Can I have a healthy relationship when I have unhealed trauma?

Can you have a healthy relationship while still healing from trauma? What does healing actually look like when you’re trying to build something real and lasting with someone else?

In this episode of Ask Angela: Relationship Advice for Love After Trauma, Angela Amias responds to a listener who wonders if it's possible to move forward in love after surviving an abusive relationship.

Angela explores:

• Why trauma doesn’t just "disappear" before we start a new relationship
• How healing has two layers: what we can work through alone—and what only surfaces in relationship
• How intimacy naturally triggers old wounds that we can’t always predict
• Why connection, not isolation, is at the heart of healing relational trauma
• How to begin rebuilding self-respect, self-love, and emotional trust
• Why trauma responses feel like "autopilot" reactions—and how awareness begins to shift them

If you've ever questioned whether you're "ready enough" for love—or worried that your past will always define you—this episode offers grounded, compassionate guidance for healing in real time.

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