{"podcast":{"title":"Exit Paradox","slug":"exit-paradox-7495448","podcast_index_feed_id":7495448,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/exit-paradox","website_url":"https://www.exitparadox.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/H2ZlfWjPFtWfRPxPUwYhaGNZ1qIpZRxIPenHYa35iHg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84OGJi/NDlhZDM1YTkzZGRk/M2U0M2VhMGM2ZTY1/M2JlYi5qcGc.jpg","author":"Anastasia Koroleva","episode_count":60,"summary":"I'm Anastasia Koroleva, a 4x exited founder exploring life after selling a business with some of the most remarkable post-exit entrepreneurs in the world. Together, we rediscover purpose, redefine success, master investing, and build fulfilling lives and families. Having survived a 9-digit exit, I dedicated a decade to researching the deepest challenges faced by entrepreneurs after a business sale. This podcast is the platform to share my and other exited founders' hard-earned wisdom with the world. To join our community, please subscribe and share your thoughts. I’d love to hear from you 🙏.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-05T18:20:33.634233+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exit-paradox-7495448"},"episode":{"title":"$100M Exit, Sex Addiction, and the Fight to Belong","slug":"100m-exit-sex-addiction-and-the-fight-to-belong","published_at":"2025-07-22T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exit-paradox-7495448/100m-exit-sex-addiction-and-the-fight-to-belong","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exit-paradox-7495448","url":"https://www.exitparadox.com/podcast/dan-berger","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/e8a39c41/0c5c4e2b.mp3","summary":"Some exits, they just stop us in our tracks. Not because of the money or the business genius, but because of the radical personal transformation that followed. Dan Berger's story is one of those. Seven years ago, he sold social tables for around $100 million million dollars. And like so many of us, the exit cracked something open. The wealth, the time, the freedom. It didn't bring peace at first. It made things worse. Den spiraled into addiction, sex and porn. But he soon realized the pleasure they gave him was too fleeting, too empty. It did nothing to meet his real needs. That's when Den realized that his Exit wasn't just a big win. It was a chance to create something he'd never truly had. Real sense of belonging. Today, years later, he finally has it. He has finally built it. Then is a story of real courage. The courage to confront his darkest demons. Childhood trauma, bipolar disorder, Chronic anxiety. The patience and resilience to get to the root of his pain. This is one story you really don't want to miss. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:55 Life After Selling Social Tables 00:02:25 Loss of Belonging Post-Exit 00:03:53 Failed Attempts to Recreate Work Identity 00:05:05 Belonging & Addiction 00:06:42 Why He Wasn’t Aware of His Needs 00:09:43 The Crossroads Moment and Reinventing Identity 00:13:23 Dan’s Framework for Belonging 00:18:10 Can Our Belonging Archetype Change? 00:22:43 Dan’s Belonging Tank Today 00:25:02 How Dan Defines Belonging 00:32:01 Sex Addiction and Its Roots in Belonging 00:36:22 Getting Help: 12-Step Recovery 00:37:54 Why No One Talks About Sex Addiction 00:39:44 Loneliness, Belonging & the Male Crisis 00:42:52 Raising Boys and Masculinity Today 00:45:14 Switching Gears: The Financial Impact of Exit 00:48:49 Die With Zero: A New Financial Philosoph…","meta_description":"Some exits, they just stop us in our tracks. Not because of the money or the business genius, but because of the radical personal transformation that foll…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3889,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/exit-paradox-7495448/episodes/100m-exit-sex-addiction-and-the-fight-to-belong/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exit-paradox-7495448/100m-exit-sex-addiction-and-the-fight-to-belong.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}