#65 — Why Men Are Starved for Touch 🤒

👉 Join The Men Rising Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠⁠⁠⁠Touch is one of the most essential human needs —and yet most men are profoundly touch deprived.In this episode, I sit down with Kenneth Darby, who has spent over 20 years exploring the world of touch, embodiment, and nervous system health through tantric-style bodywork and somatic practice.What unfolds is one of the most honest conversations I’ve had about what men are actually carrying around touch.We explore:🤲 Why men are so deeply starved for touch🚫 The fear of platonic touch between men & the fear of being perceived as homosexual💔 How only receiving touch from a partner creates pressure & extractive energy🔄 Why this dynamic often closes the very connection we’re craving🧭 How difficult it is for men to answer the question: “What do I want to receive?”🧠 Desexualizing touch & separating it from performance and outcome🫶 Why most men were never taught how to touch their own bodies in healthy ways📉 How hidden habits formed in isolation impact the nervous system & long-term desire🌿 What it means to give back to the body through nourishing, non-extractive touch🔍 The subtle ways we manipulate touch to get something instead of truly givingI also share a deeply personal moment of realizing that when I was touching my partner’s back, I wasn’t actually touching her for her —I was touching her because I wanted something in return.That insight alone changed how I relate to touch forever.We are mammals.Touch is wired into our biology.And when it’s missing, the nervous system suffers — quietly, deeply, and over time.This episode offers language, clarity, and practices that every man needs to understand if he wants healthier intimacy, more grounded presence, and a more regulated nervous system.🎧 If you’ve ever felt lonely, tense, disconnected, or unsure how to receive — this conversation is for you.👉 Join The Men Rising Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠⁠⁠⁠