Heather "Lulu" Mazzei: From Polyamorous Sex Therapist to Monogamous Mystic

Heather "Lulu" Mazzei is a licensed clinical social worker, certified psychedelic-assisted therapist, and practitioner of tantra and sacred sexuality. Three years ago she left a thriving sex therapy practice and burlesque career in LA, moved from solo polyamory to a monogamous marriage, and relocated to a small community in the Sacred Valley of Peru, tracing a path toward what she now calls "spirit-centered sexuality." She's the author of the guidebook Spirit Sex.Lulu and Andrew talk about the night she realised her old life wasn't enough, even at its most outwardly successful, what surrender actually feels like when it isn't weakness, why slowness and reduced distraction let us access real pleasure and connection, and why she believes redefining sex as something broader than a fixed menu of acts changes people's relationships to their own bodies. Toward the end of the conversation, Lulu shares a recent stage IV colon cancer diagnosis and what she's holding onto for the future.Guest: Heather "Lulu" Mazzei, licensed clinical social worker, certified psychedelic-assisted therapist, tantra and sacred sexuality practitioner, author of Spirit SexHost: Andrew Phipps, Intimacy Inquirywebsite: alternativelove.comSubstack: https://alternativelove.substack.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/alternativelove.sf/