Expansive Intimacy with Jim Young

Feb 21 2024 41 ep. 41 mins 5

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Building and maintaining intimate relationships throughout your life is the #1 strategy for leading a long, healthy, happy life. Yet most men struggle with this essential skill, largely because they were neither encouraged nor trained on how to develop it. Each week on Expansive Intimacy, Jim Young and his guests will reveal the countless ways that you can build intimacy in your life. You’ll walk away with practical strategies you can use right away to create deeper friendships, stronger leadership skills, better relationships with your kids, profound love, and more. In short, Expansive Intimacy will help you discover the key ingredient to creating success across every realm of your life. Expansive Intimacy with Jim Young releases new episodes every Thursday.

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EP41: Season Finale

Feb 21 2024 13 mins

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music "If nothing else in this show, if this has helped anybody create a deeper connection with someone in their lives, whether a child, a friend, another family member, a coworker, a stranger, by letting themselves be known to each other and accepting each other for who they really are, I'd be psyched." - J

EP40: Real Men, Being Real = Real Connection

Feb 07 2024 48 mins

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music "We talk about some really vulnerable shit. We get all the way down to the nitty gritty." - Jim Young In a world where traditional notions of masculinity often discourage open expression and vulnerability, the latest episode of "Expansive Intimacy with Jim Young" brings a refreshing perspective on th

EP39: On Being A Cycle Breaker with Christine Anastasia

Jan 25 2024 48 mins

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | Amazon Music "I had to be the one to stand the ground in being that cycle breaker, not only for myself, but for the foundation of my marriage and my family and for the betterment of our relationships going forward." - Christine Anastasia On this week’s episode, I’m excited to share my conversation with Christine Anastasia. Chr

EP38 - Understanding Men's Emotional Coping Mechanisms with Dating Expert Kimberly Hill

Jan 18 2024 50 mins

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music "If we are not actually sure how we operate when we are triggered or we are stressed, then we're going to struggle to really intimately connect with someone because we're going to be clearly seeing that other person and how they're behaving, but we're not seeing our dimension." - Kimberly Hill Today

EP37: Conquering Yourself: Alec Wons’ Path to Personal Growth

Jan 10 2024 41 mins

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music "It's a privilege to be in a relationship. It should be two independent individuals who choose each other, who compliment each other and support and uplift each other." - Alec Wons In the latest episode of Expansive Intimacy with Jim Young, guest Alec Wons shows an old dog (Jim, the GenX-er) that you

EP36 - Nervous System Mastery for Better Relationships with Matt Bush and Elisabeth Kristof

Jan 04 2024 50 mins

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music "Just like you brush your teeth probably twice a day, maybe more. You shower, you take care of your clothes, you take care of your hair. You need to take care of your nervous system in the same way with daily hygiene and daily maintenance of your neural systems so that they're able to receive and integ

EP35: Everyday Intimacy: Mark Staelgraeve’s Simple Solutions for Closer Connections at Work and Home

Dec 27 2023 49 mins

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music "With my definition of intimacy right at the beginning of the year in particular, I really sought deeper relationships for myself, with myself, deeper relationships at work, deeper relationships at home, while I'm playing … everything. I wanted more. I wanted more connection. We're all hardwired for

EP34: Breaking Free from Confined Masculinity with Guest Ed Frauenheim

Dec 20 2023 46 mins

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music "What we talk about with liberating masculinity is can we come to a deeper sense of our self worth that isn't dependent on besting others, that actually sees connection and compassion as central to our identities." - Ed Frauenheim In the latest episode of "Expansive Intimacy with Jim Young," we delve

EP33: Exploring Emotional Landscapes: Chris Gaither on Intimacy and Environmental Action

Dec 13 2023 54 mins

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music “We talk about artificial intelligence all the time, right? What about natural intelligence, that intelligence that's in us when we slow ourselves down and allow ourselves to pay attention to that wisdom that we're carrying around all the time.” - Chris Gaither One of the foundational ideas behin

EP32: Why Male Intimacy Is So Appealing to Women w/ Shana James

Dec 06 2023 46 mins

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music "I do think that men often feel loved through sex. I think a lot of us do. But there's a particular dynamic where I think men give themselves permission sometimes to feel loved in that way, that it's not out in the world, it's more private, it's more intimate." - Shana James Shana James is a guide fo