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Jeremie Lotemo – Navigating America, Masculinity, And Partnership

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Talking points: transition, moving from the Congo to America, equality, masculinity, and relationships.

This was a phenomenal conversation. Full stop. Jeremie and I cover a lot of ground, and I’m grateful to have his insight and perspective on men’s work. It’s nuanced, clear, and deeply authentic.

Jeremie Lotemo is a transformation coach helping clients create lasting change by examining the stories and beliefs that influence them on an unconscious level. He works to help them reestablish safety in the body in order to recognize these beliefs and release them completely.

Before becoming a coach, Jeremie was an account manager for one of the fastest-growing marketing agencies in Atlanta, eventually developing his own agency. For years, he helped clients use advertising to influence the behavior of their customers. This led him to analyze how much of his own life, choices, and ambitions were a product of someone else’s story.

He left advertising and now uses his skills to help others write a story that’s entirely their own.

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Should You Masturbate While In A Relationship?

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Title says it all, folks. I get asked this question a lot. Like…a lot, a lot. But the answer isn’t as simple as yes or no, obviously. It’s a little more subtle, and requires asking a few deeper questions.

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Humble The Poet – What Is Love?

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Baby don’t hurt me for the cheesy (but very appropriate) title. You’ll just have to listen in.

Talking points: love, family, growing up as an immigrant, community, vulnerability, business, self-love vs self-respect vs self-esteem

Huge honor to sit down with Humble the Poet last month. This was a fascinating and engaging conversation. I deeply appreciate his creative, spiritual, and energetic approach to one of biggest human questions: what is love, really?

Kanwer Singh aka Humble The Poet is a Toronto-bred MC/Spoken word artist with an aura that embodies the diversity and resiliency of one of the world’s most unique cities.

With tattoos, beard, head wrap, and a silly smile, Humble commands attention. He stimulates audiences with ideas that challenge conventional wisdom and go against the grain, with dynamic live sets that shake conventions and minds at the same time. 

Humble’s distinctive style and point of view have also been featured on popular television program CBC’s Canada Reads, and took home top prize. He was also featured in Apple’s first Canadian ad spot for their #ShotOnIphone campaign. Humble’s latest EP titled Righteous/Ratchet features the first single H.A.I.R, a celebration of women of all shapes, sizes, hair, and walks of life. His self-directed video for H.A.I.R has amassed almost 2 million views since its release. The video features YouTube sensation and longtime collaborator Lilly Singh.

Humble’s first book, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life, was published through Indigo Press in October 2017. It became a Heather’s Pick and has stayed on the Globe & Mail Bestsellers list since its release. Unlearn was re-released with Harper Collins Publishing in April 2019. Humble’s next book: Things No One Else Can Teach Us was released in the fall of 2019. 

His latest book is titled HOW TO BE LOVE(d): Simple Truths For Going Easier On Yourself, Embracing Imperfection & Loving Your Way To A Better Life. Humble offers insightful stories from his own deeply personal experience with love and down-to-earth advice on the most important lesson he’s ever learned: love isn’t found or earned, it’s realized.

Connect with Humble

-Website: https://www.humblethepoet.com/

-New Book: https://bit.ly/3GsmSlT

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humblethepoet/

-Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/humblethepoet

-YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IzAJtt

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Ryan Michler – What Is Masculinity And Why It Matters

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Ryan was one of the very first guests I had on the show, so this has been a long overdue conversation! As per the title, this is a simple but charged interview; we dig deep into Ryan’s take on the question “what is masculinity?”

Ryan Michler is a husband, father, Iraqi Combat Veteran, and the Founder of Order of Man. Ryan grew up without a permanent father figure and has seen first-hand how a lack of strong, ambitious, self-sufficient men has impacted society today. He believes many of the world’s most complicated problems could be solved if men everywhere learned how to be better husbands, fathers, businessmen, and community leaders.

It has now become his life’s mission to help men across the planet step more fully into their roles as protectors, providers, and presiders over themselves, their families, their businesses, and their communities. You can find him blogging and podcasting at Order of Man where he is working to help men become all they were meant to be.

Connect with Ryan

-Website: https://www.orderofman.com/

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanmichler/

-Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanmichler

-Book: The Masculinity Manifesto: https://amzn.to/3jJcmiE

-Book: Sovereignty: https://amzn.to/3G6zwqQ

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Getting Your Needs Met

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Let’s make this one short and sweet. I’ve found in my years of working with men that many will very, very quickly start neglecting their own needs and desires in order to fulfill someone else’s. And there’s nothing inherently wrong with that IF (and only if) there’s balance. Listen in.

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Kyle Creek – On Depression, Social Media, And Entering Into Fatherhood

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Ladies and gentlemen, Kyle Creek, aka The Captain. When I first came across this man’s work, I greatly admired his amazing ability to get straight to the point. I’ve wanted to have him on the show ever since. This is a wide-ranging, honest conversation on fatherhood, depression, how social media affects our individuality, and so much more. 

Also, I’m going to share his website bio here unedited because it’s…well, it’s just fantastic.

“As a kid, I wanted to be a cowboy. Then, my mom bought me a skateboard and I got on with my life. In college, I decided copywriting was the career move for me and, for the last decade, I’ve held a variety of creative positions both in-house and within agency settings. I’ve also published five books, spoken at events around the country, and educated the masses about shark dating as the host of “Shark Sex 101” for Discovery Channel’s ever-popular Shark Week series.

My work has had its share of recognition — but nothing will ever mean as much to me as the “2016 AAF People’s Choice Show Winner” award that I received for tattooing a former employer’s face on my ass as part of a charity auction.

My only regret in life is being just a grammar gunslinger and not an actual cowboy. I don’t even own a horse.”

Connect with Kyle

-Website: https://www.kylecreek.com/

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sgrstk/

-Twitter: https://twitter.com/sgrstk

 

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The One Question I’d Ask On A Date

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A member of the ManTalks Alliance asked me this question: what’s a big question you’d ask a woman on a first or second date? Well, here it is. Listen through to the end for the big picture.

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Britt Frank – Motivation, Anxiety, And The Science Of Stuck

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This. Was. So enjoyable. Britt has a gift for cutting through to the heart of seemingly complex topics. Her book, The Science of Stuck, resonated with me in the best way, so I had to have her on the show. We cover a lot, but mainly where to begin working with anxiety, motivation, and feeling stuck—things I think every one of us has experienced on some level.

Born and raised in NY, Britt struggled for more than two decades with chemical/behavioral addictions, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, OCD, trichotillomania, crazy-making relationships, and complex PTSD.  After finding her way out of that mess (with a lot of help and a brief stint in a religious cult), Britt changed careers, went back to graduate school, and became a therapist. 

Britt received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her master’s degree from the University of Kansas. She is a licensed psychotherapist and trauma expert who is trained in IFS (Internal Family Systems) and SE (Somatic Experiencing). In addition to her private practice, Britt is also a speaker and an award-winning adjunct instructor at the University of Kansas, where she’s taught classes on ethics, addiction, and clinical social work. 

Connect with Britt

-Website: https://www.scienceofstuck.com/

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brittfrank/

-Book: The Science of Stuck: https://amzn.to/3um4iqb

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Can A Relationship Be Repaired After Infidelity?

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My opinion is yes, but it’s NOT easy. Most (if not all) of us will experience some form of infidelity or betrayal over the course of our relationship history. Shouldn’t we pay more attention to even the possibility of repair, as well as learn ways of repairing effectively?

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What Every Man Should Know About Sex

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Specifically, about how his nervous system handles sex.

Continuing on the theme this week—first Dr. Laurie Watson and now my own work. I’ve asked this question at men’s weekends, in coachings, and the answer almost always surprises me. A lot of men know the very, very basics of arousal in their own bodies, but that’s…it. Let’s change that.

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Dr. Laurie Watson – How To Ask For Sex, Sexless Marriages, And How To Keep Things Vibrant

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Sex is where so many couples’ abilities to communicate, be vulnerable, be expressive, and navigate each other’s needs gets tested. Now, this can be a great thing—it can also be where things fall apart.

This week, I sat down with Dr. Laurie Watson to get her insight on some of the bigger challenges men and couples face sexually: sexless marriages, expressing your desires effectively, and the straight-up differences in how men and women approach sex. This was a thoroughly enjoyable conversation, so if you’re with a partner, I hope you listen together and maybe open up some dialogue!

Laurie Watson, Ph.D., MA, LMFT, LCMHC, Director of Awakenings, certified sex therapist, certified EFT therapist, certified addictions specialist from IICS, has thirty years of experience working with couples and individuals about love and sex. Laurie says, “I’ve never seen a couple who I didn’t feel hope for about their healing and happiness.”

Laurie is the host of the popular podcast, FOREPLAY RADIO, ranked in the top 10 on iTunes under Sexuality. Laurie authored her first book Wanting Sex Again—How to Rediscover Desire and Heal a Sexless Marriage in December 2012. 

She’s a popular blogger, with over 15 million reads between her WebMD blog and Psychology Today Online. Laurie also lectures physician residents, PAs, and PTs at Duke’s and UNC Chapel Hill’s medical schools on sexual function and dysfunction. 

She has been published or quoted in almost every nationally popular media resource including the New York Times, Buzzfeed, HuffPo, WebMD, Glamour, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, etc. A popular media figure, she has appeared on the Katie Couric Show and  Vogue Weddings and is regularly on radio and television in Raleigh and Greensboro.

Director/owner of Awakenings, Counseling for Couples and Sexuality, Laurie supervises 11 clinicians in both Raleigh and Greensboro. 

Connect with Laurie

-Website: https://lauriewatson.com/

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurieWatson.CouplesTherapy/

-Podcast: Foreplay Radio: https://www.foreplayrst.com/

Did you enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the self-leadership they’re looking for.

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Men’s Work Session – The Weight Of A Parent’s Depression

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We all know intellectually that more than genetics gets passed down. Behaviors, opinions, and traumas can get transferred too. How it manifests, though, can be very different for every individual.

In this anonymous men’s work session, my guest and I work with the weight of a parent’s past trauma. For the parent, it was depression and rejection of her partner’s affection, but for my guest, it’s become something different. Listen in.

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