Getting Intimate
Katarina Wallentin
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Getting Intimate explores what intimacy is, where it comes from, and how to find it in everyday life. Host Katarina Wallentin frames intimacy as a daring journey filled with longing, apprehension, and vulnerability. Rather than avoiding those uncomfortable feelings, the podcast invites listeners to celebrate them. The show looks at intimacy through the senses, relationships, the wider world, and all living creatures.
Episodes
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Unplugging With the Symphony 14.10.2026 18mHow do you know if you are an energy-worker? :-) Is it something you learn, something you recall — or something you can simply choose to … be? In this episode of the Getting Intimate podcast, Dr. Anthony Mattis and I dive into an energetic modality that has changed both of our lives: The Symphony of Possibilities. And one of the things we realized during this exploration is how this energetic capacity is really in all of us — if we’re willing to claim it! What if you are the energy worker you’ve been looking for? -
ASMR, Humming & Lullabies: The Antidote to a Shouting World with Leona Frantzich 02.08.2026 38mWhen was the last time you slowed down enough to hear the tiniest of sounds? :-) We live in a world that never stops shouting. But what if the most profound transformations don’t happen in the noise—but in the whispers? In this episode of the Getting Intimate podcast, we invite you into the soothing world of ASMR, humming, and lullabies with our guide, musician and sound facilitator, Leona Frantzich. Together, we explore how the softest sounds can bypass our mental defenses, soothe the nervous system, and reconnect us to our bodies, our history, and each other! If you have headphones, we invite you to put them on now. And don't be afraid to close your eyes as we go on this journey… Welcome! -
Great Leaders Don’t Have To Get Killed 11.06.2026 35mWhat does it take to be… a great leader? 🙂 What if the history books have got it wrong all along… And what if being you is more than enough? In this episode, Chris Hughes (and his cat!) present a totally different take on what a being a leader actually means. And his main message is to… relax! And acknowledge that leading from the place that lights you up is often what creates the future you’re looking for. What if great leadership actually doesn’t require martyrdom, misery, or a dramatic final act? Come along! Be you! -
Your Brain On Consciousness 29.05.2026 27mHave you ever wondered just what happens in your brain when you let go of a limiting belief? 🙂 Exactly what is the power of a point of view? And what if your choice to change just one single point of view can create something magical in your body? Instantly! In this episode of the Getting Intimate podcast, we bridge the gap between your body, science and consciousness, together with Dr Juanjo Suárez! Dr Juanjo has written a brilliant book about the Neuroscience of Access Consciousness - and it was such a pleasure exploring his unique point of view about the wonder of our bodies and brains! Come, dive in? -
A Tap And A Smile 19.04.2026 23mHow do you begin to help someone who’s been to hell, and back? How can you be (really be!) there with those who’ve experienced unspeakable trauma? What if it starts with something as simple as a cup of tea and a smile? And continues with a tap, and a song? On this episode we journey to Rwanda to talk with trauma specialist Gunilla Hamne and explore how her and her colleagues are changing lives for refugees around the world with one simple yet profound technique: tapping! -
What If Discomfort Is A Sense? with Shannon O'Hara 04.04.2026 31mDo you ever wonder how far and wide and deep you and your body are capable of sensing? 🙂 And how often do you stick to what is comfortable and stay within the known realms? On this episode of the ‘Getting Intimate’ podcast - we dive deeper into exploring our infinite senses with Shannon O’Hara, a psychic cosmonaut, body whisperer and one of my favourite co-explorers! What if discomfort is a brand-new sense you have yet to explore? One that could open up even more… Living! Come! Live! -
Who To Invite For the Holidays 18.12.2025 20mWho would you want to be close to during the holidays? If you could choose? 🙂 What if the very worst guest you could invite is your expectation of a fairy-tale holiday? And what if you, being you, is the best company to bring to any celebration? This final episode for 2025 is a beautiful exploration of how to thrive during the holidays with consciousness facilitator and pragmatic psychologist Susanna Mittermaier! Happy Christmas, Kwanza, Hanukkah, or whatever else you celebrate (or avoid celebrating!) this year. 🎄 You do you! See you in 2026! -
Use Your Head - Recovery with Ease 12.12.2025 22mWhat if addiction is like being pulled into a video game that’s impossible to get out of? 🙂 And what if a simple modality involving 32 points on the head could give people the space and ease to choose something different in recovery? Choosing to be here fully - to be themselves! In this episode, we meet Vanessa E. Kalo, an integrative psychology practitioner who has been adding the Access tools and Access Bars to her work with addiction recovery in Arizona, USA — where it changed everything. Come on and hear more from Vanessa and her courageous clients! -
The Chaos of Knowing Yourself with Dr. Dain Heer 16.11.2025 32mHave you ever felt you needed to be perfect to be loved? (And to love someone!) 🙂 As if we are only worthy of intimacy when we are perfect? Well, what if that is a lie? What if perfection is one of the biggest, baddest barriers to intimacy on this whole planet? And what if chaos (!) is the missing ingredient in most of our relationships? Our guest on this episode of Getting Intimate is a regular—a tenacious intimacy-seeker, energy virtuoso, and one of the most inspiring people I know, Dr. Dain Heer! -
Dropping In: You & The Forest 07.10.2025 22mWhen did you last hang out with... a tree? 🌳 A bush, a plant, or even - a whole forest? What magic can you find when you allow yourself to drop into that hallowed space between trunk and leaf? Maybe... yourself? ❤️ On this episode of the Getting Intimate podcast, we journey deep into the greenest parts of earth (and ourselves!) with eco-therapist Mark Reeves. Let's go! -
Out-Sing Your Mind 07.09.2025 17mWhen did you last … sing? 🙂 And when did you last sing so someone could (really!) hear you? What if allowing the vibration of a song to come out from deep within, is one of the most vulnerable things you and your body can do together? On this episode of the Getting Intimate podcast, we explore that - how we can open up with and through the sumptuous art of singing! Come along and meet our guide opera singer, consciousness facilitator and seeker of all things beautiful-sounding - Désirée DuMonde. Hum on? -
Does My Animal Love Me? 13.08.2025 19mWhat would your dog say - if it could talk? 🙂 What does a cow think? Can horses heal you? And … does your animal LOVE you? What can exploring these questions teach us about life, living and ourselves? On this episode of the Getting Intimate podcast, we explore the fascinating world of intimacy with all things fuzzy and furry with animal-whisperer Suzy Godsey! Woof! Let’s go! -
A Softer World Through Breath 24.07.2025 22mDo you know that the average person takes about 25 000 breaths every single day? 🙂 That is how many times the air of the planet comes inside and touches our lungs! A constant intimacy that we hardly notice... So what happens when we do? What if we can use breath to slow down, soften and get to know ourselves and the world? On this episode of the Getting Intimate podcast, Katarina & her guest Johanna Skantze dive into that most elemental act - breathing! -
Use Your Voice & Shake The World 19.06.2025 28mWhat is having your voice all about? 🙂 Is it only about the sound that comes out of our bodies? Soft, loud, beautiful, or screechy? Or is it something way more? What if our voice is really about the way we show up, engage with — and change the world? And how much are we avoiding exactly… that? Keeping our distance to our voice. Instead of getting INTIMATE! On this episode, we’re exploring all that with hedonist, Right Voice facilitator and one of my favoUrite people to chat with on Planet Earth - Mr Christopher Hughes! He definitely has a voice! The voice! -
We Are All Part of Earth's Ecosystem with Simone Milasas 05.06.2025 30mWhat if, no matter where you are, you can touch and be touched by the Earth? 🙂 And what if, by just stepping on the grass, you’re connected to the whole ecosystem of the planet? That is just like, WOW! On this episode of the Getting Intimate podcast, we explore our big and beautiful home planet - Earth! - with brilliant speaker, facilitator and earth-whisperer Simone Milasas. And what it means to cultivate intimacy with the Earth—not through grand gestures, but through simple acts of presence, and the willingness to gift, and receive. -
Coming Home = Nothing To Prove 22.05.2025 21mWhat does it mean to truly ‘come home’ to yourself? :-) And what if the key to getting there is actually… vulnerability? In this episode of the Getting Intimate podcast, Katarina is joined by Torbjörn Hellmouth, a former Swedish special operations commander and founder of WOLI - Warriors Of Love International. In it, they explore the power of self-acceptance, the importance of being present, and why coming home to yourself means having nothing to prove. Join us! -
Intimate Relationships 101 with Shannon O' Hara & Max Zoulek 30.04.2025 25mThe billion dollar question! 😀 Is it possible to have an intimate relationship with someone, create a business together, travel the world AND be best friends? All with the same person? What if there is a litmus test for if it works or not? And what happens when you create and cultivate that relationship based on … gratitude? Join us for a deep dive into all this and more, in Intimate Relationships 101 with Shannon O’Hara and Max Zoulek! -
Making Green Friends 21.04.2025 25mHow do you interact with the green and growing world around you? 🙂 Has a plant ever laughed at your jokes? Or told someone your secrets? And what if getting closer to earth-y things can make you - and your body! - come alive? On this episode of the Getting Intimate podcast, we’re joined by an amazing plant-whisperer Monica Giliam. Come along as we explore the interconnectedness of all things - and how plants sing! 🪴 -
Re-Defining Intimacy with Dr. Dain Heer 08.04.2025 29mIn this episode, we say good-bye to the Wolf! And hello to — Getting Intimate! 🙂 A brand new adventure and podcast season that begins with the question: What is intimacy? How do we find it? And what the bleep are those 5 elements everyone keeps talking about? The premier guest is Dr. Dain Heer, whose unique take on intimacy leads us on a inspiring and different conversation about living a life of closeness, with you - and the world! Come along on this inaugural episode of the Getting Intimate Podcast! Welcome! 💥 -
Seeing With Your Eyes Closed 18.12.2024 28mWhen you close your eyes, what do you see? 🙂 Have you ever wondered what you’d find in your inner world with a little help from a mushroom? On this episode of the Wolf podcast, we venture into the fascinating world of holotropic and psychedelic therapies with our guide, budding psychedelic therapist Peo! And explore insights drawn from his own personal experiences, including overcoming the unique challenge of aphantasia. Have a listen and perhaps reflect on what resonates with you, as we dive into the potential of psychedelics on mental health, trauma, healing, personal growth and more! Explore, question - and imagine the future? PS. It’s important to note that this type of therapy is not legal in many countries, and this discussion does not advocate for breaking the law.
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