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Breaking Free from Sexual Shame: The Hidden Weight You Don’t Have to Carry | (#053) Beyond Success: Psychology & Philosophy for Achievers, with David Tian, Ph.D.
Most people, thanks to religious, cultural, or family baggage, carry around the unnecessary burden of toxic sexual shame. Sometimes this isn’t even your own shame, it’s been passed down through generations under the guise of virtue.
Here’s the problem:
Unchecked sexual shame seeps into your relationships, your leadership, and threatens your very fulfillment of life. Even if it was never yours to carry.
That’s why it’s imperative to lift your burden of sexual shame. Not only will it keep your relationships shallow, but it will also shatter your sense of self-trust and corrode your confidence.
Worst part?
Sexual shame often manifests in the worst possible ways: in compulsions, addictions, secrecy, and self-sabotage.
That’s the bad news.
The good news?
Why Compassion is the Strength Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore
Compassion isn’t softness—it’s strength. It builds trust, integrates your inner life, and creates bonds that last. Here’s why compassion is the foundation of fulfillment in work and relationships.
Why Compassion is the Secret to Trust, Love, & Fulfillment | (#052) Beyond Success: Psychology & Philosophy for Achievers, with David Tian, Ph.D.
There’s one ingredient missing from many high achievers’ lives that drains all the fulfillment from their success, turns small failures into a life-or-death scenario, and slowly poisons your relationships at home and at work.
Worst part?
Most high achievers have conditioned themselves into believing that this missing ingredient is a weakness to be snuffed out at each step. So, they trap themselves in a toxic cycle that keeps repeating no matter how many of the variables they try to change.
The missing ingredient?
Compassion.
Not only is compassion not a weakness, but it’s a strength that expresses your maturity.