In this episode, Liv Pavlov, dakini, tantric guide, and sensual alchemist, returns for a third round to explore tantric bodywork. We dive into what it means to be a dakini, how trauma and desire manifest in the body, and how presence, breath, and pleasure can become a form of medicine.

Liv shares her four-step sensual medicine therapy process, how to expand your capacity to feel, and the truth about the body’s innate wisdom to heal through sound, movement, and conscious touch.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcoming back Liv Pavlov: the first three-peat guest
01:24 – What is a Dakini?
03:37 – Tantra defined: weaving together all parts of the self
06:02 – The deeper purpose of tantric bodywork beyond the erotic
07:28 – How to bring more presence into intimacy
08:54 – The power of breath and awareness
09:44 – Liv’s 4-step Sensual Medicine Therapy method
12:06 – Eros as life-force energy: reclaiming your erotic aliveness
13:10 – Tantric practices for mothers and busy women
15:34 – Mirror work and five-minute sensual practices
16:43 – Yoni eggs, postpartum healing, and energetic cleansing
18:08 – Trauma and ancestral memory in the body
20:23 – How Tantric touch releases tension and stored emotion
22:46 – Why the body doesn’t need the story to heal
24:39 – What to know before receiving Tantric Bodywork
26:16 – The naturalness of Tantra and returning to ancient wisdom
28:09 – Lightning Round: hips, pleasure, and peaking practices
30:19 – How to work with Liv and learn more

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/livlovetantra
Website: https://www.oliviapavlov.com/

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Ever felt like you’re too much? Too emotional, too intense, too sensitive for this world that keeps telling you to “get over it”? What if your sensitivity is actually your superpower?

In this conversation with Todd Smith, we discuss what it’s like to feel everything so deeply and how to transform that sensitivity into strength. We explore routines that keep you grounded, what it truly means to take care of yourself, and how to stop losing yourself in the name of love or approval.

This episode is for the feelers, the deep thinkers, and the ones who are learning that being sensitive doesn’t make you weak.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
9:00 The Origins of High Sensitivity
10:48 Pillars of Stress Management for HSPs
15:55 Outer Work: Creating Balance in Daily Life
22:05 Inner Work: Emotional Awareness and Acceptance
27:00 Exploring Triggers and Reactions
30:58 Finding Freedom Through Questioning Beliefs
39:57 Exploring Consideration in Relationships
42:13 Self-Reflection and Personal Responsibility
45:13 Understanding People-Pleasing Dynamics
50:18 The Connection Between HSPs and People-Pleasing
52:00 Navigating Intimacy and Connection

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https://trueinnerfreedom.com/

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This week, Austin-based artist Jon McKenzie is on the pod!

We explore how creativity becomes emotional nutrition, the importance of expressing your voice in a noisy world, his thoughts on AI, and how recovery ignited a new level of purpose and dedication to his craft.

Timestamps:
00:00 — Introduction: From tattoos to artistry & recovery
02:00 — How Jon’s apprenticeship shaped his creative ethos
04:00 — Getting sober in Austin & the turning point that changed everything
07:45 — The first commission piece and finding purpose after detox
10:30 — Balancing paid work with creative passion
12:15 — Art as “emotional nutrition” and creating amidst chaos
15:00 — The trap of productivity vs. the call to create from the heart
17:00 — The purpose of art: conversation, curiosity, and connection
20:00 — When clients see you in your work (even when you don’t)
22:45 — Anxiety, childhood, and art as an outlet for emotion
26:00 — Shifting from realism toward emotional expression
28:30 — Revisiting the inner child through art
31:00 — Old-school inspiration, vintage ads, & retro aesthetics
33:00 — AI & art: tool or threat?
38:00 — The optimism we need in a pessimistic world
41:00 — Safety, tattoos, and the art of being unapologetically yourself
44:00 — Values, courage, and creating what you believe in
48:00 — Behind-the-scenes of Jon’s next chapter & how to follow his work

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