This week I talk about what women desire from a man in intimacy. I often get this question from men, “what do women actually desire”. It’s often framed from the perspective of, I’d like to have more sex with my partner and I’m not sure how to engage them. I give you one specific practice for men. Men, this episode is mostly for you. Women, listen along. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTa...
Jan 30, 2020•12 min
Stefanos Sifandos has been immersed in deep men’s empowerment work and the exploration of intimate and sacred relationships. Merging the best of eastern and western methodologies and philosophies to promote balance, sacredness and power in life and love. Using integrative techniques and methods, such as neural-empowerment, Shamanic Praxis, holotropic and biodynamic breath work, trauma release and integration, western psychology, Eastern Mysticism and more, Stefanos has created programs, models a...
Jan 27, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 267
Laziness is something we all deal with. It’s the thing holding us back from better routines, sleep, sex, and so much more. But what do we do with laziness? How do we face it? We surrender. This doesn't mean that we let laziness take hold (although that may be what we are already doing). This episode takes a deep dive into overcoming laziness and takes a non-traditional approach that steers clear of the “just get off your ass and do it” personal development mantra. Check out our Facebook Page or ...
Jan 23, 2020•14 min
Michael is a therapist in private practice in Boulder, Colorado. He earned his M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Naropa University with a focus in Transpersonal Psychology. He was a Wilderness Therapy guide for 6 years, leading and facilitating in deep transformational work with teens, adults, and families in the mountains and high desert. He has also worked extensively in the field of addiction and recovery. He is currently involved with a rapidly growing men’s organization called ...
Jan 20, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 266
Is it ok for men to pay for sex? Why do they do it? What drives a man to paying for sex when he is single? Or in a relationship? This mini-episode will dive into the male psyche and unpack some of the main reasons why a man would pay for sex. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Did you enjoy the podcast? If so please leave us a review on Apple Podca...
Jan 16, 2020•21 min
Andrew is a storyteller, adventurer, coach and consciousness disruptor. He's lived through a mass shooting, tied himself to a puma in the Amazon, wingsuit BASE jumped off the Eiger, and spent thousands of hours sitting on a meditation cushion. As a yoga instructor and Director of a climbing gym in Denver, Colorado, Andrew challenges others to push their perceived physical and mental limits. As a speaker and coach, he helps others to overcome their fears and pursue their calling. Andrew's new pod...
Jan 13, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 265
When we let it, denial can be an incredible access point for growth. This episode takes a look at how you can look at denial not as something that takes us further away from our truth, but rather as something that can bring us close to our own sense of wholeness. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Did you enjoy the podcast? If so please leave us a ...
Jan 09, 2020•8 min
Stuart Eisendrath, MD, is the author of When Antidepressants Aren’t Enough and the founding director of the University of California San Francisco Depression Center. A senior clinician and research psychiatrist at UCSF, his lectures on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for University of California TV have been viewed more than 1.5 million times. When Antidepressants Aren't Enough - https://amzn.to/2PqQJAE Connect with Stuart: Website - www.stuarteisendrath.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/stuar...
Jan 06, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 264
Can anger be the key to forgiveness? How can you use anger to get over pain, sadness, or loss? Connor explores this in this week's mini-episode. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Did you enjoy the podcast? If so please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher . It helps our podcast get into the ears of new listeners, which expands the ManTa...
Jan 02, 2020•17 min
Dan is a financial therapist & Business Performance Coach to wellness practitioners and healers. He is the Co-Founder of SoGo, which is a company that inspires and teaches entrepreneurs how to use their business as a force for social good and he is also the Creator of A Course in Conscious Wealth. When he isn't working, he loves to travel and spend time with his wife and daughter. A Course in Conscious Wealth - http://bit.ly/consciouswealth Starts January 11th Connect with Dan Website - www....
Dec 30, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 263
In this episode I do a recap of 2019 and talk about how to start your year off right. There’s a few journaling prompts for you to use and reflect on the year at the end of the episode. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Did you enjoy the podcast? If so please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher . It helps our podcast get into the ears o...
Dec 26, 2019•17 min
I do a little pre-holiday prep. Many of you are heading home for the holidays and facing challenging family dynamics. How do we remain centred in the environment that we grew up in that built some of our dysfunction and reactivity? I give you a few simple strategies that can support you in staying grounded when you’re back with family. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook...
Dec 23, 2019•20 min
What creates psychological flexibility and why is this even important? First, its important because research has shown that moving from being psychologically rigid to flexible is one of the single greatest things we can do for our mental health, success, and fulfillment. But what creates this flexibility? Well, there are 6 pivots, that Dr Steven Hayes has outlined in his ground breaking work on Acceptance and Compassionate therapy, that you can make in your life today that will allow you to be m...
Dec 19, 2019•18 min
Gary John Bishop is the New York Times bestselling author of “Unfuc*k Yourself” and “Stop Doing That Sh*t”. Born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, he moved to the U.S. in 1997. After years of facilitating programs for one of the world’s leading personal development companies, he combined his training in otology and phenomenology with his interest in the philosophies of Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Earl Husserl to produce his own brand of straightforward self-improvement. His no-frill...
Dec 16, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 262
Not all shame is bad. There is healthy shame and toxic shame. I breakdown the difference between the two and how each one shows up in our lives. I also talk about how healthy shame can turn into toxic shame. At the end of the episode I give you some journaling prompts to start working with your shame. Resources mentioned in the episode Healing The Shame That Binds You - John Bradshaw Men’s Weekend - connorbeaton.com/mens-weekend Get The Love You Want - bit.ly/GTLYW2019 Check out our Facebook Pag...
Dec 12, 2019•17 min
Want to improve your sleep? I know I did. So I started doing research on how to improve my sleep and found that one of the fastest ways to do so was through sleep temperature regulation. So, I sought out some tools and resources to learn how to improve the quality, quantity, and comfort of my sleep. That’s when I came across Todd and the work his company is doing to change the way we sleep. This episode dives into the world of sleep and how we can make simple, yet effective changes in our day to...
Dec 09, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 261
After some feedback from the ManTalks community, I share a favroite poem of mine and reflect on its meaning and insight into ones life. If you want to join me on a Men's Weekend. You can check it out and register here - https://connorbeaton.com/mens-weekend/ Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community . Subsc...
Dec 05, 2019•14 min
Joseph Sheehey, a former NASA-contributing aerospace engineer, is now the Co-Founder and CEO of the leading cannabinoid wellness brand, Cured Nutrition — a trailblazing herbal supplement company with a mission of de-stigmatizing cannabidiol and returning human beings to their natural roots. Lo Bondi is a Women’s Trauma Coach and published writer, whose formal background in psychology and wealth of lived experience empowers her to now empower others. Her work focuses on breaking women free from t...
Dec 02, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 260
Maintaining intimacy in a relationship is one of the foundational components to a long, connected, and fulfilling relationship. But how do we check in with our partner and make sure we both feel deeply connected, satisfied, and satiated in our relationship? So many things can get in the way of our intimacy, so my wife, Vienna Pharaon, and I created a simple way to check in with your partner on a regular basis and see where the relationship stands when it comes to the 7 Pillars of Intimacy. In th...
Nov 28, 2019•16 min
Tired of hearing boring conversations about Men’s mental health? Want to hear the stories of 3 very different, but very powerful men who have battled with and learned to lead in this field? This episode focuses on real stories, from real men, about the challenges they faced, and the challenges their fathers faced before them. It is a deep dive into the inner workings of why men are in decline in many aspects, and talks about the real work we as men have in front of us to heal ourselves and our f...
Nov 25, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 259
Why a Man Won't Trust a Woman? Connor cuts right to the main point in any relationship why a Man can find it hard to trust a Woman. Ladies, there are some tips to for you to trust a Man. Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes vis...
Nov 21, 2019•15 min
'Electronic music fans know Justin Boreta as member of The Glitch Mob, a beat-driven electronic group that has been touring for more than a decade. Boreta recently released an ambient album + collab project under the name Superposition, and has worked with Ram Dass and Alan Watts on guided meditations. Connect with Justin Website: boreta.net Intagram: @boreta Twitter: @boreta Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men fro...
Nov 18, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 258
So many people have fears that get in their way from really feeling joy. Your ego may warn you of the changes you'll need to make to who you are to allow you to experience joy more frequently. I talk about the ways in which you can step back into feeling a little bit more joy in your daily life. Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today. Check out our Facebo...
Nov 14, 2019•15 min
Scott Johnston has worked in finance for 35 years. He’s a Yale graduate who has taught classes there. As an undergraduate, he was involved in campus fraternity and social life and self-published The Complete Book of Beer Drinking Games just after graduation. It has gone to sell over a million copies. Before Yale, Johnston went to the Buckley School in New York and to boarding school at Milton Academy. He lives in Bedford, New York with his wife and three children. Campusland: A Novel - https://a...
Nov 11, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 257
In this episode I talk about the concept of letting the femanine win. Not from the standpoint of athletics or intellectual debates or emotional or sexual conversations. This isn’t about placating or dulling yourself down to allow the feminine to win. I’m talking specifically in the realm of conflict. I’ve seen this theme of the masculine getting caught in a cycle of needing to win or be right rather than understanding and listening. *Side note. I don't talk about Masculine as being male and femi...
Nov 07, 2019•13 min
Scott A. Shay is a Co-Founder and Chairman of Signature Bank and a longstanding Jewish community activist. Shay started a Hebrew school, an adult educational program, and chaired several Jewish educational programs. He is the author of Getting our Groove Back: How to Energize American Jewry and has been thinking about religion, reason, and modernity since wondering why his parents sent him to Hebrew school. Scott's second book, In Good Faith: Questioning Religion and Atheism, has been recognized...
Nov 04, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 256
On this mini-episode Connor talks about depression. A topic that a lot of people have reached out about over the past few years, on this mini-episode it's about depression from a philosophical standpoint. Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For...
Oct 31, 2019•27 min
Paul Austin is a social entrepreneur who educates individuals about the responsible and intentional use of psychedelics to catalyze personal transformation. His why is to inspire Western culture's adoption of microdosing as an entry-point to collective transformation. Because of his why, Paul founded two companies in the emerging psychedelic space: The Third Wave and Synthesis. His objective in starting both of these companies was to create accessible touch points for the intentional and respons...
Oct 28, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 255
On this mini-episode, Connor talks about counter striking hopelessness. Because all of us in our life, at some point in our existence will suffer the heavy weight of carrying the heavy weight of hopelessness within our hearts, within our minds and within our soul. Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community ....
Oct 24, 2019•19 min
In this special Question The Rules edition, we take a deep dive into fatherhood. This episode looks at the challenges of modern fatherhood, the impact fathers have, dealing with grief and loss as a father, and challenging conversations with your kids on topics like porn, gender, and more. This episode features Elliot Hulse, John Wineland, and Hector Guadalupe. Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the wor...
Oct 21, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 254
