Practice, Not Pickup (with Violet Lange)

In this episode I sit down with my wife Violet Lange to talk about the gap no amount of solo work can close. You've done your reading, you've done your shadow work, you feel solid, and then a woman walks into the room and you freeze, shrink, or bury your desire. You can practice alone forever, but you only get good at the feminine in front of the feminine. We get into why so many men get so few reps, why the dating world is the worst possible place to learn, and what opens up when the container is built for practice instead of outcome. Violet's frame is simple: this is practice, not pickup. When the agenda is gone and the safety is real, you stop managing how you come across and start meeting the parts of yourself you usually keep hidden. This is the work that pairs with men's groups, not the work that replaces them, the cross-training most guys don't know they're missing. If you've done your work with the men and still lock up the moment polarity enters the room, this one is for you. Violet's co-ed practice container, the Love Field, opens this summer. Details at violetlange.com/thelovefield What's your Evolutionary Edge (and blindspot) as a man? Take the free assessment to find out at quiz.evolutionary.men. Join a Men's Group: Men's Group Experience Pillars of Presence The Heart of Shadow Click the icon below to listen.