34 o - The Intimacy Podcast

56. Hanna Basel: Communication Is Not the Problem

What if communication is not the problem? What if it’s the symptom? In this episode, Henrik sits down with couples and sex therapist Hanna Basel to explore what really happens underneath conflict, disconnection and repair. Why do intelligent, self aware people keep repeating the same painful patterns? Why does honesty feel dangerous? Why do so many couples end up protecting themselves instead of revealing themselves? Together they explore emotional safety, attachment, nervous systems, intimacy, accountability and the growing challenges facing modern relationships. This is a conversation about what happens when love starts feeling unsafe and what it actually takes to find your way back to each other. One of the most powerful ideas from this conversation: “Protection becomes a new injury.” If you would like to learn more about Hanna’s work or get in touch with her, visit: https://www.hzbtherapy.com Please follow to catch upcoming episodes

55. Stella: The Curtains & the Light

What if the deepest intimacy is not intensity… but emotional safety? In this episode of 34o, we enter the world of Stella, a woman who appears confident, sensual and emotionally aware on the surface, yet quietly longs for something much deeper beneath it all: To fully exhale in someone else’s presence. “The Curtains and the Light” is a reflective and cinematic story about vulnerability, longing, nervous systems, sensuality and the human desire to feel emotionally safe enough to soften. About the difference between being desired… and being truly met. This episode also explores, emotional safety and intimacy, why many people struggle to fully open up, longing beneath strength and independence, sensuality beyond performance, the nervous system and modern relationships, the difference between passion and presence 34o is now listened to in 85 countries and is currently evolving into a book series in both Swedish and English. Stay open. Stay honest. Stay human. Follow for more like this

54. Beyond Release: Presence, Pleasure & Aliveness

What if intimacy isn’t only about release… but about presence? In this deeply personal episode of 34o, Henrik explores the difference between performance and connection, orgasm and pleasure, intensity and true presence. Why does modern life train us into acceleration? What happens to the nervous system when we finally slow down? Why can some moments of intimacy feel almost timeless? And why do some people begin to “glow” when they feel emotionally and physically alive? This episode explores: – Release vs presence – The nervous system and safety – Primal, mechanical, emotional & present sexuality – Why slowing down changes pleasure – Erotic energy as creativity and life force – Why intimacy can feel healing – The difference between intensity… and depth Not as a conversation about technique. But as a conversation about being human. Beyond Release is ultimately about what happens when we stop performing…and begin feeling. Stay open. Stay honest. Stay human.

53. Sexy after 50: Why Desire Goes Offline

What if the problem isn’t your desire… but your nervous system? In this episode of 34o – The Intimacy Podcast, Henrik sits down with therapist Julie Merriman, host of Sexy After 50, to explore the deeper connection between stress, safety, embodiment and desire. For many women, especially in midlife, loss of desire is often blamed on hormones, age or biology. What if the body isn’t broken? What if it’s protecting itself? This is a conversation about: • Why desire often shuts down under chronic stress • How shame and pressure disconnect people from their bodies • The nervous system’s role in intimacy and pleasure • Why numbness is often protection, not dysfunction • What happens to relationships when desire goes offline • And what it actually takes to feel alive again Julie shares insights from nearly 30 years of therapeutic work helping women reconnect with themselves, not through performance or pressure, but through safety, regulation and embodiment. Because maybe desire doesn’t disappear randomly. Maybe it responds to the environment we live in… and the body we’ve learned to survive in. 34o – The Intimacy Podcast Redefining love, trust & how we connect

52. From You, Outward: The Hidden Connection Between Self, Love & Society

What if the struggles you experience in yourself, in your relationships… and even in society… are not separate problems at all? In this episode of 34o, we break something down that is often made overly complex, in a simple, grounded way. No deep philosophy. No complex psychology. Just a clear look at how everything connects: * How your relationship with yourself shapes how you show up in love * Why relationships don’t fix you, they reveal you * How your emotional state affects the people around you * How all of this scales into something bigger: the nervous system of modern society Because society isn’t something “out there”. It’s built on individuals. On relationships. On connection. It all starts… with you. If something in this episode resonates, share it with someone who might need to hear it. 34o The Intimacy Podcast Exploring intimacy, relationships, and what makes us human. Stay honest. Stay present. Stay human.