Shownotes
Alex Charfen returns to share his transformative journey from business optimization to internal healing work. After coaching thousands of entrepreneurs to over $100 million in revenue, Alex took a sabbatical to focus on sexual shadow work, tantric practices, and processing childhood trauma. In this raw conversation, he reveals why men are systematically traumatizing themselves through pornography, how to create genuine emotional safety in relationships (not just physical or financial safety), and why the belief that "50% of your thoughts will always be negative" is fundamentally wrong. Alex explains the critical difference between suppression and containment, shares his experience overcoming abandonment issues through EMDR therapy, and offers practical guidance on rational self-pleasure practices that can rewire decades of conditioning. He challenges modern masculinity narratives and provides a roadmap for men to step into true presence, process their triggers, and create the secure attachment they've been seeking. This episode is essential listening for any man who wants to understand why emotional containment—not fixing, processing, or withdrawing—is the key to everything he wants in life.
Chapters:
- (00:00:00) - The Emotional Safety Women Actually Need
- (00:03:40) - Why 50% Negative Thoughts Is a Lie You've Been Sold
- (00:07:15) - Processing Abandonment Issues: From Infant Surgery to Adult Anxiety
- (00:12:45) - The Four Safety Types (And Why You're Missing the Most Important One)
- (00:18:30) - Masculine Presence: What "Being Seen and Heard" Really Means
- (00:25:20) - The Modern Masculinity Crisis: Sharing From the Wound vs. Sharing From Healing
- (00:30:15) - Sexual Energy Transmutation: What Napoleon Hill Got Wrong
- (00:38:25) - Pornography's Hidden Cost: Instant Gratification, Hyperstimulation & the Victim Position
- (00:47:20) - The Rational Self-Pleasure Practice That Changes Everything
- (00:56:45) - Modern Masculinity Redefined: Presence Over Performance
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