{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/687697c65d5bb088747c11aa/6a391c3d4a8189f2c3ba5351?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Relationship You Can't Escape: It Starts With You - with Guest Heather Melville","description":"<p>Your relationships aren't random. They're reflections. And the one you can't escape is the one you have with yourself.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, <strong>Heather Melville</strong> — a Toxic Relationship Recovery Coach — joins Breen to unpack why the way you connect with others is shaped by the way you relate to yourself. Together they explore how unresolved emotional patterns quietly create toxic cycles in love, work, and life, and why real healing doesn't start by fixing other people — it starts by rebuilding self-trust, boundaries, and emotional responsibility. This is a practical, honest conversation about breaking the patterns you keep repeating and learning to choose differently.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, you'll hear:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why your relationships are a mirror of the relationship you have with yourself, not a matter of luck.</li><li>How self-abandonment shows up in everyday relationships — often without you noticing.</li><li>Why people unconsciously repeat the same dynamics, and what keeps the cycle spinning.</li><li>What it really means to take emotional responsibility instead of waiting for others to change.</li><li>How rebuilding self-trust and boundaries changes the way you show up in love and at work.</li><li>The difference between reacting on autopilot and consciously choosing your response.</li><li>What genuine change looks like when you stop surviving relationships and start building them on clarity.</li><li>How learning to respect yourself becomes the foundation for relationships rooted in peace, not fear.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>You can't outrun a pattern you haven't faced — the way out is in.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Breen Time is hosted by Sabrina Brown - life coach and management consultant.</p><p><br></p><p>New episodes every Monday on Brum Radio and wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>Instagram: @breentimepodcast</p><p>LinkedIn: @breentimepodcast</p><p>breentimepodcast.com</p><p>Brum Radio: brumradio.com</p><p><br></p><p>Guest: healthyrelationships.info</p><p><br></p><p><em>If this episode raised something for you, support is available:</em></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/67138d3113da25d9f66f2836/shows/687697c65d5bb088747c11aa/episodes/counselling-directory.org.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">counselling-directory.org.uk</a></li><li>Samaritans: <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/67138d3113da25d9f66f2836/shows/687697c65d5bb088747c11aa/episodes/samaritans.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">samaritans.org</a></li><li><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/67138d3113da25d9f66f2836/shows/687697c65d5bb088747c11aa/episodes/mind.org.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mind.org.uk</a></li><li>NHS mental health &amp; talking therapies: <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/67138d3113da25d9f66f2836/shows/687697c65d5bb088747c11aa/episodes/nhs.uk/mental-health\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">nhs.uk/mental-health</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Brum Radio"}