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Tuff Love with Robert Kandell

by Robert Kandell

More Impact | Stronger Relationships | Better SexYour pragmatic guide to relationships, sex, and purpose in the 21st century Featuring Rob Kandell as your host/coach/best-friend-you-never-knew-you-had, Tuff Love is a grab-bag of rants, listener Q&A’s, and captivating interviews with experts on everything from money-management to intimate touching.

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Episodes

  1. 258: Rob Rant: Thanks, I Had A Good Time

    In this week’s episode, Rob rants about his experience of the Tuff Love Podcast and the journey it has involved. Rob shares a humorous and poignant story involving bed bugs from his time at One Taste, explores his relationship with his own ego and how it has impacted his work, and how he has...

  2. 257: Stopping Corrupted Love with Vanya Silverten

    Vanya Silverten works internationally as an intuitive energy healer and teacher. With clients and students from over 50 countries, she has a passion to help individuals transform all aspects of their lives. Her greatest joy is to teach people the skills of healing and intuition so that they can...

  3. 256: Myths of Age and Romance with Violent Lange

    Violet Lange is a love, dating, and relationship mentor who helps spiritual, successful women date like a Queen and feel Fabulously Feminine along the way. Violet has her MBA from Harvard, training from Coach Training Alliance, and is a 500 hour registered yoga teacher and Reiki Master. She is...

  4. 255: Xponential Intelligence with Mas Sajady

    Mas Sajady is a world renowned consciousness programmer who, through his unique techniques and meditations, shifts people’s lives to an evolved and advanced frequency level that enables them to achieve success, fulfillment, and happiness from a natural and balanced state. From a very young age…

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  5. 254: Men in the Time of Coronavirus with Adam Gilad

    Adam Gilad is an independent educator, writer and life adventurer, devoted to creating learning programs, films, books and live workshops that awaken, delight, provoke, connect and inspire. The goal of each of his programs and trainings: for each of us to love more fully, laugh more deeply, feel...

  6. 253: What It Means To Be A Woman Today with Anna Rova

    Femininity & Feminine Embodiment Coach Anna Rova is on a mission to help successful women attract and keep masculine men. She runs a powerful group coaching program called “Claimed” that helps women embody their feminine essence fully and get into the best position to attract a partner that will...

  7. 252: Rob Rant: It’s Okay Not To Know

    In this week’s episode, Rob rants about the large array of uncertainty across the world and in his own life during this time. Rob explores COVID, Black Lives Matter, the economic and political situation in the USA, as well as his relationship with his father and life partner. He outlines how…

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  8. 251: FLAUNT Yourself with Lora Cheadle

    Lora Cheadle is a transformational thought leader and media personality who empowers women to express themselves fully, find uninhibited joy, and gracefully take the lead in the dance of life despite any external circumstances. She is the author of the bestselling book FLAUNT! Drop Your Cover and...

  9. 250: The Power of Polarity in Relationships with Arielle Brown

    In this episode, Rob welcomes long-time friend and colleague Arielle Brown to discuss the premise for the workshop that they held on June 17th 2020. Arielle describes the workshop as follows: “The degree of power and influence we have in our life is directly related to the amount of sensation we...

  10. 249: Pain Into Pleasure with Aimee Batuski

    While Aimee spent her first two years out of college building a career in corporate Manhattan, it quickly became clear to her that her passion was wilder than that. She packed her apartment and shipped herself all the way across the country to Los Angeles, where everything in her life as she knew...

  11. 248: Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids To School? With Blake Boles

    Blake Boles is the founder and director of Unschool Adventures and the author of Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?, The Art of Self-Directed Learning, Better Than College, and College Without High School. He hosts the Off-Trail Learning podcast and has delivered over 75 presentations...

  12. 247: Saving Sex for Marriage with Robb Kowalski

    Rob Kowalski is a self-professed “reformed bad boy” with a riveting personal testimony from living as the biggest stripper in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland to running the nightlife. He gave up a life of casual sex and addictions and is now the founder of the thriving non-profit, CityFam…

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  13. 246: Moving from 3D to 4D to 5D with Taylor Simpson

    Taylor Simpson is a sought after Motivational Speaker, a Podcast Host and Online Mindset Coach. Through her methodology of combining Science, Spirituality, and Mysticism, Taylor helps women around the world tap into the Frequency of Money and step into their unique Super Power, allowing them to...

  14. 245: Compassionately Dismantling the Patriarchy with Harriette Hale

    Harriette is the UK’s Leading Certified Soul, Money and Mindset coach. A serial entrepreneur with 12 years experience and six businesses, Harriette has a global clientele base of creative and spiritual freelancers, fellow entrepreneurs and individuals on the path to self-growth and ascension. Her...

  15. 244: Origins of Skewed Masculinity with Johnny Elsasser

    Johnny is a former special operations U.S. Army Ranger with 4 combat tours between Iraq and Afghanistan. After the military Johnny worked for a private company protecting the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq in Baghdad for 5 years. After spending almost 10 years in and out of the Middle East, Johnny...

  16. 243: Why Aren’t Couples Having Sex? with Megan Lambert

    Megan Lambert is an intimacy expert, specializing in helping couples reignite their sex life, and singles dismantle walls to love in order to find their life partner. She offers 1:1 and couples’ coaching as well as workshops and retreats around the world. She holds a summa cum laude double BA in...

  17. 242: Rob Rant: How Plandemic Almost Ended My Marriage

    In this week’s episode, following his recent experiences with his partner, Rob rants about movies such as Plandemic and the impact they make on the relationships people have. Rob dives into exploring his own prejudices and judgements, as well as looking at examples of how others have reacted, and...

  18. 241: Brave Conversations with Elisabeth Cardiello

    This infinitely curious, coffee-loving, Brooklyn native had business cards at six and her first product on shelves at 13. After graduating from college, where she played Division 1 soccer, and business school with highest honors, she spent four years on Wall Street, at an investment bank and at a...

  19. 240: How to Speak More Truth with David Wood

    A former Consulting Actuary to Fortune 100 companies – including Sony Music, Chanel, and Exxon – David left his cushy Park Avenue job 20 years ago to build the world’s largest coaching business. He became #1 on Google for “life coaching”, serving an audience of 150,000 coaches, and coaching...

  20. 239: Less Takeout, More Makeout with Marc Wendt

    Marc Wendt began his coaching journey at age 9, working with the children of his parents’ clients, during weekend workshops based on the work of Thomas Harris’ book, “I am Ok You’re Ok” Since then he has gone on to have a professional career in the film industry, and for the last several years as…

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  21. 238: Navigating Relationships in the Time of CV with Rachel Wright

    Psychotherapist Rachel Wright is recognized as one of the freshest voices on millennial and couple-preneur relationships. She and her husband Kyle co-founded Wright Wellness Center in 2016 to bridge the gap between a self-help book and a therapist’s couch. Together, they’re changing how we…

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  22. 237: Your Permission Slip with Madelyn Moon

    Madelyn Moon is a walking permission slip, embodiment teacher and transformational coach. Her mission is to help women and men unify all pieces, including the Feminine with Masculine, Light with Dark, Introvert with Extrovert and Doing with Being. Through transformational experiences such as...

  23. 236: How to Find Your F*#$k Yes in Your Life with Sandra Bershad

    Sandra Bershad, M.A. is a visionary mentor and awakening catalyst deeply devoted to empowering people in becoming intimate with the resonance of their highest truth and inner guidance. She is on a mission to create spaces of radical permission that invite individuals to tap into the full spectrum...

  24. 235: StoryTime: My Sophie’s Choice

    In this week’s episode, during a time of global challenge, Rob tells the story of his experience of his own “Sophie’s Choice” in a formative part of his life, that went on to create who he is today. Don’t forget to grab your copy of the Amazon bestseller unHidden: A Book For Men and Those…

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  25. 234: How Our Self-Worth Can Block Our Pleasure with Amanda Biccum

    Amanda Biccum is an Evolutionary Coach dedicated to helping individuals discover deeper connections to themselves, their passion and their pleasure. She is currently living in Bali where she is the creator of Tantric workshops, temples and experiences which create deep interpersonal connections…

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  26. 233: Modern Manhood with Cleo Stiller

    Cleo Stiller is on a mission to encourage health, education and positive social action around the world. She is an award-winning journalist, speaker, and television host — and most recently, the author of Modern Manhood: Conversations About the Complicated World of Being a Good Man Today out with...

  27. 232: Rob Rant: Antagonistic vs Collaborative

    In this week’s episode, Rob rants about Antagonistic versus Collaborative Communication. Pulling ideas from the key concept of James P. Carse’s book “Finite and Infinite Games”, as well as the work of Simon Sinek, Rob explores the games that we play and people’s relationship to scarcity in...

  28. 231: Rob Rant: The Impeachment of the United States

    In this week’s episode, Rob rants about the outcome of the recent impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump, and the impact it, as well as who he is, has on the world, and its occupants. Rob explores what he sees in the president’s behaviour as it relates to bullying tactics, climate control, racism,...

  29. 230: Jealousy with Olivia Lara Owen

    Olivia Lara Owen is an expert in Human Transformation, Intimacy and is a Coach and Guide for Men and Women. Olivia works with clients privately, runs online programmes, speaks publicly, writes on the internet and facilitates immersive experiences. Olivia has cultivated a body of work around the...

  30. 229: Empowerment Through Feng Shui with Patricia Lohan

    Patricia Lohan helps entrepreneurs make their homes & businesses magnetic to money, fame and new opportunities. She shows you what they don’t teach in business school, what lies between the lines, your top-secret tool for success. She is a Feng Shui expert & and passionate female entrepreneur who...

  31. 228: Book Release: Conscious Cock with Kris Lovestone

    Kristopher Lovestone is a sex educator and relationship consultant who survived six divorces in his childhood and went on to rewrite the rules of the relationship game so people can win. He now teaches people how to succeed through communication, education & integrity. His techniques have yielded...

  32. 227: Overcoming Premature Ejaculation with Jeff Abraham

    Jeff is a successful entrepreneur and the CEO of Promescent, a leading sexual wellness brand that helps couples Make Love Longer. He and his team are dedicated to bringing innovative products to market that solve sexual performance issues for both men and women. With over 10-years experience in…

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  33. 226: Unblocking Your Core Pattern(s) with Kristen Kancler

    Kristen Kancler is a Relationship Coach who helps successful, single men find the woman they want to spend the rest of their life with. With over 10 years of experience, Kristen is committed to helping men effortlessly attract the love of their lives through clearing 5 Core Relationship Patterns...

  34. 225: Rob Rant: It’s the End of the Year

    In this week’s episode, Rob rants about the transition from 2019 to 2020, the past decade, and how his life has changed. Rob explores the decisions he’s made in his career and relationships, the roles different people have played in shaping him, significant experiences from the past decade, and…

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  35. 224: How to Deal with Getting Hooked with Jade Connelly-Duggan

    Growing up in a family of wellness and organization development pioneers, Jade Connelly-Duggan, M. Ac., was the guinea pig for what would become the first Master’s of Transformative Leadership and Social Change in the U.S. Using tools from the arenas of ontology, biology of cognition, chaordic...

  36. 223: Being a Mentally Tough Man with Dominick and Bryan

    Dominick Quartuccio and Bryan Stacy are two men generating worthy inquiry and meaningful introspection into the forces that shape a man’s sexuality, behavior and intimate relationships. Through their podcast, The Great Man Within (formerly The Man Amongst Men), running regular retreats, and their...

  37. 222: The Mandatory Necessity of Men’s Groups with Jason Lange

    Jason Lange is a men’s embodiment coach, group facilitator, and evolutionary guide. He helps men drop in and wake up to deeper clarity in their life’s purpose and relationships. He believes every man should be in a men’s group for the growth and support opportunities they provide. Jason applies…

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  38. 221: Changing Your Mindset with Marla Mattenson

    Marla Mattenson is a relationship & intimacy expert specializing in coaching couples in business together with a desire to learn how to take their drive for success and growth mindset in business and apply it to invigorate their relationship, increase pleasure, joy and passion all while crushing...

  39. 220: The Masculine in Relationship with G.S. Youngblood

    G.S. Youngblood is a coach for men in relationship, former Silicon Valley executive, founder of a tech company that he eventually sold, and the author of two books (including the recently published “The Masculine in Relationship”). His teachings are based on 12 years as a student and creator in…

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  40. 219: Understanding Men with Alison Armstrong

    Alison Armstrong has been designing, leading, and executing a prodigious array of transformational projects for adults and children for nearly 30 years. Alongside her friend Joan McClain, she founded PAX Programs Incorporated with the mission of “altering society’s culture by transforming the way...

  41. 218: Rob Rant: The Stories We Tell Ourselves

    In this week’s episode, Rob rants about our internal stories and how they impact our lives, and the lives of those around us. He looks at the stories we tell ourselves about our own identities, about how we relate as individuals to society, and the stories that affect the way we interact with...

  42. 217: Supporting Women Entrepreneurs with Racheal Cook

    Racheal Cook is an author, speaker, business growth strategist, and host of the Promote Yourself to CEO podcast. With an MBA in Entrepreneurship, several years consulting small businesses and tech start-ups, and having won the National Small Business Institute Competition, she teaches savvy,...

  43. 216: Rob Rant: Confront Fear

    In this week’s episode, Rob rants about fear: how it affects us, various ideas on what it represents, the biology behind it, and his own experiences of it. Rather than shying away from what scares us, we should move towards confronting our fears, so that we can lead lives free of what would hold…

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  44. 215: The Power of Invisible Influence with Shana James

    For 15 years Shana James has coached more than a thousand leaders, CEOs, authors, speakers and people with big visions who step into more powerful leadership, start and grow businesses, create more effective teams, increase their impact, get promoted, find love, rekindle spark, create a legacy…

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  45. 214: Rob Rant: You’re Evolving – Deal With It

    In this week’s episode, Rob rants about the evolution that each and every one of us is undergoing constantly in our lives. Rob explores what he’s seen in others, as well as his own evolution in the spheres of his sexuality, his relationship with his parents, and his career as he has gotten older....

  46. 213: Libido, Desire and Arousal with Susan Bratton

    Susan Bratton is an author, award-winning speaker and serial entrepreneur who champions passionate relationships. Her straight-forward love-making advice is rooted in her personal experience of watching her marital intimacy wither as she and her husband pursued dynamic careers. When her...

  47. 212: How Men Can Level Up with Mark Guay

    Mark is a personal-development coach based in San Diego. His work guides men to integrate emotional energy and step into greater purpose, power, and connection. He is a featured teacher on Insight Timer where you can listen to his meditations for free. 3:15 – Mark’s story and mission 9:52 – Men…

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  48. 211: The Radical Change of Gender Dynamics in Modern Divorce with Andrea Vacca

    Andrea Vacca is the founder of Vacca Family Law Group, a law firm in New York City that focuses exclusively on non-adversarial divorce and family law matters. Andrea is regularly featured as a media expert on divorce-related matters, and she lectures, writes and blogs on the topics of…

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  49. 210: Sexuality as the Gateway Drug for Intimacy with Caity Flannagan and Matt Sturm

    Caity Flannagan and Matt Sturm are the co-founders of Embodied Erotic – a community for sacred sexuality, intimacy, and personal growth. Drawing on Neo-Tantra, Core Shamanic practices, somatic psychotherapy, yoga and meditation, they offer a unique experience that’s powerful, accessible and fun…

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  50. 209: Stop Giving Yourself Away with Sydney Campos

    Sydney Campos is a Visionary, Healer, Spiritual Teacher and Author of The Empath Experience: What To Do When You Feel Everything. Sydney guides visionary leaders to live in alignment with their soul purpose while embodying next-level power, pleasure and prosperity. In addition to being a seasoned...

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More Impact | Stronger Relationships | Better SexYour pragmatic guide to relationships, sex, and purpose in the 21st century Featuring Rob Kandell as your host/coach/best-friend-you-never-knew-you-had, Tuff Love is a grab-bag of rants, listener Q&A’s, and captivating interviews with experts on everything from money-management to intimate touching.

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