EP 426 Talking About Things We’re Not Supposed To | David Sutcliffe

About this episode

Traver Boehm and David Sutcliffe discuss taboo topics surrounding masculinity, truth, and the complexities of human nature.

I want to be upfront with you — this conversation goes some places that not every podcast will go. David Sutcliffe is a somatic therapist, men's work facilitator, and former Hollywood actor who has made a career out of sitting with the men most people won't. He's interviewed Andrew Tate. He's sat across from Justin Waller. He's been in rooms where men have admitted things most of us can't even say out loud. And he keeps showing up — not because he's reckless, but because he genuinely believes that the truth lives in the places we've decided are off limits. This is his second time on the podcast, and we didn't hold back. We talk about the Heyoka — the sacred provocateur in Lakota tradition — and why men like Tate, Kanye, and Trump might be playing a role in the culture that nobody wants to admit is necessary. We get into transference, and why any man who wants to lead — in his home, his business, his community — needs to understand what it is and how it works. We talk about liberation, what it actually means, and why David says it comes down to one thing: presence. And then the conversation goes where it goes. Shadow. Sexuality. The complexity of human nature. The parts of men…

People in this episode

Host: Traver Boehm

Guest: David Sutcliffe

Topics covered

• masculinity
• truth
• shadow work
• sexuality
• human nature
• leadership

Keywords

• somatic therapy
• men's work
• provocateur
• transference
• liberation
• presence
• shadow
• sexuality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lakota

Books & works: Heyoka

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