Podcast Episodes

[Ep. 312] How This Blue Collar Carpenter Became An Embodied Man w/ Colin Safranek

Colin is our fourth and final small group facilitator for the Embodied Masculinity program starting January 6th 2026. His journey to somatics, and Lu…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

[Ep. 311] How S*x Apps Affect The Gay Community And Men

Do YOU know any gay men in long term relationships who aren’t hooking up on sex apps? 

Al Romano, Naveed Heydari, Tim Paula, and Rio Allen join Luis f…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

[Ep. 311] How S*x Apps Affect The Gay Community And Men

Al Romano, Tim Paula, Rio Allen, and Naveed join Luis for a collaborative conversation about sex apps in the gay community, and what men really want.…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

[Ep. 310] "They Called Me Gay Just For Singing" Why Men Shut Down & Isolate w/ Steven Rasovsky

2025 and it's still fringe as f*ck for men to do somatic work. Why? Because men are conditioned to suppress the parts of themselves that are tender a…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

[Ep. 309] Share This With A Man You Know: How P*rn Affects Their Relationships

Our boys, too often, grow up using porn as a formulaic way to self soothe. They experience the dopamine rush, stimulation and sexual gratification in…

10 months ago

[Ep. 308] "He Called Me A F*ggot For Wearing Striped Socks"... How One Man Reclaimed His Masculinity From Toxic Modeling w/ Atarah Valentine

Atarah Valentine joins Luis on the podcast today. They warm up talking about how we can practice self hatred, and we can practice gratitude. It's all…

10 months ago

[Ep. 307] Mystic Nomad: A Woman’s Wild Journey to True Connection w/ Annette Knopp

On today's episode, Luis is joined by Annette Knopp - meditation teacher, somatic educator, nature mystic, and author - to discuss her newly released…

10 months, 1 week ago

[Ep. 306] When Men Don't Have To Hold It All Themselves w/ Zach Kalatsky

Meet Zach Kalatsky, a mentor for the Embodied Masculinity 6 months slow group, as well as a member of the HLN retreat team. He joins Luis today for a…

10 months, 1 week ago

[Ep. 305] Why Men Don't Practice Somatics

Somatics is naturally an inward focused practice involving the noticing of internal feelings and sensations, something that sociatally, in America at…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

[Ep. 304] The 2nd Puberty & Embodying Masculinity w/ Naveed Heydari

Naveed and Luis connect over their work in the 6 month Embodied Masculinity Slow Group, a vulnerable, male only, space. Often boys traverse the trans…

10 months, 2 weeks ago