What happens when desire becomes obsession, obsession becomes psychological warfare, and the whole thing turns out to be the mirror you needed all along?

In this episode of The Intimacy Inquiry, Andrew Phipps sits down with Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards, PhD in Spiritual Counseling, international speaker, coach, and author of "The Venus Fly Trap: Sex, Lies, and Repercussions." Born in Blackpool, UK and now based in Florida, Stephen has spent decades helping people untangle the relational and sexual patterns that keep them looping through the same chaos. His memoir has been described as equal parts erotic, soul-stirring, and genuinely healing.

This conversation goes deep: childhood trauma and gaslighting, running away from home eight times, electroconvulsive therapy at 16, four marriages, working with Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra and Wayne D ...