#51: How to Initiate Hard Conversations with an Avoidant Partner

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#219: How a Fear of Rejection Keeps Us From What We Want Most

In this episode, we explore why rejection feels so big — not just in dating and relationships, but across friendships, family, work, and creative life. We look at the evolutionary and attachment roots of rejection sensitivity, and how it creates a confirmation bias that makes neu ...  Show more

#218: Why You're Attracted to Unavailable People

In this episode, we explore the deeper patterns that make emotionally unavailable partners feel so familiar — even when you want something different.Rather than framing this as a personal flaw or something you’re “doing wrong,” this conversation explores the deeper emotional and ...  Show more

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