals relatable aspects of the human experience that penetrate and crack open the hearts of those who are touched by her presence.

Jess weaves together like-minded communities from San Francisco to Bali and beyond, offering her virtual Free Your Voice programs, Permission retreats, Gospel of Love Brunches and Soul Salons.

Her work has been seen in The New York Times and The London Sunday Times and has supported thousands of men and women from all walks of life in overcoming the shame, fear, and self-judgment that have inhibited their ability to discover, experience and express their feelings, their creative expression and their capacity to create intimacy with themselves and others. Her signature saying is “We don’t sing to be good. We sing to be free." 

Learn more about Jess’ work on her website.

Timestamps

00:01:08 - Introduction

00:02:55 - Layla shares about her relationship with her father

00:06:39 - Your early years are when your nervous system is imprinted the most

00:09:24 - Layla explores her early relationship with her body

00:11:21 - Sign up for Layla’s newsletter at LaylaMartin.com

00:12:38 - How Layla knew there was something inside her worth fighting for

00:15:22 - Turning your pain into medicine

00:19:13 - The decision Layla made as a result of her early sexual experiences

00:21:34 - What Tantra means to Layla

00:22:43 - Unlock your deepest passion inside The Tantric Mastermind for Couples

00:26:44 - What led Layla to the Tantric path

00:29:00 - Layla shares the story of her Om tattoo

00:38:25 - The world we’re creating is a reflection of our consciousness

00:39:40 - It’s a human right to heal your pain

00:39:53 - Light up your body and sex life with MOOD SEX MAGIC™

00:42:39 - Layla explores the role of the Priestess Temple in modern day

00:48:22 - The importance of rebuilding sacred spaces

00:53:08 - Can you heal so deeply you can eventually feel grateful for your pain?

00:54:21 - Discover your sexual and relational potential inside VITA™ Sacred Sexuality

00:56:37 - What Layla sees as the path forward toward healing

01:02:19 - We’re all in a process of remembering

01:05:10 - The story we’ve internalized that that we have to be special to be worthy

01:09:03 - Your heartistry is not a vocation, it’s about a vibration

01:12:31 - The theory of Tantra is nothing compared to the actual practices

01:16:18 - Conclusion