#79 — What the World Is Asking of Men (with Phoenix Amara)

The Epstein files. The R@pe Academy. The headlines keep coming.And men are watching.Some are recoiling. Some are angry. Some are going quiet.But there is another response available.Leadership.In this episode I sit back down with Phoenix Amara — sacred sexuality guide, founder of Temple Arts Alchemy, and a woman who has spent over a decade working with men and women in the deepest terrain of intimacy, embodiment, and erotic healing.And I asked her straight:👉 What are women actually saying they need from men right now?Her answer was clear. And it wasn't about men shrinking or apologizing or disappearing.It was a call forward.The men who are listening to a podcast like this — who are already in the conversation about conscious sexuality, nervous system regulation, embodiment, and real intimacy — are not the problem.They are part of the solution.And this moment in history is asking them to step up. Not back.In this conversation we explore:What this cultural moment is actually asking of menWhat women are saying they need — and what they're not findingWhy the men on the cutting edge of this work carry a responsibility to leadWhat it looks like to show up with embodied presence instead of performanceHow conscious men can reduce the divide between men and womenWhat Phoenix is witnessing from her years of working with bothThis episode isn't about blame. It isn't about guilt.It's about recognizing that the world doesn't need men to disappear.It needs men to rise.At the end of this episode we also talk about something Phoenix and I are co-facilitating together:The Temple Arts Alchemy Men's Practitioner Training — a 13-month immersive initiation into sacred sexuality, archetypal embodiment, ritual, and conscious masculine leadership.This is the first cohort to welcome men alongside the women's Priestess Practitioner Training. It begins May 24th, 2026.If you feel called to go deeper — to do this work not just for yourself but to eventually guide others — this is worth exploring.The first step is a direct call with Phoenix to find out more.👉 Learn more and apply here: taapractitionertraining.com/taa2026-men🎧 Listen to Episode 79 now.