The Sabrina Zohar Show

218: You're Not Ready For Love If You Do This W/ David Ghiyam

The Sabrina Zohar Show

Show Notes

What actually makes someone attractive, and why it has almost nothing to do with how they look. Sabrina sits down with Kabbalah teacher David Ghiyam for a conversation that goes completely off script, into her father wound, the dating patterns she repeated through all of her 20s, and why the relationship she almost walked away from for being "boring" turned into the healthiest one she's ever had.

They get into energy and attraction, healing childhood wounds, why safe love feels boring to a dysregulated nervous system, how to know if you're settling or actually in the right relationship, why a secure partner will still trigger you, and how fast you move from rupture to repair. If you keep dating the same person in a different body, this one is for you.

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Chapters:

00:00 What Makes Someone Attractive

03:36 What Makes A Man Attractive

07:20 Healing The Father Wound

11:08 Why You Think You're The Problem

14:40 Choosing The Man You Didn't Want

18:32 Why My Dad Disowned Me

21:45 Going Against Your Nature Works

25:43 Are You Settling Or Growing

29:30 Dating Again After Divorce

34:09 Does Staying Single Protect Your Peace

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