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What if freedom isn’t about chasing more, but about being free from your own pain?

In this episode, I sit down with Stefanos, a world-renowned relationship coach and personal transformational leader with over 20 years of experience. He’s the co-founder of the Elementum Coaching Institute and the Mpowered Brotherhood, guiding everyone from Olympic athletes and special forces soldiers to everyday people through healing trauma, redefining masculinity, and creating deeper purpose.

Our conversation gets personal. We talk about the patterns that follow us from childhood into adult relationships, what it takes to slow down and regulate when conflict hits, and why practices like breathwork, somatics, and honest reflection with others can shift the way we show up. Stefanos brings candid stories from his own life and decades of work with clients to reveal what real freedom actually looks like.

You’ll Learn:

• The reason explosive reactions often trace back to childhood conditioning
• What happens when guiding principles keep you steady in conflict
• The link between breathwork, regulation, and presence in relationships
• The damage of living from fear instead of possibility
• What it feels like to slow down and let emotions move through
• Why being witnessed helps dissolve shame and masks
• How intimacy mirrors survival patterns and safety triggers
• Why slowing down, nature, and support create real freedom
• The reason success means freedom from unconscious pain

Timestamps:

[00:00 ] Introduction

[06:58 ] Noticing childhood patterns in adult reactivity

[11:15 ] Building guiding principles for conflict and repair

[14:05 ] Shifting from fear and probability into possibility

[18:02 ] The eight second rule for making change manageable

[20:51 ] Three practices to uncover and process emotional blocks

[26:47 ] The power of being witnessed in dissolving shame

[33:02 ] Exploring masculinity, femininity, and polarity work

[39:44 ] Redefining success as freedom from unconscious pain

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Resources Mentioned:

The MK Lab | Website

Christine Hassler Retreat | Website

You can connect with Stefanos and his work through his website.

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