The "What is Money?" Show The Hidden Wound That Is Destroying Your Most Important Relationships w/ Stefanos Sifandos
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Apr 10, 2026 
Stefanos Sifandos, a relationship and high-performance coach who specializes in nervous system regulation and healing generational trauma. He explores how modern dating masks attraction, why people avoid commitment, and the emotional costs of hookup culture. He shares practical nervous-system tools, the role of accountability and solitude, and why healing begins with feeling safe.
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Relationships Mirror Unresolved Childhood Wounds
- Relationships are the cornerstone of human life and reveal unresolved psychological and nervous-system wounds.
- Stefanos links chaotic childhoods and abuse to adult compensatory strategies like overachievement, addiction, and relational masks that block intimacy.
Human Attraction Is Ancient, Masks Are Modern
- Core attraction dynamics haven't changed: humans seek resources, power, safety, being seen, and understood across history.
- Technology and cultural complexity allow masks and selective presentation, so dating often misrepresents true selves.
Check Your Come From Before Rejecting Commitment
- Examine your true 'come from' motive before avoiding commitment; fear-driven avoidance perpetuates loneliness.
- If fear fuels your choice, seek inner work with therapists or coaches to move from disempowerment to empowerment.