What happens when the search for love pulls you away from your soul—and how do you find your way back?

Ken Page shares the deeply personal next chapter of his emotional, spiritual, sexual, and romantic journey in the second part of this series.

From navigating New York’s vibrant and chaotic gay underground of the 1980s to an unexpected spiritual reawakening in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, Ken opens up about his struggles with love, addiction, loss, and the journey toward self-acceptance.

Through heartbreaking stories and soul-shifting insights, he reveals how he began to integrate his sexuality with his spirituality and laid the foundation for his life’s work.

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6:32 Discovering the gay cultural renaissance in NYC

10:12 Fitting in with the beautiful and unattainable

13:28 Launching a therapeutic practice and gay men’s groups

16:43 A dream that revealed the truth about love

18:02 Finding God again in the Snow Peak mountains

21:11 Michael’s AIDS diagnosis and the start of a legacy

24:18 Re-entering spiritual life with caution and care

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What happens when spiritual devotion and gay identity collide in the search for love?

In this raw, never-before-shared episode of The Deeper Dating Podcast, Ken takes you on an intensely personal journey through his early spiritual awakening, sexual discovery, and search for authentic connection.

From mystical meditations and cult-like spiritual circles to heartbreak, celibacy, sexual compulsion, and finally integration,

Ken explores the winding path that led him from loneliness and longing to a deeper understanding of self, love, and the divine.

Vulnerable, courageous, and powerfully human.

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5:28 Losing his friend group and finding solitude

6:42 A radiant stranger in the vegetable aisle

9:45 Meeting Paramahansa Yogananda through a book and a photo

11:53 Telling Bruce “I love you” and being fully received

25:34 Losing spirituality and reclaiming his sexual self

27:53 The tension between sexuality, spirituality, and identity

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This is an episode first published in March 2024. It’s one of our most popular.

How do you turn your dating life into a true spiritual path that heals your heart, connects you to the deepest parts of your being, allows you to have experiences that are truly transcendent, and allows you to find real healthy love dramatically more quickly? This episode will teach you how.

Listen For:

02:16 – What “Spiritual” Really Means in the Context of Love

05:48 – The Power of “Coming Out” with Your Authentic Self

10:06 – Why We Unconsciously Sabotage Love

13:35 – The Spiritual Roots of Defensive Dating Behaviors

17:55 – The Shame Around Tenderness and Big Love

19:18 – Soft Confidence vs. Rigid Perfectionism

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