This week’s guest is the extraordinary Larry Michel—founder of the Institute of Genetic Energetics, relationship innovator, coach, and author of Lasting: 11 Illuminations and Essential Questions for a Co-Creative, Evolutionary Partnership. Known as the “Love Shepherd,” Larry has spent over three decades reshaping the way people find and build love. His work dives deep into the science of human connection, compatibility, and co-creation.

🔥 This Episode Will Help You:

1. Stop treating love like a transaction and start showing up with truth.
   
   

2. Shift from judgment to curiosity to unlock deeper relationships.
   
   

3. Understand why “preparing” for love is more powerful than repairing it.
   
   

⏱️ 3 Key Takeaways + Topics with Timestamps

1. Love Is Not a Transaction—Stop Playing the Algorithm
⏰ [02:42]

“Anytime we make ourselves a commodity, it's hurting us.”
Explanation:
When love becomes gamified by apps and algorithms, people lose the depth of authentic connection. Reducing ourselves to filters, swipes, and profiles undermines intimacy and reinforces insecurity. Instead, when we approach dating and connection as a human process—not a tech transaction—we reclaim our power to be seen and valued.

2. Chemistry Isn’t the Goal—Clarity Is
⏰ [10:31]

“Chemistry plays a huge role... when it’s on, you’re all doped up on brain chemicals.”
Explanation:
Falling for someone based on “chemistry” alone often leads to distorted decision-making. When your body is flooded with feel-good hormones, it’s easy to miss red flags. By learning how to see clearly through the chemical fog, you can create meaningful, conscious connections rather than ones based purely on dopamine and fantasy.

3. Don’t Repair—Prepare for Real Love
⏰ [25:45]

“85% of professionals are focused on repairing what’s broken... but we need to prepare more than repair.”
Explanation:
Healing shouldn’t begin only after heartbreak. Proactively asking the right questions, cultivating emotional intimacy, and clarifying shared values before problems arise builds resilience. True connection comes from intentional preparation, not reactive fixing.

✨ Notable Quotes:

“Love is not an action. It’s not a verb. Love is your life force.” [26:43]
→ When you remember that love is who you are, you stop seeking it and start expressing it.

“We’ve been conditioned to judge instead of staying in inquiry.” [16:10]
→ Growth happens not when we’re proving ourselves right, but when we stay open to discovering more.

“Be surprised by the truth. That’s where the real magic is.” [17:20]
→ The best connections often come from the unexpected. Stop scripting the story and start listening for what’s real.

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In this episode, I sit down with Christine Lang—former New York attorney turned intuitive healer, energy translator, and author of the upcoming book Ask Your Spirit: Receiving Life-Changing Wisdom from Your Elevated Intelligence. Christine has spent nearly 30 years helping people decode the messages from their body, spirit, and nervous system—so they can stop feeling stuck and finally start living in alignment.

We dive deep into how to shift from chronic pain and fear into clarity, confidence, and true prosperity—without bypassing the messy human stuff.

• Pain has a purpose—your discomfort is a wake-up call, not a punishment.
  
  

• When you stop outsourcing answers and tune in, you unlock your truest wisdom.
  
  

• Your nervous system holds the key to lasting abundance, not just mindset work.
  
  

[05:48] “Make space to have the human reaction... when we try to cut that off by doing the spiritual thing of ‘I should just see it as beautiful,’ you're just doing suppression.”
Suppressing emotion under the guise of spiritual bypassing keeps stress trapped in the body. When people allow their emotional "tantrum" without judgment, they regain access to their clarity and personal power. Real healing begins when we acknowledge our humanity instead of shaming it.

[17:40] “Ask: Who do I become around each person? And which version of me do I like better?”
By focusing inward instead of asking disempowering questions like “Why are men like this?” or “What’s wrong with me?”, people begin to access elevated intelligence. Self-inquiry shifts from blame to embodiment—and choices become clearer and more aligned.

[22:31] “Chronic symptoms are emotional stressors in concrete form. They hold a mirror to what you’ve stopped looking at.”
Chronic pain isn’t random or “just aging.” It's often an unresolved emotional loop the body is holding as a signal. When that stressor is decoded, transformation isn’t just physical—it’s energetic. Energy returns, emotional freedom is restored, and decisions become easier to make.

“Sometimes your gifts from the universe come in really shitty wrapping paper.”
“Your spirit isn’t punishing you. It’s coaching you—lovingly—toward the freedom you keep asking for.”
“Every time you say, ‘I have a bad picker,’ your spirit says, ‘No, you’re just not listening yet.’”
“You don’t need to hustle to earn your healing. You need to receive the message.”

Christine’s website: https://www.christinelang.org/
Christine’s book: https://www.askyourspirit.com/book
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