Ep 42: Why Men Struggle With Dating and Confidence | Live Coaching

What if your confidence wasn't actually broken — it just got buried under a 12-year-old rejection you never fully processed? Limited Time Offer – Make healthy eating simple. Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code MASTRY at huel.com/MASTRY. New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting our show!   In this raw, honest, and deeply human episode, Francesca Sipma guides Abir Mandal — tax economist, meditator, and high-performer — through a live HypnoBreathwork session focused on one of the most universal struggles men face: the gap between who they know they are and how they show up when it counts. Abir is intelligent, self-aware, physically fit, and genuinely kind. On paper, he has every reason to walk into a room with total confidence. But something keeps him surface-level — in conversations, in dating, in vulnerability. This episode goes looking for the root. And it finds it. For any man who has ever felt the freeze — who knows what he wants to say but can't seem to get it out. It's not a character flaw. It's a subconscious pattern. And patterns can be rewired. This episode connects directly to The Mastry Experience's core belief: peak performance is not just physical or professional. It includes emotional presence, self-expression, and the courage to be fully seen. WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH: → Why confidence isn't something you have — it's something you build, one kept promise at a time → How childhood rejection creates subconscious blueprints that silently run your adult behavior → Why the most attractive thing you can do in a conversation has nothing to do with what you say → What an alter ego actually does for your nervous system — and how to use one intentionally → The specific breathwork sequence Francesca used to surface and dissolve Abir's confidence blocks → A clear, actionable starting point: the 7-Day Reset on the Mastry App, beginning with self-worth TIMESTAMPS: 0:15 — Pre-session check-in: what breathwork has Abir tried? 2:10 — Abir's intention: difficulty expressing romantic interest and vulnerability 4:01 — Family dynamics and what was never modeled for him 9:08 — The pattern: things fall into his lap instead of being pursued 11:57 — Three paths: confidence in pursuit, emotional depth, or intellectual match 13:27 — How COVID eroded what social confidence he had left 14:37 — What women actually want in a conversation 18:14 — "You think you're good at your job, or you know you are?" 22:22 — Live HypnoBreathwork session begins 31:49 — Prompt: when did you lose your confidence? 38:40 — Prompt: what's your next action step toward your most confident self? 47:07 — Where the block began: rejection at 12 that wasn't even personal 50:17 — Why childhood rejection digs so deep — and how breath dissolves it 51:35 — "I could intellectualize my strengths, but I couldn't feel them" 51:58 — His action step: the James Bond alter ego that arrived 53:13 — Confidence is a muscle: built through promises you keep to yourself 53:23 — Francesca's recommendation: the 7-Day Reset on Mastry App  If this hits close to home — share it with a man in your life who needs to hear it. 👍 Like if this gave language to something you've been carrying quietly 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell — new episodes every week 📲 Share with someone ready to stop playing it safe This episode’s Mastry App recommendation is 7-Day Reset. Download the Mastry App (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.mastry.app&pcampaignid=web_share) and explore this session to experience it for yourself. Subscribe and follow for more! Mastry Experience's YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@mastryexperience) Mastry Experience’s Spotify Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/4Op50ZHIJ2IGWMnSOniwL1?si=x_HQ7FufTeKyndMt7sH4tg) Mastry Experience’s Apple Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mastry-experience/id1851858335) Mastry Experience’s TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@themastryexperience) Mastry Experience’s Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mastryexperience/) #PersonalDevelopment #MasculineConfidence #SelfMastery #HypnoBreathwork #ConfidenceBuilding #SubconsciousMind #TheMastryExperience #FrancescaSipma #MensMentalHealth #SpiritualGrowth #NervousSystemHealing #Breathwork #EmotionalIntelligence #PeakPerformance #ShadowWork #MindsetShift #RelationshipHealing #Vulnerability #MasculineDevelopment #InnerChild