The Newest Version of You Is the Most Authentic One | Infinite Devotion Episode 145
The first version of us you ever saw was the least authentic version of us you'll ever see. Same goes for you, if you’re doing the work and going inward in your life. Every new thing that surfaces as you shed conditioning is truer than what came before it, which means the person your partner is becoming is more real than the one they used to be.
Dawn joined me for this one, and we recorded outside by a lake in northern Wisconsin. Bugs, birds, wind, squeaky lawn chairs, all of it. Slowest, easiest conversation we've had on here in a long time.
What we get into:
- Where we've been since April (Grand Canyon, Page, southern Utah, Moab, Yellowstone, the Black Hills) and why moving weekly burned me out
- Why I've been pivoting away from the dominant/submissive framing, and why none of the teaching actually changes
- The version of you that lives in everyone else's mind, and what happens when you stop matching it
- What it means when someone else's life makes you think "how dare they"
- Permission versus acceptance, and why permission can't be used as a tool to pry something out of your partner
- Why intimacy and sex are not the same word
- One year of adult content: what surprised us, what Dawn found in it, and what I'm still working out for myself
We'll probably do more of these outside.
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CHAPTERS & TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Lakeside Podcast Setup
01:57 Why We’re Here Today
04:15 Beyond Dom Sub Labels
09:20 RV Pace and Burnout
11:44 Southwest Route Highlights
16:50 Boondocking and Remote Living
18:25 Page Arizona and Lake Powell
21:25 Antelope Canyon Must See
22:39 Moab Parks and Mountain Detour
24:50 Yellowstone Awe and Wildlife
28:56 Dakotas Stops and Badlands Take
32:56 Wisconsin Reset and Fan Meetup
34:53 RV Parking Requests
35:19 Avoiding Big Cities
36:14 Adult Content Backlash
38:58 Authenticity Evolution
48:52 Acceptance in Relationships
52:44 Permission vs Safety
57:37 Porn First Then Depth
01:00:54 First Year Reflections
01:07:48 Romance Books Mirror
01:12:55 Lakeside Wrap Up
01:14:20 Rate and Review
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