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liberated

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
Episodes
  • ep 27: your body remembers everything you refused to feel

    ep 27: your body remembers everything you refused to feel
    May 14 2026
    📺watch and subscribe on youtubethis is an episode dedicated to the tightness in your jaw, the pressure in your chest, the hips that seize up and the stomach that knots before difficult conversations. you've probably tried to address it the conventional way.. physio, massage, stretching, yoga, medication.. and it may help temporarily.. and then it comes back. in this episode i get into why. the body is not breaking down randomly… it is communicating to you - and until we learn to listen, the signals get louder. i share my own decade-long journey with hip and leg tension that nothing physical could resolve, what traditional chinese medicine has known about the body's emotional map for over 2500 years, what modern neuroscience is now confirming and a simple, grounded practice you can do right now to begin listening to what your body has been waiting to say. enjoy 💙what we explored this episode00:00 welcome welcome!01:24 what conventional medicine never fully resolves04:04 what gets stored when emotion can't be felt07:39 why you constantly feel on edge09:54 your body’s survival program12:25 2500 years of wisdom modern science is catching up to14:44 the lungs and grief, the liver and anger, the kidneys and fear17:32 no one will love you the way you need to be loved but you21:09 why old patterns keep repeating24:33 a grounded body scan practiceresearch references and thought leadersBessel van der Kolk — author of The Body Keeps the Score. Trauma lives in the body's fascia, organs, and sensory motor systems — not in narrative memory. → www.besselvanderkolk.comPeter Levine — founder of Somatic Experiencing, author of Waking the Tiger. When a stress response can't complete, the energy freezes in the body as unfinished biological business. → www.somaticexperiencing.comStephen Porges — developer of Polyvagal Theory. The nervous system can't distinguish between a past threat and a present one if the emotional residue is still stored in the body. → www.stephenporges.comHeartMath Institute — research on cardiac coherence. Suppressed emotion drops heart rate variability, raises stress hormones, and diminishes capacity for clear thinking and connection. → www.heartmath.orgBruce Perry — author of The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog. The nervous system is experience-dependent. Unprocessed experiences keep shaping behavior until they are metabolised. → www.neurosequential.comCandace Pert — author of Molecules of Emotion. Suppressed emotions circulate as neuropeptides, influencing immune function, hormones, digestion, and heart health.Dan Siegel — author of Mindsight. Healing happens within the window of tolerance — present with sensation, without numbing out or being overwhelmed. → www.drdansiegel.comTraditional Chinese Medicine — organ emotion map — 2500 years of documented practice recognised by the WHO. Lungs correspond to grief. Liver to anger. Kidneys to fear. Stomach to worry. Heart to emotional shock.Parag Lokhande — shadow coach and somatic practitioner. Listen to the full conversation on a previous episode of Liberated. → 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
  • ep 26: why everything you're chasing won't make you feel enough

    ep 26: why everything you're chasing won't make you feel enough
    May 7 2026

    📺watch and subscribe on youtube

    this one's a little different. i'm on the other side of the microphone. Creighton Bertrand invited me onto his podcast and what unfolded was one of the most honest conversations i've had about my own journey. we got into growing up in a migrant household and making achievement mean safety from the age of five or six. failing to get into medical school after four years of trying. the drug use, the court date, the rock bottom. building a mental health company while still struggling with my own. and what finally shifted when i stopped coping and started healing. if you've ever tied your worth to what you do, what you produce, or what you achieve, this one will hit close to home. enjoy 💙


    what we explored this episode

    00:00 growing up in a migrant household

    04:15 chasing medical school for four years

    08:30 self-loathing, blame and the question that changed everything

    12:45 bouncing between career roles

    16:20 the pressure of not knowing who i am or what i'm for

    19:40 the moment i felt like a criminal and a degenerate

    23:00 building a mental health company while still struggling with my own mental health

    26:10 why awareness alone never healed anything

    29:45 pain versus suffering

    33:30 creighton's story - holding his daughter and feeling enough for the first time

    38:00 how men cut themselves off from the full spectrum of emotion

    43:15 what it actually means to coach someone versus fixing or rescuing them

    47:30 coming from power versus coming from force

    52:00 what terrifies most high achievers

    57:10 tying your identity to your achievements

    01:01:30 you are enough exactly as you are


    some takeaways

    the belief that achievement equals love, approval, and safety gets formed as young as five or six years old. and it runs your life until you look at it directly

    you can be deeply aware of a pattern and still be unable to change it. awareness is not transformation. healing is

    building a mental health company while still struggling with your own mental health is not hypocrisy. it is the human condition. coping gets you through. healing gets you free

    the drug, the scroll, the overwork, the achievement chase — they are all the same thing. an escape from a feeling that hasn't been fully felt yet

    pain is inevitable. suffering is the story you tell about the pain. and that distinction changes everything

    anger can be a powerful motivator. but operating from force always produces forceful results — stress, burnout, and a bank account full of emptiness

    safety is not weakness. it is the physiological precondition for healing, for creativity, for genuine connection, and for sustainable success

    when your identity is tied to what you do, you will never feel peace. when you come back to who you are, you can finally play with house money

    you are enough exactly as you are. the work is just learning to believe it — and then taking action from that place


    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

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    lots of love,

    david 💙
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 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
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