137. Why I Stayed, How I Stopped Going Back & What Love Actually Feels Like – My Story

Have you ever wondered if healing from a narcissistic relationship is actually possible — or if you're just too broken to get there?

The confusion, the self-doubt, the grief you can't quite explain to people who haven't been there... it's real, it's heavy, and it makes loving yourself feel almost impossible.

Today I get raw and personal, sharing my own story so you don't have to feel so alone in yours.

You'll discover:

• The sneaky reason leaving felt impossible (and why that's not weakness)
• What nobody tells you about grieving someone who hurt you
• The surprising truth about what healthy love actually feels like

Hit play — because the light at the end of the tunnel is real, and I’m living proof.

QUICK LINKS FROM EPISODE:

• Schedule your free Intro Session: https://tinyurl.com/freeintroseshpod
• Ep 40: Finding Self Love & Trust in Yourself So You Can Heal Heartbreak & Increase Your Self-Esteem With EFT Tapping: https://pod.fo/e/27408e

RESOURCES FOR YOUR HEALING:

🌻 ⁠Schedule your free Intro Session: https://tinyurl.com/freeintroseshpod

❤️ For more resources on healing from the mindf*ck of confusing relationships so you can securely attach + experience healthy love: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brewolta.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

🫶🏻 Trauma Bond Breaker Guide: 7 Micro-Shifts to Start Letting Go (Even If You’re Still Hooked): https://www.brewolta.com/get-the-trauma-bond-breaker-guide

🫶🏻 Trust Yourself More Than His Potential (3 Simple Practices To Guarantee You Don't Go Back): https://tinyurl.com/trustyourselfmore-pod

🫶🏻 Get the free 3 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE LOVE BOMBING GUIDE to spot love bombing and walk away from the red flags early: https://tinyurl.com/lovebombguide-htwshownotes

🫶🏻 ⁠Get the free RELATIONSHIP RESET GUIDE⁠: https://tinyurl.com/rrg-htwshownotes

• Learn how to communicate your feelings (without feeling guilty)
• Navigate triggering moments without shutting down
• Feel secure on your own so you aren’t jumping into the wrong relationship
• Expand your capacity to hold next-level love while remaining true to you

🫶🏻 FIND YOURSELF AGAIN Self-guided course to help you rediscover your needs and identity after years of focusing on others first

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In this gripping podcast, listeners explore the complex dynamics of toxic relationships, unpacking themes like narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, cognitive dissonance, and emotional manipulation, while delving into how empathy, attachment styles, and people pleasing behaviors contribute to codependency, trauma bonding, and emotional abuse. The host and guests share real stories of betrayal, guilt, and heartbreak—all while guiding survivors through letting go of an ex, identifying red flags, reclaiming self worth and confidence, establishing boundaries, and rebuilding emotional safety after love bombing, manipulation, self doubt, and deep-rooted trauma.