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liberated

By: david michael titeu
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 welcome to liberated. this is your space to pause, let go of who you think you need to be and feel at peace with who you are. i’m david michael titeu, mindset coach and recovering hustler. each week, we unpack what’s beneath success and why it never feels like enough. we’ll dive deep into psychology, identity, purpose, philosophy and healing - the deeper human stuff that shapes how you lead, love and live. this isn’t another grind podcast. whew. it’s a sanctuary to slow down, explore the inner work behind self-worth and help you remember there was never anything wrong with you to begin with.david michael titeu Personal Development Personal Success
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  • ep 25: why healing feels worse before it feels better

    ep 25: why healing feels worse before it feels better
    Apr 30 2026
    📺watch and subscribe on youtubeI see few people in the wellness space being fully honest about this. healing f*cking hurts. not in a poetic instagram caption kind of way but in a real, raw, inconvenient, sometimes debilitating way. for close to a decade i carried so much tension in my belly, my hips and my legs that at times it was difficult to walk. i did the physio, the rehab, the stretching, the yoga - but none of it changed the root. because the tension wasn't a physical problem.. it was an emotional one. in this episode i get into what actually happens when the body starts to heal, why it feels worse before it feels better, what the science says about why that is and what is opening up on the other side. if you're in the thick of it right now and wondering whether you're doing something wrong, this one's for you. enjoy 💙what we explored this episode00:00 welcome welcome!01:24 healing f*cking hurts 04:12 the body as a living record of everything you've been through06:53 why no amount of stretching will release what emotion has stored09:41 what the thawing process actually looks and feels like12:25 muscle twitches, 3am wake-ups, random crying15:18 the glossy wellness aesthetic and why it's doing people a disservice17:33 what becomes possible when the body finally feels safe20:08 practical anchors for your healing23:12 compassion is not optional25:28 healing is not a destinationresearch references and thought leadersPeter Levine — founder of Somatic Experiencing, author of Waking the Tiger. Trauma creates frozen residue of energy stored in the body's tissue. Trembling and twitching are the nervous system completing incomplete stress responses. → www.somaticexperiencing.comBessel van der Kolk — author of The Body Keeps the Score. Trauma lives in the body's physiology, not just in memory. Suppressed anger is one of the most costly emotions to keep stored. → www.besselvanderkolk.comStephen Porges — developer of Polyvagal Theory. Chronic suppression locks the nervous system in survival mode. → www.stephenporges.comGabor Maté — author of When the Body Says No. The body always expresses what the mind refuses to feel. → www.drgabormate.comBruce Perry — author of The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog. Healing moves from the bottom up — brainstem, limbic system, cortex. → www.neurosequential.comCandace Pert — author of Molecules of Emotion. Emotions are biochemical. When blockages release, the body's entire biochemistry shifts.Richard Schwartz — developer of IFS, author of No Bad Parts. Curiosity toward suppressed parts reduces their intensity. → www.ifs-institute.comResmaa Menakem — author of My Grandmother's Hands. Healing requires tolerating discomfort, not managing it away. → www.resmaa.comIda Rolf — founder of Rolfing. When fascia tension released, clients spontaneously cried or laughed. Body and emotion are not separate.Traditional Chinese Medicine — organ clock — 1 to 3am maps to the liver and anger. 3 to 5am maps to the lungs and grief.connect with me👉take the root cause auditfree five minute assessment - answer a few honest questions about what's showing up in your life right now. i'll personally review your responses and send you back a detailed breakdown of the specific emotional pattern driving your behaviour within 48 hours. no call and no pitch. just clarity on what's actually keeping you stuck.👉free resourcespractical tools, guided practices and resources to help you create more clarity, confidence and alignment - all 100% free. no catch - just high-impact support for high performers & purpose-driven humans ready to grow. enjoy! 👉need more support?if you’re interested in coaching programs and more support.👉linkedin👉facebook👉instagram👉tiktok👉youtube👉websitelots of love,david 💙
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    29 mins
  • ep 24: how one group chat became a global movement

    ep 24: how one group chat became a global movement
    Apr 23 2026

    Dominic de Moura McCarthy is the Founding Director of the Global Institute for Leadership. He has led leadership, entrepreneurship, and public diplomacy initiatives across the Pacific, Latin America and Europe. He is also the Founder and President of the Pacific-Australia Youth Association Inc. (PAYA), one of the region’s leading youth NGOs with over 400 members. Dominic has represented Australia at international dialogues and summits hosted by the OECD, the Australian Government and the U.S. State Department, and has implemented programs in more than 15 countries. He speaks English, French and Brazilian Portuguese, and is currently learning Tok Pisin.

    connect with Dominic

    website: https://dominic.global/

    linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominicdemouramccarthy/

    instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gringodominic/

    PAYA: https://paya.org.au/

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    Dominic de Moura McCarthy is 25 years old, he grew up in regional queensland, spent 15 years doing ballet, taught himself french and founded an international youth organisation that now connects over 400 young leaders across 12 pacific island nations. and it all started with a facebook messenger group chat. in this episode, we get into what it actually costs to build something meaningful while saying yes to everything, how a debilitating injury in his first week of university changed the trajectory of his entire life, what 15 years of ballet taught him about resilience, commitment and the long game, how he navigated tall poppy syndrome, loneliness and the grief of outgrowing old friendships, and what liberation looks like to a 25-year-old who has already built more than most people twice his age. this one will stay with you. enjoy 💙


    what we explored this episode

    00:00 the hidden cost of saying yes to everything

    02:28 what servant leadership actually looks like from the inside

    05:22 where the drive to give back really came from

    08:05 the injury in week one that changed everything

    10:29 what 15 years of ballet actually installs in a person

    13:39 why Dom commits to things for years not months

    16:25 a facebook messenger group chat

    18:59 the simplest possible first step and why most people overcomplicate it

    29:30 COVID, evacuation from new caledonia and what he did next

    34:26 tall poppy syndrome - what it actually looks and feels like on this path

    42:56 if you haven't found your tribe yet

    46:16 faith, God and what sustains him when nothing else does

    52:58 what liberation means to Dom


    connect with me

    👉take the root cause audit

    free five minute assessment - answer a few honest questions about what's showing up in your life right now. i'll personally review your responses and send you back a detailed breakdown of the specific emotional pattern driving your behaviour within 48 hours. no call and no pitch. just clarity on what's actually keeping you stuck.

    👉free resources

    practical tools, guided practices and resources to help you create more clarity, confidence and alignment - all 100% free. no catch - just high-impact support for high performers & purpose-driven humans ready to grow. enjoy!

    👉need more support?

    if you’re interested in coaching programs and more support.

    👉linkedin

    👉facebook

    👉instagram

    👉tiktok

    👉youtube

    👉website

    lots of love,

    david 💙
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    57 mins
  • ep 23: you're not healing. you're coping.

    ep 23: you're not healing. you're coping.
    Apr 16 2026
    📺watch and subscribe on youtubeyou've done the therapy, the meditation, the journaling, the cold plunges, the books.. and you've had real breakthroughs and real moments of clarity. and then slowly, quietly, the old patterns came back. the anxiety, the overworking, the scrolling, the same relationship dynamic with a different person. in this episode i get into why.. and it's not a discipline problem or a mindset problem - it's a biology problem. i share my decade-long journey through psychotherapy, self-help and every modality under the sun, what finally shifted when i stopped managing and started healing and what the science actually says about why talking about it will always have its limits. this one is for anyone who has done the work and still feels stuck. enjoy 💙what we explored this episode00:00 welcome welcome!01:24 every tool in the book and still repeating the same patterns04:54 knowing exactly why and still not being able to stop07:39 what the wellness industry isn't telling you09:05 coping vs healing — the core distinction11:14 are you feeling better or actually getting better?12:44 emotion is energy in motion — what happens when it doesn't move14:29 survival mode and why all your resources go toward containment17:18 the three states of the autonomic nervous system18:54 why the body always expresses what the mind refuses to feel20:34 why talking about it will always have its limits22:24 why healing has to happen from the bottom up23:39 my frozen hips, years of physio, and what was actually stored there25:31 somatic experiencing, EFT, IFS, shadow work, and breathwork — what they do and why they work28:24 how to know if you're coping or healing29:34 the invitationresearch references and thought leadersPeter Levine — founder of Somatic Experiencing, author of Waking the Tiger. Symptom relief is not trauma resolution. → www.somaticexperiencing.comBessel van der Kolk — author of The Body Keeps the Score. Trauma lives in the body, not in narrative memory. → www.besselvanderkolk.comStephen Porges — developer of Polyvagal Theory. Chronic suppression locks the nervous system in survival mode. → www.stephenporges.comGabor Maté — author of When the Body Says No. The body always expresses what the mind refuses to feel. → www.drgabormate.comBruce Perry — author of The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog. The brain heals from the bottom up. → www.neurosequential.comRichard Schwartz — developer of IFS, author of No Bad Parts. Every compulsive behaviour is a protective part trying to keep you safe. → www.ifs-institute.comEFT Tapping — Church et al. (2012), Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. A single session reduced cortisol by 24% and significantly reduced PTSD and anxiety symptoms. → www.eftuniverse.comParag Lokhande — shadow coach and somatic practitioner. Listen to the full conversation on the previous episode. → www.metromunk.com.auconnect with me👉take the root cause auditfree five minute assessment - answer a few honest questions about what's showing up in your life right now. i'll personally review your responses and send you back a detailed breakdown of the specific emotional pattern driving your behaviour within 48 hours. no call and no pitch. just clarity on what's actually keeping you stuck.👉free resourcespractical tools, guided practices and resources to help you create more clarity, confidence and alignment - all 100% free. no catch - just high-impact support for high performers & purpose-driven humans ready to grow. enjoy! 👉need more support?if you’re interested in coaching programs and more support.👉linkedin👉facebook👉instagram👉tiktok👉youtube👉websitelots of love,david 💙
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    31 mins
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