The Authentic Man Podcast with David Chambers

EP196: How I Went from Commitment Phobia to Having a Baby with the Woman of my Dreams

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Key Topics: Commitment Fears, Avoidant Attachment, Relationships, Emotions

A solo episode about a topic that spans my entire dating and relationship life. I talk about my own experience with the deep fear of commitment, how that damaged relationship after relationship, and what I did and do with my clients to help myself, and them, overcome the fear of commitment and create loving and deeply committed relationships.

I also touch on my fear of fatherhood and the work I did to be ready to welcome our little boy into the world and into my relationship.

Key topics include:

⭐️ How Did my Relationships Look like 10 Years Ago

⭐️ The Changes that Came with Learning to Feel More and Listening to the Wisdom of My Body

⭐️ Practicing Compassion and Empathy in Relationships

⭐️ Shifting The Ideas Around Commitment

⭐️ Sitting With Uncomfortable Emotions and Noticing When Reactivity Shows Up

⭐️ Facing the Fears around Commitment and the Importance of a Strong Support System

⭐️ The Inner-Critic and Changing the Way I Talked to Myself

⭐️ Changing the Metric for Success

⭐ ️The Shift in My Values and What’s Important to Me

⭐️ Where Am I Right Now