For years, I didn't connect the dots between the abuse I experienced as a child and the patterns I kept repeating in my relationships. But once I started healing, everything changed, including how I showed up in dating entirely.

In this episode, I'm walking you through my real healing journey and the lessons that completely shifted my perspective on love, relationships, and what I actually deserve. From learning to genuinely like myself to understanding why I kept dating men with "potential" to finally being okay with being alone, these lessons didn't come from a self-help book. They came from real life, real pain, and real transformation.

I'm also honest about the hard parts: how I shrunk myself for insecure men, how I gave way more than I received, how fear kept me in unhealthy situations, and how my relationship with money was tied to my fear of receiving. More importantly, I'm sharing how I healed all of it.

If you've realized your childhood shaped how you show up in relationships and you're ready to do the work to change it, this episode is for you.

Content warning: This episode contains discussions of abuse (physical, verbal, emotional, sexual, and financial). Resources are available below.

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If you're experiencing abuse or need support:

National Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-7233 (24/7, free, confidential)

thehotline.org

RAINN (sexual assault support)

1-800-656-4673

rainn.org

Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 741741

crisistextline.org

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-422-4453 (24/7, free, confidential)

childhelp.org

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

988 (call or text, 24/7)

suicidepreventionlifeline.org

SAMHSA National Helpline (mental health + substance abuse support)

1-800-662-4357 (24/7, free, confidential)

samhsa.gov

Open Path Psychotherapy Collective (affordable therapy for uninsured)

$65 one-time membership fee, sessions $30–$70 per session, available across all 50 U.S. states and Canada

Offers in-person or online care from vetted mental health professionals

openpathcollective.org