In this episode, Nick and Elijah look at the roots of toxic masculinity and explore how we could redesign sex education for male adolescents. Join us for 1 hour as we share our own experiences of sex education as kids, unpack how our current approach to sex education is harming us, and conceptualize a new digital-first sexual education grounded in spiritual alignment.

In this episode we discuss:

• 01:34 — "What is it that we weren't taught as kids?" about sex
• 11:36 — First sexual experiences and the lack of guidance on how to navigate them
• 13:57 — The value of a safe space to talk about sex
• 16:40 — Over-viewership of pornography, excess masturbation and testosterone dropping 50% in the last 3 decades in the US
• 21:18 — 3 pillars of a newly designed sex education experience
• 24:47 — How sexual energy is creative energy (root chakra) that can be channeled in constructive ways
• 28:49 — Highest impact areas for a newly designed sex education system to focus on
• 30:58 — Teaching bodily intuition so kids can develop emotional intelligence and control over their sexual energy
• 35:35 — Providing safe support for adolescents through digital interfaces
• 43:44 — How Tantric coaching can be leveraged for kids
• 46:27 — Gamified approach to teaching sex fundamentals and healthier behavior
• 48:01 — Using VR to simulate real life situations and teaching kids how to navigate them
• 50:21 — Education on consent, physical touch boundaries and power dynamics to create safe intimacy and platonic relationships
• 57:25 — Summary of ideas and principles for solving our flawed sex education system
  
  

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