16. Are Your Partner’s Eyes Roaming? Let’s Talk About What That Means!

Sacred Lives, Sovereign Communities with Corbin Chase

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We reduce people to parts, categories, and objects far more often than we realize. When men check out women's bodies, when we refuse to use someone's preferred pronouns, when we dismiss a child's emotions as less important than adult convenience – these are all forms of dehumanization that create profound disconnection.
In this deeply personal episode, I share how my relationship was tested by the issue of wandering eyes and objectification. My partner Alex and I walk through our journey of healing this pattern – moving from anger and hurt to understanding and transformation. We discovered that what seemed like "natural male behavior" was actually a learned pattern that could be unlearned through spiritual awareness and intentional practice.
This journey opened my eyes to how dehumanization shows up across all areas of life. In parenting, we often treat children as less-than-complete humans, valuing obedience over understanding. In healthcare, professionals justify emotional detachment as necessary for clinical decision-making. In politics, leaders claim they must turn off empathy to make "tough choices." Each instance represents a failure to see the whole person.
The remedy lies in cultivating a radical form of empathy – one that sees beyond physical appearance to recognize the soul within each person. It requires acknowledging that everyone deserves love, even when that's challenging for us to accept. This spiritual practice isn't just about being nicer to others; it's about reconnecting with our shared humanity in a world that constantly pulls us toward fragmentation.
Have you experienced dehumanization in your relationships? Are you working to see people more holistically? Share your experiences and join the conversation about how we can cultivate more wholeness in our connections with others.

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Head over to my Instagram account, @spiritualhealthexpert! I answer follow-up questions to support you on your spiritual journey.

Chapters

1. Introducing Spiritual Health (00:00:00)

2. Dehumanizing Behavior in Relationships (00:02:13)

3. Working Through Wandering Eyes (00:10:46)

4. Healing & Finding Solutions Together (00:23:03)

5. Dehumanization in Society (00:29:25)

6. Humanizing Parenting Approaches (00:37:52)

7. Empathy in Leadership & Medicine (00:42:41)