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Evolutionary MenHeld by Men, Forged by the Fire (with Ted Riter)In this episode, I sit down with my longtime brother and mentor Ted Riter for a conversation that goes straight into the heart of sacred masculinity, grief, and transformation. Ted is a former rabbi turned spiritual guide and relationship coach who brings over 30 years of wisdom into the space of men’s work, intimacy, and embodiment.
We explore how a collapse in his life led him to the very work he now teaches—how grief, shame, and mistrust of men became gateways into deeper integrity, love, and purpose. Ted shares how his lineage ultimately became a foundation for...
2025-07-1800 min
Evolutionary MenHeld by Men, Forged by the Fire (with Ted Riter)In this episode, I sit down with my longtime brother and mentor Ted Riter for a conversation that goes straight into the heart of sacred masculinity, grief, and transformation. Ted is a former rabbi turned spiritual guide and relationship coach who brings over 30 years of wisdom into the space of men’s work, intimacy, and embodiment.We explore how a collapse in his life led him to the very work he now teaches—how grief, shame, and mistrust of men became gateways into deeper integrity, love, and purpose. Ted shares how his lineage ultimately became a foundation for...
2025-07-1854 min
PsychedelicIQIntimacy and Psychedelics w/ Ted Riter # 14In this intimate and essential episode of PsychedelicIQ: Guidance for Guides, Gv Freeman sits down with intimacy and embodiment coach Ted Riter to explore the intersections of psychedelics, sex, intimacy, and trust. With over 30 years as a rabbi and relationship guide, Ted brings wisdom and nuance to working with couples and individuals in altered states. Together, they unpack boundaries, consent, embodiment, trauma-informed facilitation, and what it means to be truly trustable as a guide. A must-listen for practitioners navigating the sacred terrain of psychedelic healing and personal growth. Subscribe for more grounded and practical guidance.
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2025-04-1200 min
#MENSWORK +MORE with Rev. Hans at SacredBodies.caTalking about men & women & sex & love & weddings & marriage with Ted RiterTed Riter is an ordained rabbi, a teacher and coach of sacred sexuality, a man with lots of wisdom. I’ve had Ted on the podcast several times. This time I wanted to learn about what he has to say on the topic of weddings, the ceremonies & rituals of marriage, and men & women & sex & love.
To learn more about Ted, to book a retreat or a coaching session, or a wedding, please see tedriter.com
To register for upcoming conversations —about sex and love and men and women, among other things— please see sacredbodies.ca/events
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2025-01-2253 min
The King Within: Modern Masculinity and the Sovereign Man78. Guided Journeys For Loving Relationships with Ted RiterWelcome back to another episode of The Path podcast featuring the return of Ted Riter. Previously on episode 48, we discussed the art of deepening intimacy. Today, Ted, a seasoned coach specializing in men's work and relationships, joins us to unravel the intricate tapestry of guided medicine journeys in the context of relationships. Drawing from personal experiences and a wealth of expertise, Ted sheds light on the intentional and productive use of medicine within the right container. We explore how these journeys can become transformative tools, aiding couples in growth and healing during challenging times. Timestamps00:00...
2023-11-2352 min
Bad JewHow Do Jews Have Awesome Relationships? with Ted RiterWhat is a relationship? And in which context are we defining it? These general questions are too vague to answer simply. A 'relationship' tends to be romantic. Expanding on that, it can be with your very own health (physical and/or mental). You can have a relationship with your family, your community, your neighborhood, and even G-d. When G-d enters the picture, one might even realize that the divine is in... everything, and thus awesome relationships can have a certain sense of G-d conscious awareness.In this in-depth episode, Ted Riter, Embodiment & Sexual Polarity T...
2023-08-2332 min
The King Within: Modern Masculinity and the Sovereign Man48. Deepening Intimacy: Embodiment & Healing for Lasting Connection with Ted RiterLearn more about Mike’s new program: The Path of Inspired Action: Empowering the Authentic Man WithinToday, I am joined by Ted Riter. He is a seasoned embodiment and sexual polarity teacher, sought after relationship coach, and spiritual leader with over three decades of experience guiding individuals and couples in their transformative journeys. In today's topic, we aim to transcend the barriers of modern-day men's work, exploring what truly lies at its core and the power of genuine feedback.Ted provides insights that will bring you closer to your partner and leave an impact on...
2023-08-031h 00
Movie Chat with Mike and PatMovie Chat about Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)EXCELLENT!!! Join us as we chat about the most triumphant film, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). Starring Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, and George Carlin.
2023-05-152h 19
The Credibility Nation ShowNavigating Transition and Disruptions with Ted Riter (CNS 313)In this episode, Ted Riter talks about navigating transition and disruptions with trust and exceptional leadership. He is a leadership strategist, rabbi, storyteller, trainer, coach, and founder of Empowered Leadership Training. He is also the host of the podcast called “starTEDover” with inspiring stories of falling and standing back up, getting knocked over and rebuilding, healing, growing, and persevering. His unique gift is the ability to blend modern thinking with ancient wisdom, to meet people where they are in life without judgment and to light a path for others to see their own greatness. To learn more about leadership thro...
2023-01-1306 min
The YaJagoff! Podcast - All about Pittsburgh#YaJagoffPodcast: Restin' at Travelers Rest HotelSummary: Hotel owners Paul Kletter and Mary Beth Karabinos host the jags at Travelers Rest Hotel in Southside, not Duquesne, with Pittsburgh Today Live's cameraman Jeff Roupe, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette riter Josh Axelrod, and the Too Hearted duo Zack Perkins and Troy Szymanski. What was on the blog? Spelling Out J-A-G-O-F-F For Pumpkin Spice Season Jaggin' Around With…Ryan Shazier, Charlie Batch And Beer At The David Alan Fashion Show Bridge Construction Jagoffery SPONSOR: Who wants a new car? Many people these days. How about a certified used car? May be...
2022-09-201h 01
Mitchell Levy Presents AHA MomentsDr. John Oda, Dr. Jane Goldner & Ted Riter on Thought Leader Life Credibility SpecialsGet to know these successful thought leaders and find out how they present themselves and their crafts as experts in their fields.Dr. John Oda is a Peak Performance Expert, an Executive Business Coach, and a #1 Sales Trainer. He has 33 years of experience working in the mental health field providing clinical psychology and 23 years as a business growth expert providing solutions to help companies grow. Dr. John Oda is a Master Trainer NLP. If you recognize that there’s something in your business that’s missing or lacking in the area of profitability, you shou...
2022-08-0321 min
The Best Paragraph I've Read...Does Management Need to Meet Worker Demands? What Do Workers Want? The Equation that Helps Decide When to Leave Your Job!!! What's the Future of Work? Are Managers Ready? Beth Stiner Discusses!The Best Paragraph I've Read:
Work isn’t just our livelihood. It can be a source of structure, belonging and meaning in our lives. But that doesn’t mean our jobs should dictate how we spend most of our waking hours. For several generations, we’ve organized our lives around our work. Our jobs have determined where we make our homes, when we see our families and what we can squeeze in during our downtime. It might be time to start planning our work around our lives.
This paragraph comes from an essay in the Wall Street Journal. The essay is titl...
2021-11-1257 min
#MENSWORK +MORE with Rev. Hans at SacredBodies.ca"Men's Work and Spirituality," a #MENSWORK conversation with cohost Ted RiterWhat is the connection between this thing called "men's work" and our spiritual path? That's one of the questions I talk about with cohost Ted Riter. I know Ted as one of the lead trainers with John Wineland. He's also an ordained and practicing rabbi. This is the the first of what I believe will be a number of conversations on this topic.
2021-08-051h 05
#MENSWORK +MORE with Rev. Hans at SacredBodies.ca"Men communicating with women," a #MENSWORK conversation with Brandon ArcherBrandon Archer is a communication coach who focuses on helping men communicate with the women in their lives. In this episode of #MENSWORK Brandon gives three tips that will help any man struggling to communicate with a woman in his live. We talked primarily about spousal relations. These tips, however, will help you whether you're trying to understand and support your wife, your daughter, your mother, sister, colleague, or woman friend.
This episode also includes a Q&A.
#MENSWORK is a live conversation that happens at 7pm Pacific time on most Wednesdays. Message me at hans@sacredbodies.ca if you'd...
2021-06-101h 08
starTEDover's podcastChuck Chapman - Facing A Train With A MopMy guest on starTEDover today is Chuck Chapman, who shares his story of life not going as planned time after time, but still getting to the place of being ok with being ok. Chuck Chapman is a Licensed Psychotherapist and certified No More Mr. Nice Guy Coach. Chuck specializes in helping men recover from toxic shame, codependent behaviors, and less than satisfying relationships. Based on the work of Dr. Robert Glover's No More Mr. Nice Guy, Chuck teaches men to become fully integrated into higher-masculinity through conscious embodiment work. Chuck's new book No More Mr...
2021-03-2620 min
starTEDover's podcastChuck Chapman - Stopping A Train With A MopMy guest on starTEDover today is Chuck Chapman, who shares his story of life not going as planned time after time, but still getting to the place of being ok with being ok. Chuck Chapman is a Licensed Psychotherapist and certified No More Mr. Nice Guy Coach. Chuck specializes in helping men recover from toxic shame, codependent behaviors, and less than satisfying relationships. Based on the work of Dr. Robert Glover's No More Mr. Nice Guy, Chuck teaches men to become fully integrated into higher-masculinity through conscious embodiment work. Chuck's new book No More Mr. Nice Guy: The...
2021-03-2519 min
starTEDover's podcastMary Lynn Lewark - Permission to FeelMy guest on starTEDover is Mary Lynne Lewark, who shares her story of first finding safety and then constriction in the structured dance world, before giving herself permission to feel the full range of her feelings. Mary Lynn Lewark is a dance artist, choreographer, movement healer, yoga teacher, and educator. She has created two movement houses in Denver, C0. - Between the Bones Dance and Bone House North where she has inspired dancers and people to develop their singular and collaborative voices in performances, workshops and everyday lives. Her authentic movement process is simple, direct, and communal, a...
2021-03-1821 min
Thought Leader Life#585-587: Fisher, Riter, Mitsch w/ Mitchell Levy on Thought Leader Life Credibility
#585: Jory Fisher and Mitchell Levy on Thought Leader Life Credibility Episode
Fulfill your divine calling in business with purpose, passion and faith. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert Jory Fisher (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joryfisher/), certified coach, trainer, and speaker, who also served as a founding faculty member of Liberty University School of Law and as its first Associate Dean for Career and Professional Development. She has enjoyed a diverse and purposeful career in government, law, education, and entrepreneurship.
Jory is passionate about helping women of faith build strong, successful businesses...
2021-02-0520 min
starTEDover's podcastMike Harris - Resilient To No EndMy guest today on starTEDover is Mike Harris, who shares his story of booms, busts, and resilience. Mike Harris is a coach to top leaders and other elite performers and a former finance executive and high-stakes poker pro. His mission is to champion the leaders of today who are shaping the next 100 generations of life on this planet. He's currently finishing up his first book, Complaint Cleanse, to be released in early 2021. For more information about Mike, visit: www.mikefharris.com
2021-01-2123 min
starTEDover's podcastSandy Sembler - Feel To HealMy guest on starTEDover is Sandy Sembler, who shares her story of being stuck in the same cycle of unhealthy relationships until she learned that she needed to “Feel to Heal.” More about Sandy: “I help women create a joy-filled, abundant life full of thriving relationships they've always desired.” – Sandy Sembler, Embodied Results Coach Sandy Sembler is an internationally recognized embodied results coach and creator of the SakredShe program, empowering women to “break up” with toxic patterns limiting their love, business, and success, and embrace a joy-filled, abundant life. Sandy’s SakredShe prog...
2021-01-1220 min
starTEDover's podcastRyan Geist - Ego DeathWelcome to episode number 18 of starTEDover, the final episode of season one. My idea from the beginning was to produce 18 18-minute interviews that would inspire listeners and even save lives. Though my guest today was one of my first interviews, I wanted to save publication for the season’s finale because, frankly, my guest Ryan Geist could have used a story like his when he was experiencing his darkest days of addiction and psychosis. I hope you will be inspired by his story, share it, and then tune in for season two of starTEDover, beginning soon. In Rya...
2020-10-1320 min
starTEDover's podcastGretchen Shanks - From Shame to WorthinessMy guest on starTEDover today is Gretchen Shanks, who shares her story of living through decades of sexual shame before learning how to celebrate her own worthiness. Gretchen Shanks (she/her) is a Seattle-based sex and dating coach certified in the Somatica Method, an experiential and practical method of coaching grounded in the body. Up until her early 40s, Gretchen struggled with dating, had only had sex a handful of times, and felt undesirable and unattractive. Years of talk therapy couldn’t shift the beliefs she had about herself. Then she got help from an in...
2020-09-3020 min
starTEDover's podcastAli Kole - Cracking Open Living LighterMy guest on starTEDover today is Ali Kole, who shares her story of cracking open, living lighter, and bringing more beauty to the world. Ali Kole is a sensual muse who helps women and couples ignite passionately enlivened intimacy and freedom in their lives and relationships. During her 20+years as a beauty industry CEO and advisor, her search to “have it all” led her to 14 years studying, practicing and now teaching intimacy and pleasure. Using her own marriage and career as a laboratory, Ali dedicated herself to the art and practice of hot monogamy and expansive erotic expres...
2020-09-2320 min
starTEDover's podcastKirk Westwood - Pushing To Be the BestMy guest today on starTEDover is Kirk Westwood, who shares his story of pushing to be the best, which led to tremendous pain, and then learning to follow what he loved, which led to tremendous healing. Diagnosed with an illness they said would kill him, Kirk Westwood turned to doing things he didn’t understand: Extreme Shamanic practices and rituals from around the world that fundamentally changed him as a person. Studying at the feet of several masters for many years to develop skills that dramatically altered the course of his life. He reluctantly kept bei...
2020-09-1520 min
starTEDover's podcastRichard Ayling - Choosing to BelongMy guest today on starTEDover is Richard Ayling, who shares his story of choosing between a lifetime of medication and being an outsider or a life of flow, balance, and belonging. Richard Ayling is a transformational coach, author and facilitator, with over twelve years’ experience in training and personal development. In 2006 he was diagnosed with a lifelong autoimmune disease, and this led him to study mindset and meditation to aid his recovery. In 2016 he became one of the first instructors trained by Wim Hof in breathwork and cold exposure disciplines. In 2017 and after successfully overcoming hi...
2020-09-0820 min
starTEDover's podcastMark Doody - A Millimeter of WillingnessMy guest today on starTEDover is Mark Doody, who shares his story of being caught in a cycle of shame and drug use that he finally broke with a prayer to find his car keys. Mark experienced an incredible transformation. After years of struggling with heroin addiction he reconnected with hope and strength as he stepped into a life of sobriety and purpose. Today, with 8 years of sobriety, Mark works in a leadership role for an LA based tech company, is in a healthy loving relationship with a beautiful partner, and dedicates his spare time t...
2020-09-0120 min
starTEDover's podcastGreg Marcus - Small steps create big changesMy guest today on starTEDover is Greg Marcus who shares his story of transitioning from marketing to stay-at-home-parenting to authoring to being a student once again. Greg Marcus is a serial reinventor. Sometimes by choice, sometimes by learning the hard way. He is the founder of American Mussar, author of the The Spiritual Practice of Good Actions: Finding Balance Through the Soul Traits of Mussar and Rabbi in training at the Academy of Jewish Religion of California. He brings an everyday perspective to his teaching, with a broad background including a Ph.D in biology from MIT, a te...
2020-08-2520 min
starTEDover's podcastTracy Harward - Dancing In a New LifeMy guest today on starTEDover, is Tracy Harward, who shares her story of having it all twice, losing it all twice, and discovering dance as the deepest medicine. Tracy is the founder of Swoon & Babble and creator of Body Alchemy - a moving meditation practice for healing your past, balancing your emotions, and turning on your power to create a life you love through your body. Her practice is an offering created from her own lived experience in her body and over 8 years of high practice with master teachers in somatic (body) psychology and somatic spirituality. Tracy h...
2020-08-1820 min
starTEDover's podcastMichelle Burkhard: My Secret PlanMy guest today on starTEDover is Michelle Burkhard, who shares her story of childhood poverty, a rare and debilitating stroke, and creating her own secret plan to defy her doctor’s prognosis. Michelle Burkhard is the Owner of Grow By 1; a business built to serve and increase clients’ ability to lead themselves and others well. She received a B.S. Degree in Elementary Education and a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education from Central Michigan University. She is a PhD candidate at Walden University. Her specialty is Assessment, Evaluation, & Accountability. Her experience includes extensive work in the educatio...
2020-08-1120 min
starTEDover's podcastLorna Bennett: Falling in love with fear, yearning, and the unknownMy next guest on starTEDover is Lorna Bennett, who shares her story of making fear her best friend in order to write the next chapter in her life. Lorna is a teacher, speaker, coach, and change consultant passionate about personal growth and transformation. She celebrates people turning themselves ON - mentally, physically and spiritually - to live their Passion and Purpose through Freedom and Connection. With more than 20 years experience in consulting, teaching, business leadership and organizational development, Lorna has served as a change catalyst under many umbrellas. She is an experienced Yoga and Barre te...
2020-08-0420 min
starTEDover's podcastJim Bollenbacher: Molly, Mushrooms and MayhemMy guest today is Jim Bollenbacher, who shares his story of leaving a conservative corporate attorney life for a world which inspired his new book Molly, Mushrooms and Mayhem, Stories from inside the music festival medical tent. Jim is happy to be working as a paramedic in the Chicagoland area after a career as a lawyer and business executive. He has a degree in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a law degree from The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law. He and his wife Sandy have two grown daughters Jenn and Mara. Jim spends his...
2020-07-2820 min
starTEDover's podcastGena Chieco: Now I can see the moonMy guest today is Gena Chieco, who shares her story of finding out she was an identical twin, navigating the unknowns of life and shedding the “shoulds” that were holding her back. Gena is an Executive Coach, former Chief of Staff, and lawyer who inspires high-achieving professionals to step into their best selves by cultivating a growth mindset and accessing inner wisdom and strengths. After earning a BA with Honors in Psychology from Northwestern University and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law, Gena had the privilege of working for the Obama Administration during both...
2020-07-2120 min
starTEDover's podcastJanel Vitale: Hiking past pain - Moving past shameMy guest today is Janel Vitale, who shares her story of growing up with shame around her sexuality, and the lessons she learned hiking 5000 miles across the United States. Janel Vitale is a coach for shame-free relationships and sexual empowerment. Although based in the San Francisco Bay Area, her message has a national reach through her TikTok channel @lovewithjanel. Her passion is empowering people to overcome shame and fear in their intimate relationships to create the deep connection and fulfilling sex they crave. An expert in emotional intelligence and vulnerable communication, holds a BA in Communication from t...
2020-07-1420 min
starTEDover's podcastRachel O'Brien: Lymphoma and the Itsy Bitsy SpiderMy guest today is Rachel O’Brien, who shares her story of climbing up to a “perfect life”,” being washed out with lymphoma, and the lessons of the Itsy Bitsy Spider. Rachel started her professional life as a travel agent in Adelaide, South Australia in 1990. For 20 years she tirelessly worked her way up the corporate ladder and in early 2010, she was appointed Executive General Manager of Flight Centre Australia - responsible for $7B in sales, $200M profit and 7,000 people. This same year, she married the love of her life, Shannon O'Brien. Within months of the promotion and the drea...
2020-07-0820 min
starTEDover's podcastEve Meyer: Humor is TherapyMy guest today is Eve Meyer, who shares her story of suicide prevention in her own family that turned into a profession and her new life as a standup comic. Eve Meyer was executive director of San Francisco Suicide Prevention for thirty years, until 2018. She made frequent appearances in print and broadcast media in that capacity and financial contributions to the agency tripled despite annual cutbacks in public funding. New programs opened during her tenure include the HIV Nightline, Youth Risk Reduction, Relapse Prevention Line, Linea de Crisis, Grief Response, Attempt Survivors Groups, Night Coverage and Chat...
2020-07-0320 min
starTEDover's podcastYaron Engler: Lead with your heart and your head will followMy guest today is Yaron Engler, who shares his story of leading with his heart from country to country and a spiritual journey that gave him a path to break through a lifetime of struggles with depression. Yaron is a men's coach and workshops facilitator who has spent more than 20 years exploring and road testing mindfulness so nothing is taught that he hasn't tried out himself. A professional drummer who has performed and worked around the world, Yaron’s direct, honest and playful approach inspires and motivates clients and audiences to create simple, positive change resulting in pe...
2020-07-0120 min
starTEDover's podcastJennifer Lovely: We are not what has happened to usMy guest today is Jennifer Lovely, who shares her story of acting out, healing through her sons’ experience in addiction recovery, and letting go of seeing herself as a victim. Jennifer Lovely is an Ontological and Recovery Coach who empowers those who want to reclaim their lives back and desire to be more than what their trauma has told them they are, She loves the messy grit of life and getting her hands dirty with her clients. In addition to her Reclaiming Grace program, she works with clients on an individual basis. She also has a podcast ca...
2020-06-2820 min
Managing the WayToday the change happensTed Riter walks us through the challenge of change. He helps us understand transparency between employees and managers and how we can continue to cultivate great work through these changes. As COVID-19 continue to bring change, Ted helps us to think about how to prepare and help prepare our people.Find Ted at:LinkedinHis website!Managing the Way is sponsored by Waypoint HQ. Waypoint is a breath of fresh air. A solution that enables you to be the manager that people want to work for. It helps you in holding regular, focused...
2020-05-2626 min