We often celebrate independence without questioning how early it’s forced or what it costs.

This episode isn’t about romantic breakups, but it does explore one of the earliest separations many of us experience, when support is withdrawn before we’re truly ready to stand on our own.

We talk a lot about heartbreak, abandonment, and unhealthy relationships, but we rarely talk about where those wounds actually begin.

In this episode, we’re not talking about dating at first glance. We’re talking about home.

This episode is for the grown women who didn’t suddenly “forget” how to date. We simply outgrew the games, the confusion, and the emotional gymnastics that pass for romance today.

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This episode is for the grown women who didn’t suddenly “forget” how to date. We simply outgrew the games, the confusion, and the emotional gymnastics that pass for romance today.

Please share your feedbacks on IG: @fab.realtor or TikTok: Fabi’s randomness

The unspoken rules I followed to stay likable

Why honoring my feelings changed my relationships

Owning my need for attention, reassurance, and closeness

The difference between being expressive and being a nuisance

What the “good girl” strategy really taught us

• The unspoken contract many women unknowingly signed

• Why being agreeable is often mistaken for being valued

This is a conversation about mourning, humanity, legacy, and the quiet questions grief forces us to ask about the lives we are living and the impact we leave behind.

Christmas is not about fixing anything or forcing cheer. It is about sitting together in whatever this season is bringing up for you. The noise, the quiet, the memories, the grief, the gratitude, and the unanswered prayers that still live in your chest.

In this episode, I talk about what it feels like when Christmas Eve is loud and overwhelming, when it is quiet and lonely, and when old memories surface in ways you did not expect. I reflect on what this year may have taken from us, what it gave instead, and how growth sometimes looks more like survival than celebration.