Devotion Over Performance:
Devotion Over Performance: The Healing of the Masculine
What if healing wasn’t about becoming someone new…
but remembering who you are beneath the masks?
We’re sold a version of healing that looks good on the outside —
but leaves us disconnected inside.
In this raw, real conversation, I sat down with John Kempf — a man who’s walked through trauma, ego death, and the quiet alchemy of devotion — to explore what it actually means to heal the masculine.
We talk about the difference between performative wellness and true embodiment.
The role of discipline, strength, and stillness in building spiritual muscle.
And why integration matters more than the high.
John shares how yoga, weight training, plant medicine, and presence have reshaped not just his body, but his life. His retreats aren’t just about the “experience.” They’re about what happens after — in the quiet, in the reflection, in the practice.
This is a conversation for the men doing the work.
For the women holding space.
For the ones learning to live from the inside out.
If your body is asking for truth…
Let this one land.
