Purpose, Power & Shadow Work with Craig Filek

Many of my clients know of my love of spoken word. Every so often a client sends me a poem and I get inspired to record it. This spoken word poem about the impact of porn on someone's life comes from a wonderful man in Iraq. I've had the incredible pleasure of working with men on 6 continents in 24+ countries and I've learned that despite our external differences we all have so much more in common. We are all looking for love and connection. We all want to be proud of ourselves and live up to and to exceed our potential. I hope you enjoy the poem. I'd love your feedback so if you like it or if you've written something that you're proud of make sure to send it my way.

3 Mars 20168min

I love it when Men’s Mag’s discuss the issue of pornography from a masculine perspective. We don’t have to get into the is it good, is it bad, the moral debate, free speech, censorship - what we can do is look in the mirror and ask ourselves is porn enhancing our lives, our masculinity, our relationships . . or not . . . is it brining more love into our lives . . . or less . . . GQ, a popular men’s magazine recently tackled this issue. In this video I’m going to share with you GQ’s 10 reasons to stop watching porn. Here's the article - http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-feed/2013/11/10-reasons-why-you-should-quit-watching-porn.html

31 Dec 20155min

For so many of us, pornography has hijacked our sexuality. We’re watching things that are completely inconsistent with the men that we want to be, right? Sometimes pornography has rendered us incapable of connecting with another human being. We’ve got porn brain. We’ve lost that ability to be intimate and to connect with another human, and pornography has completely disconnected us from ourselves and from self-pleasure. So, in this short podcast I want to talk about masturbating without pornography. Crazy concept, right? And teach you how to masturbate mindfully.

17 Dec 20156min

There is really only one cure for your condition. I firmly believe this is it.

11 Dec 20156min

Three adult film actresses have accused porn’s golden boy – James Deen – of sexual assault and rape. This is significant because of the status Deen held in the porn industry and in mainstream media. He’s been called the “darling” of an industry that is now turning on him.Ex-Adult Actress Jessie Rogers talked about her sexual assault at the hands of a veteran male performer - He just slapped me … and I fell and my ears were ringing because he slapped me so hard. He starting banging my head on the floor, and my face started bleeding … he kept beating me basically … he choked me out twice to the point of passing out … making me look at myself with blood all over my face … he spit on his hand and put the spit all over my face … and continued to fuck me like that … he put my head inside of his toilet … every time I tried to come up for air he would not allow me to come up for air … I thought I was going to die.“

2 Dec 201519min

In this episode we talk to a brave young woman impacted by porn and she shares her journey to healing and the impact that it had on her.

14 Jan 201538min

Craig and Michelle talk about the techniques that moved them forward individually and together the fastest. The cure for a crappy life is action and in this podcast they provide you with a framework for taking more of it.And here's the link to us on Katie Couric - thanks for your love and support - http://youtu.be/NNEd45hReWA

6 Nov 201433min

One thing we have learned from our own lives and from working with others is that you must take action every day.That’s what this podcast is about: ACTION. It’s about actually doing something to improve your plight. In this podcast we share lots of powerful tips, teachings, and exercises that you can use right now to improve your relationship immediately.Like everything else in life, a great relationship takes work. Many of us believe that a successful partnership should be easy and shouldn’t require a lot of effort. This way of thinking is simply wrong. It doesn’t make sense in any other area of our lives—from working at our jobs to raising our children to pursuing our creative endeavors—and it doesn’t make sense here.In this podcast we talk about Michelle and Craig's eBook. 5 Tips to Change Your Relationship Now. I know it might sound cheesy but it's true. The reality is you've lost sight of the small but important things in your relationship.

4 Mars 201432min