When life hands you lemons, you go camping, even if you didn’t think you liked camping. Inspired by his journey of recovering from divorce and an abusive relationship, Author Upton Rand shares how he found peace and a path forward even when his life was at it’s darkest moments. In his books, Upton blends humor...
Sex, pleasure, gay men. How do we find the pathway to enhance our sex and pleasure while letting go of the shame of growing up gay? First and foremost we embrace that we deserve to be gay men and experience pleasure. Helping us unpack the journey to pleasure is Dr. Israel Martinez with his new...
It’s time to break the stigma and reframe the narrative around gay sex workers. When we realize it is legitimate work, we create a safe space for respect, dignity, and safety for those in the industry. Today’s episode with gay sex worker and legal expert – Matthew Roberts, challenges outdated taboos, promotes understanding, and showcases...
Trauma has impacted us deeply—especially here in the U.S., where the 2024 election brought new waves of confusion and fear for us as gay men. How do we heal from these experiences? Where do we find the strength to move forward? In this episode, I’m joined by fellow life coach and podcaster Wil Fisher to...
In life, we’re all playing the role’s of Master and Slave. Don’t cringe. It’s true! You’re the master of your destiny or a slave to everyone else’s expectations. You’re the slave to your job, or the master of finding balance between work and life. You’re the slave to your fetishes, or the master of them....
To be queer is an affirming move. Yet, it takes a lot of coming to terms with our queer selves and knowing how to hold ourselves in our highest self-esteem. Whether it is about being sex positive, owning your non-monogamy, or simply affirming your way of being the LGBTQ+ space as a Christ believer, you...
It’s November 1st. 5 Days before the most consequential election in U.S. history in my lifetime. To be honest, I’m nervous and concerned, but I am also a believer in that whatever happens our LGBTQ+ community will rise to the occasion. It’s time to walk in the footprints of all those beautiful ancestral colors of...
Ah. The pursuit of love. We all want it, whether it is for a lifetime or point in time. Yet, as gay men we often lose our minds and ourselves in the pursuit of love with another man and then we wonder WTF! We’re did I go wrong, why is this happening to me, blah,...
It’s a charged world these days. From politics to religion. Even in our own gay world. It seems that from the apps to even in person meetings, we throw shade at each other without exercising empathy and understanding. Yet what happens when you to take a second look? When we slow down and exercise empathy...
It’s National Coming Out Day. A day we celebrate coming out and being our authentic self. Today is also a day that I am calling all gay men, LGBTQ+ individuals, and allies to come out and vote as if your rights depend on it – because they do. I’m passionate about supporting people coming out...
Fact: We’re all sexual beings. Fact: That doesn’t mean we all approach sex and our sexual fantasies the same way. Fact: Just because you are a gay or bisexual man, doesn’t mean how you do sex and own your sexuality has to fit into a societal expectation box. Instead, heed the calling from KK Homme...
For most men, especially many gay men, the size of their penis is directly related to their confidence. Whether it be the length or girth, many gay men allow there manhood to rule their world. No judgment, just speaking the truth. If you are a guy who struggles to love your penis, in a healthy...
Gay men. They are all about sex, raunchy sex, and lust. Wait, hold that thought. Not always true. Yet, many gay men find connection in sex, raunchy sex, and lust – and that’s ok, if that is there way to show up in the world. Everyone has a right to be themselves in the world...
As gay men, there are monsters in our closets that are frightening and the comical. For most of us the monster of coming out is one that terrifies and terrified us the most. Capturing the essence of that journey, in comic book form, Author Mark Julien joins us to share about his desires to use...
Erotic. Pleasure. Being authentically yourself as a sexual being. Some would have us shamed into oblivion for thinking that we deserve to be, being of pleasure. Not today. Joining me is today, erotic and pleasure expert – Ayce Kyptyn. Bringing his full trans masculine gay self to the conversation, Ayce shares his journey to his...
Sex and religion. For many, especially gay men, and even more so for gay men who are religious leaders, the thought of erotic pleasure is a “No, no!” Really? Why is that and who made it that way? Exploring the concept that we are all erotic and spiritual beings who desire pleasure, turns the tables...
Throughout history, all we have heard as gay men is that being gay is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. Yet, we often ask ourselves, “How can we be wrong?” Debut author Max Austin, shares his insights about his life in the ’90s amongst the HIV/AIDS crisis and the shame, vile bullying he experienced as a nurse, which...
Daily life is a culmination, in the moment, of all the history that has preceded our lives. For gay men, there is such a rich history of gay men and others in our LGBTQ history that have brought us to these moments. And, as gay men we need to be the flag bearers of continuing...
Career, money, success, and rising above our circumstances. There’s not to many gay men who have pursued these goals. But what happens when you struggle to get there? Do you give up? Telling us not to give up, Luis Baez, a kick as Sales Coach shares his story of rising out of poverty and his...
The pursuit of peace-of-mind, serenity, of “Can this crazy life just let me breathe?” As gay men this is the hamster wheel that we struggle with from the time we realize we are gay, to present day – the pursuit of peace. But what changes when we have the tools to slay the “everything, everywhere,...