In this deeply personal episode, your host opens up about the questions so many of us quietly ask:
When do we realize childhood trauma shaped us? How long does it take to identify emotional abuse? Why is gaslighting so hard to recognize until it’s too late? Why do we stay in relationships where we are taken for granted?

She shares her honest journey of ruminating over broken relationships, grieving connections that ended without explanation, and trying to understand why patterns repeated. Her life changed drastically three years ago when three of her closest relationships collapsed in the same season — leaving her shattered, spiraling, and forced to rebuild from the ground up.

But through the pain came a truth she now lives by: you matter.

This episode explores the importance of self-love, self-respect, and no longer accepting less than you deserve. Your host shares how choosing herself, honoring her worth, and treating herself with the same care she once reserved for others finally brought peace, clarity, and healing.

What this episode covers:

• Recognizing emotional abuse, gaslighting, and being taken for granted
• How unhealed trauma shapes our relationships
• Why unexplained disconnects hurt so deeply
• Grieving friendships and relationships that once felt safe
• The moment everything collapsed — and what it sparked
• Rebuilding identity after loss
• How self-love becomes the path back to wholeness
• Encouragement for listeners who are still hurting