{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68c941c799bc5676a8ad10c7/6a16bb568ff41815a8ccaa9c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Relationship Wasn’t “Fine”… You Were Losing YOURSELF. ft Vikki","description":"<p><br></p><p>This week’s episode is for the girls who have ever sat there thinking:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>“am I overthinking… or is this relationship actually making me lose my mind?”</strong> 😭</p><p><br></p><p>I’m joined by Vikki and GIRLS… we get INTO IT.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk about breakups, attachment patterns, emotionally unavailable men, relationship anxiety, gut feelings, nervous system triggers, and why women ALWAYS seem to know something is wrong before they’re ready to admit it.</p><p><br></p><p>Because why are we crying, anxious, overthinking everything, losing sleep, and feeling emotionally drained… while simultaneously telling ourselves:</p><p> “no but he’s actually such a nice guy” 😭</p><p><br></p><p>We get into relationships that look “fine” on paper but secretly leave you exhausted trying to make them work, plus the difference between anxiety vs intuition — because sometimes your brain is spiralling from past trauma… and sometimes your body is literally trying to warn you.</p><p><br></p><p>We also talk about no contact, blocking exes, why heartbreak feels like withdrawal symptoms, and how your brain will ALWAYS try to run back to what feels familiar… even when it was terrible for you.</p><p><br></p><p>There’s also a huge conversation around people-pleasing in relationships, ignoring red flags because you love someone, making excuses for emotionally unavailable people, and how women so often end up becoming collateral damage from men who haven’t healed their own issues.</p><p><br></p><p>And honestly… some parts of this episode feel like a personal attack 😭</p><p><br></p><p>Like convincing yourself:</p><p><strong> “maybe I’m just anxious”</strong></p><p><strong> “maybe I’m expecting too much”</strong></p><p><strong> “maybe I just need to calm down”</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile your nervous system is in absolute SHAMBLES every day you’re with them.</p><p><br></p><p>We also get into healing after heartbreak, learning your non-negotiables, wanting peace instead of chaos, and why the right relationship should feel emotionally safe — not emotionally confusing.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is emotional, comforting, self-aware, slightly chaotic, VERY relatable, and honestly feels like one long conversation every girl needs to hear at some point in her life.</p>","author_name":"Yasmin Misner "}