Subconscious Dating Habits, Shadow Work, & The "Nice Guy" Trap with Veneta Nikolova
About this episode
Rafael Gomez and Veneta Nikolova discuss the psychological factors influencing dating choices and the impact of childhood trauma on relationships.
Are you recreating your childhood trauma in your dating life? Today on Women on Men, host Rafael Gomez sits down with Veneta Nikolova, a Somatic Shadow Work Coach specializing in conscious relationships and nervous system mastery. Together, they explore the hidden psychological drivers behind who we pick and why. Veneta explains why "secure" love often feels uncomfortable to those used to chaos, and offers a blueprint for men to step into their power without falling into toxic "Alpha" stereot...
People in this episode
Host: Rafael Gomez
Guest: Veneta Nikolova
Topics covered
- dating habits
- shadow work
- masculinity
- psychology
- relationships
Keywords
- dating
- childhood trauma
- shadow work
- nice guy
- toxic masculinity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Somatic Shadow Work
More episodes of Women on Men: Exploring Masculinity
- She Dated a Red Pill Believer. Here's What She Observed. | Emily Elizabeth
- She Worked at the Whatever Podcast. Here's What She Saw. | Felicity Hughes
- The Truth About the Manosphere | Kyla Turner (Not So Erudite)
- The Sex Recession, Debunking "High Value" Men, & The Low T Myth with Dr. Danielle Kramer
- Deprogramming the Manosphere: Male Loneliness, Neurodivergence, and the "Bad Boy" Myth
- Dating App Fatigue, Emotional Immaturity, and The "Male Loneliness" Myth with Hailey Ferretti
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Women on Men: Exploring Masculinity podcast page.