liberated

About liberated

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.

Publisher

david michael titeu

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Oct 2025

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   ep 48: confidence comes second

   Helen von Dadelszen helps smart, thoughtful professionals get their brilliant ideas out of their heads and into the world with clarity, confidence and impact. She believes that confidence is built through action, not something we need to wait for before we speak, and that everyone has a unique way of communicating that can be strengthened, shaped and shared. As a communication and vocal coach, Helen supports people who are doing valuable work but need help expressing their message in a way that feels authentic to them and clear, compelling and useful to their audience. Helen is the founder of Present Potential Sàrl, where she provides practical training and coaching in public speaking, presentation skills, vocal presence and confident communication. She works with individuals, teams and organisations across technical, scientific, academic and humanitarian fields, helping them communicate complex, important ideas with greater clarity, authenticity and persuasive power. She is also the author of Courageous Action: Your Playbook for Communicating Confidently, One Small Step at a Time, a hands-on guide designed to help people grow their communication confidence through practical, achievable steps. connect with Helen Present Potential: https://academy.presentpotential.ch/ (https://academy.presentpotential.ch/) Helen’s book - Courageous Action: https://courageousaction.ch/ (https://courageousaction.ch/) ~ 📺watch and subscribe on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@DavidTiteu) there's a version of you that knows exactly what you want to say. you've done the thinking, you have the ideas, you have the expertise and then the moment arrives and something happens. your voice tightens and the words come out differently than they did in your head. you second-guess, you shrink and afterwards you think: that wasn't me. Helen von Dadelszen has built her entire practice around that gap. she's a communication and vocal coach, founder of Present Potential in Switzerland and author of Courageous Action. her whole philosophy runs against what most of us were taught: you don't wait to feel confident before you act. confidence is built through the action itself. in this conversation we get into what's actually happening in your nervous system under pressure, why your body's signals are being misinterpreted, how your voice and identity shape the way people receive you and what improv taught her about trusting herself. enjoy 💙 what we explored this episode 00:00 the gap between what you know and how you show up 02:53 what revealed her life's work 05:53 why brilliant experts are never taught to communicate their ideas 07:33 what actually happens in the body under pressure 09:41 how do we interpret the signals? 11:50 the reframe that changes everything 14:41 why waiting to feel confident is one of the costliest traps there is 16:14 the confidence loop 18:14 practical first steps before a big presentation 21:43 identity as the foundation of communication 24:41 what your body and voice are saying before your words land 27:36 how a confident voice actually works 32:13 what improv taught her about trusting herself 36:27 abandoning yourself in conversation and how to come back 39:19 what do i want them to think, feel or do? 41:35 what being liberated means to Helen connect with me 👉watch the root cause training  (https://start.davidtiteu.com/) free, 33 minutes. for anyone who understands their own pattern completely and is still run by it. a third of it is a practice, not a talk. watch it whenever. 👉free resources (https://www.davidtiteu.com/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? (https://www.davidtiteu.com/) if you’re interested in coaching programs and more support. 👉linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtiteu/) 👉facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553205579412) 👉instagram (https://www.instagram.com/davidtiteu/) 👉tiktok (http://www.tiktok.com/@davidtiteu) 👉youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@DavidTiteu) 👉website (https://www.davidtiteu.com/) lots of love, david 💙

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   ep 47: the conversation with my dad that changed everything

   📺watch and subscribe on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@DavidTiteu) content warning: this episode includes discussion of suicide. please take care while listening and pause any time you need. this week is a little different. i was a guest on someone else's show and the conversation went somewhere i wasn't expecting, so i'm sharing it here. we get into the moment at 18 when my parents divorced and i watched my father go through an immense psychological battle while i was falling apart myself, with no tools, no permission and no siblings to process any of it with. what happened when i finally opened up to him changed the trajectory of my entire life. we also get into building linkmate from a place of fear rather than love, why eight years of therapy gave me awareness without healing, what shame actually does to high performers and where all of this is heading next. enjoy 💙 what we explored this episode 00:00 melbourne and 3 words to describe myself 01:53 my parents' divorce and my father's battle 03:27 romania, discrimination and the attempt on his life 04:29 the belief that shaped everything after 06:02 turning pain into creative expression and why that process heals 07:46 building linkmate and taking an emotional support app to market 09:00 fear as fuel vs. love as fuel (and what happens when you build from shame) 10:40 why i work with high-performing men (and the statistic that drives it) 11:12 8 years of therapy (and the core wound it never touched) 13:52 where time freedom comes from 16:01 the elevator pitch 16:37 where this is heading 20:01 the hardest business lesson i've learned 21:48 the biggest obstacle in front of me right now some takeaways opening up first can give the other person permission to do the same. my father had carried his story alone for decades until i went first transmuting pain into creative expression is one of the most cathartic things a person can do. it makes sure the pain wasn't for nothing you can build real things from fear and insecurity. it works until it catches up with you awareness and healing are two different things. eight years of therapy gave me a complete map of my patterns and never touched the shame underneath them shame is the core wound i see most in the men i work with. the sense of not being enough in whatever form it takes time freedom is downstream of nervous system regulation. when you're in survival mode the prefrontal cortex goes offline and everything takes longer nothing is wasted. every role, every setback, every difficult partnership has been part of building the discernment i needed we heal best in relationship to others, in person. there is only so far an online workshop can take you generational curse breakers are the people willing to say this ends with me mental health support resources if anything in this episode brought something up for you, please reach out. lifeline australia 13 11 14, beyond blue 1300 22 4636, or your local crisis line. connect with me 👉watch the root cause training (https://start.davidtiteu.com) free, 33 minutes. for anyone who understands their own pattern completely and is still run by it. a third of it is a practice, not a talk. watch it whenever. 👉take the root cause audit (https://form.typeform.com/to/nwCobQ4H) 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 (https://www.davidtiteu.com/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? (https://davidtiteu.lovable.app/) if you’re interested in coaching programs and more support. 👉linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtiteu/) 👉facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553205579412) 👉instagram (https://www.instagram.com/davidtiteu/) 👉tiktok (http://www.tiktok.com/@davidtiteu) 👉youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@DavidTiteu) 👉website (https://www.davidtiteu.com/) lots of love, david 💙

3. 

   24 Sept 2026

   ep 46: when your body forces you to stop

   Fletcher Nugent is a Soul Guide dedicated to helping others reconnect with the power of their own soul. A qualified Yoga Teacher, Breathwork Facilitator, and Spiritual Healer, his work is grounded in lived experience and a deep realisation that true, lasting transformation comes from reconnecting with who they truly are. Today, he guides people back to their innate purpose by offering practical wisdom, techniques, and knowledge to reconnect with the deeper intelligence within. connect with Fletcher https://www.instagram.com/fletchernugent/ (https://www.instagram.com/fletchernugent/) https://linktr.ee/fletchernugent (https://linktr.ee/fletchernugent) hello@fletchernugent.com (mailto:hello@fletchernugent.com) ~ 📺watch and subscribe on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@DavidTiteu) in his early 20s, Fletcher Nugent was a competitive athlete. football, the gym, a physically demanding job and an identity built almost entirely around his body. then a debilitating illness took all of it in about 10 days. he lost over 10kg, spent most of every day in bed and started doing a 30-day yoga series on youtube just to feel some sense of autonomy. what began as stretching became the doorway to everything he does now. in this conversation we go further than I've gone with any guest so far. we get into how the body stores tension and memory, the ancestral patterns we inherit without knowing, what actually happens in the nervous system during transformative breathwork, and what the soul is in a way that stays grounded and practical. enjoy 💙 what we explored this episode 00:00 from competitive athlete to bedbound in 10 days 07:25 what it takes to release trauma from the body 18:50 abandonment wound passed from grandfather to father to son 24:45 breathwork as the key to unlock tension 27:06 why most of us breathe from our shoulders 30:40 going beyond the thinking mind 34:51 what is the soul? 40:50 practical ways to connect to your soul 45:37 why so many high achievers feel empty despite everything they've built 55:13 what liberation means to Fletcher show notes — references and teachings mentioned Bessel van der Kolk — author of The Body Keeps the Score. The body stores the imprints of unprocessed experience. → www.besselvanderkolk.com (http://www.besselvanderkolk.com) Lao Tzu — Tao Te Ching. The Tao that can be expressed in words is not the true Tao. The soul sits beyond what the thinking mind can grasp. Patanjali — Yoga Sutras. The first sutra, "now, yoga," points to liberation as something available in the present moment. Dr Zhi Gang Sha — teacher of the Ten Da, the ten greatest qualities, including love, compassion, forgiveness, humility and gratitude as pathways to connect with the soul. The yogic concepts of prana, Brahman and Atman — life force, source and the individual soul as a unique expression of that source. connect with me 👉take the root cause audit (https://form.typeform.com/to/nwCobQ4H) 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 (https://www.davidtiteu.com/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? (https://www.davidtiteu.com/) if you’re interested in coaching programs and more support. 👉linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtiteu/) 👉facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553205579412) 👉instagram (https://www.instagram.com/davidtiteu/) 👉tiktok (http://www.tiktok.com/@davidtiteu) 👉youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@DavidTiteu) 👉website (https://www.davidtiteu.com/) lots of love, david 💙

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