How I Overcame Peter Pan Syndrome & Built a Real Life

To celebrate our  10th episode milestone, I invited my sister Tina Tenneriello, journalist and communications specialist, to guest host and take the guest role. We explore my journey from a commitment-phobic, pleasure-seeking lifestyle to one of purpose, integrity, and personal growth. We talk about leaving "Neverland"—the state of avoiding responsibility and chasing short-term gratification—and step into a life of intention. From confronting entrenched habits to embracing therapy, fatherhood, mindfulness, and a healthier relationship with wealth, this episode is a candid look at transformation, healing, and what it means to grow up.  

What You’ll Learn 

• How the Peter Pan Syndrome keeps people stuck in cycles of avoidance
•  The psychological impact of short-term gratification vs. long-term fulfillment
•  How childhood trauma and past experiences shape adult relationships and career choices
•  The role of therapy and group healing in personal transformation
•  How modern dating culture and technology can reinforce commitment issues
•  The benefits of mindfulness and meditation for emotional growth and self-discipline
•  How embracing responsibility and integrity leads to a more meaningful life
•  How to evolve your relationship with money—from chasing wealth to living with dignity

Resources Mentioned

• "He who has a why can survive any how" - Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl – A book that changed my perspective on suffering and purpose 
• "He had suddenly felt that wealth, and power, and life - all that people arrange and preserve with such care - all this, if it is worth anything, is only so because of the pleasure with which one can abandon it all" - War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy

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