EP. 401: Stefanos Sifandos: How to Stop Choosing the Wrong Relationships — For Good.

Stefanos Sifandos returns for his second conversation on the podcast, and this one takes us even deeper. Stefanos is a relationship educator, speaker, and author of Tuned In & Turned On, and together we get into the difference between closeness and true intimacy, why safety within yourself has to come before safety in a relationship, and how the couples who make it are the ones who stay a team instead of turning on each other. He breaks down his concept of "intelligent hope" versus blind hope versus faith, and why growth — not comfort — is the real point of any relationship. We also get into his marriage, his own edges as a husband and father, and why acknowledgment might be the most underrated tool for change. This one's for anyone ready to risk being hurt in the name of real love.In this episode:The difference between a couple that shares closeness and a couple that shares true intimacyWhy self-intimacy and self-trust have to come before relational intimacyHow to turn conflict and triggers into growth instead of divisionWhat "intelligent hope" means and how it's different from blind hope or faithWhy being unbreakable — not unshakable — is the real goal in relationshipsThe power of acknowledgment and reflection in creating lasting change⭐️YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS: Please: Subscribe + leave 5⭐️Star rating +review HEREEnjoy! xRxFIND ME ON:️INSTAGRAMSUBSTACKYOUTUBEXTHREADSFIND STEFANOS ON:IGWEBBOOK📘 BUY My Guided Illustrated Journal: https://www.roxannesaffaie.com/journal ❤️‍🔥 BUY My Future Self Course: https://www.roxannesaffaie.com/future-self-1 FREE RESOURCES: 🌟 Download my FREE Decisive Woman Playbook to learn how to trust your intuition more + make sharper decisions you feel confident making: https://roxannesaffaie.myflodesk.com/next 🌟 Join my SUBSTACK for thought-provoking transmissions on all things Self-mastery + personal growth and Self-directed living, laced with Sensual Intellect + FEMININE edge: https://roxanneroxysaffaie.substack.com 🌟 Join my book launch waitlist to lock in your spot for an exclusive, intimate, transformative virtual event I’m hosting. https://roxannesaffaie.myflodesk.com/thetruthinyouknows