{"podcast":{"title":"Heart of Man | Men's Leadership, Relationships and Intimacy","slug":"heart-of-man-men-s-leadership-relationships-and-intimacy-6476755","podcast_index_feed_id":6476755,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dfbdca10/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.alexlehmann.co/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/37437572/37437572-1787452600398-beef570052f5d.jpg","author":"Alex Lehmann | Transformational Coach and Breathwork Teacher","episode_count":87,"summary":"Life as a man can be tough. We're flooded with messages on who to be & how to act, all while we carry the weight to lead, provide & perform. We do what works on the surface, but often lose touch with the man we truly are. Eventually, this backfires: Partners lose trust. Intimacy fades. Relationships break down. Performance suffers. Heart of Man is for the man ready to go deeper—to walk the integrated path, reclaim who he is at his core & discover what it means to live embodied in leadership, love & life. Join Alex in raw conversations with world-class leaders, exploring the modern man's path.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T22:25:14.623906+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-man-men-s-leadership-relationships-and-intimacy-6476755"},"episode":{"title":"Alison Armstrong: Why Chemistry Isn’t Enough In Relationships: The Truth About Attraction, Sex And Lasting Love | EP 73","slug":"alison-armstrong-why-chemistry-isn-t-enough-in-relationships-the-truth-about-attraction-sex-and-lasting-love-ep-73","published_at":"2026-03-17T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-man-men-s-leadership-relationships-and-intimacy-6476755/alison-armstrong-why-chemistry-isn-t-enough-in-relationships-the-truth-about-attraction-sex-and-lasting-love-ep-73","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-man-men-s-leadership-relationships-and-intimacy-6476755","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heartofman/episodes/Alison-Armstrong-Why-Chemistry-Isnt-Enough-In-Relationships-The-Truth-About-Attraction--Sex-And-Lasting-Love--EP-73-e3giha6","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dfbdca10/podcast/play/117048070/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-17%2F420184397-44100-2-615e93ae97943.mp3","summary":"Alison Armstrong is back for her third round on Heart of Man , and it continues to be a real honor to learn from this woman whose work has deeply shaped the way I understand men, women, partnership, and the often hidden dynamics that govern our relationships. For those who may not yet know her, Alison has been teaching and speaking about men, women, human behavior, and relationships for over three decades. Through her seminars, books, online programs, and media contributions, she has given millions of people access to more fulfilling lives, loving relationships, stronger families, and more productive organizations. In our first conversation, we explored a man’s relationship to shame... In the second, we explored the stages of development within a man... And in this third dialogue, we turn toward one of the most charged and important territories of all: how men and women come together in romantic partnership, and what happens when sexuality, protection, and provision enter the field... At the heart of this conversation is Alison’s framing of our instinctual responses, not simply as procreate, protect, and provide, but more accurately as procreate first, then protect, then provide. From there, we begin to unpack what tends to happen when chemistry leads the way, when sexuality is used to meet deeper unmet needs, and why so many people end up bringing out the worst in one another while actually longing for love, safety, connection, and partnership. In this episode, discover: Why attraction and sexual chemistry can quickly derail connection in the early stages of dating How sex is often used to meet deeper needs for love, safety, and connection Why you should not have sex with someone if you cannot clearly communicate your needs and boundaries How leading with chemistry ca…","meta_description":"Alison Armstrong is back for her third round on Heart of Man , and it continues to be a real honor to learn from this woman whose work has deeply shaped t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4673,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heart-of-man-men-s-leadership-relationships-and-intimacy-6476755/episodes/alison-armstrong-why-chemistry-isn-t-enough-in-relationships-the-truth-about-attraction-sex-and-lasting-love-ep-73/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-man-men-s-leadership-relationships-and-intimacy-6476755/alison-armstrong-why-chemistry-isn-t-enough-in-relationships-the-truth-about-attraction-sex-and-lasting-love-ep-73.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}