Public Service Announcement: Porn is killing deeper intimacy and true connection.
This episode features Gavin Meenan - recognized as Ireland’s No. 1 Men's Mentor & Award Winning “Coach of the Year" in 2024 and 2025, author of 2 books, and former European Powerlifting Champion.
We discuss:
- the detriment of pornography on society, including sex trafficking, relationships and intimacy
- the impact of pornography on your relationship
- the many ways to engage sexually and discerning what's actually pleasurable
- understanding shame and disconnection
- rewriting the narrative of intimacy
- the role of religion in sexual shame
- the courage to open up to your partner
- the madonna-whore complex
- the journey of healing together as a couple
- a ritual idea to explore and heal your deviant and shadow sexual aspects with your partner
- and more
Gavin is open about his own life struggles, including overcoming trauma, a fatal car accident he caused and overcoming porn addiction.
For more, join us inside the bonus content we share:
- practical tips on how men and women can show up for each other for sexual healing, deeper connection and greater union.
- for women - supportive embodiment to encourage your man to open up to you and how to create a safe space for honesty, sharing and to help heal sexual insecurities, pornography addiction and/or shadow kinks and fetishes.
- for men - how to best show up in response to your woman's reactions and feelings, especially when truth is shared and in challenging moments.
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More about Gavin:
He focuses on helping men strengthen their minds, bodies, and overall lives, emphasizing the importance of mindset for success.
He hosts the very successful Modern Warrior Weekends, taking men through a transformative experience over the course of a weekend, and is the founder of the Modern Warrior Program, a coaching initiative aimed at empowering men and supporting their development, dealing openly with topics such as self-forgiveness, addiction, trauma, and personal growth.
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