Explore the intriguing concept of deep fakes as a metaphor for the disconnection between public and private personas. Discover how shame and small deceptive choices can lead to a double life filled with anxiety and instability. Understand the transformative power of exposure and honesty in achieving healing. Learn actionable steps to rebuild integrity through truth-telling and transparency. This thought-provoking discussion encourages listeners to embrace a life rooted in authenticity and freedom.
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How A Double Life Gradually Forms
A double life begins as small concealments that widen into an expanding gap between private and public selves.
Vern Tompke compares this widening gap to walking on two boards that move farther apart until you do the splits.
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Small Early Moments Spark The Split
Vern recalls early moments like stumbling on porn or telling a lie that triggered shame and the impulse to cover up.
Those initial reactions set the pattern that gradually becomes automatic and deceptive.
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The Emotional Cost Of Secrecy
Living a divided life creates growing anxiety, instability, and exhaustion as stakes and the circle of people you hide from expand.
Vern says the hidden behavior feels torturous, like trying to hold a beach ball under water that keeps surfacing.
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It seems that deep fakes are everywhere these days. My question for you is this - are you a deep fake? Are you a person with a deep disconnect between the public and private you. In this Episode I talk about how that happens and how to experience the benefits of living a life of integrity.
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