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Can women still trust men? 2026 relationship challenges with Traver Boehm
This is the opening episode of The Sovereign Edge — a new chapter of Modern Couples, exploring what it actually means to be human, and to be in relationship, in 2026 and moving forward. My guest is Traver Boehm, founder of the UNcivilized Men's Movement, author, and two-time TEDx speaker. We started where neither of us planned to: grief. The loss of his father and his cousin — and what that unlocked in him — led us into a deep, uncensored and honest conversation. We talked about the epidemic of unexpressed grief in men, the Epstein list and why Traver says there's one in your neighborhood too, why men's circles are not optional right now, AI as pocket therapist and what it reveals about our shadow, the uncivilized bedroom and what becomes possible when sexuality is treated as sacred rather than shameful, and why being dangerous and not being a danger are two completely different things. This is not a comfortable episode. It is a necessary one.Find Traver Boehm at manuncivilized.com and on Instagram @traverboehm — and if you want to explore what a new chapter in your own relationship could look like, you'll find my 90-Day Relationship Challenge at modern-couples.com/90-day-offer.Both of us are on substack with long-form essays.
