Ep 11: When “Everything Happens for a Reason” Hurts More Than It Helps

This episode dives deep into the well meaning but often harmful phrase "everything happens for a reason" and how, when used in the wrong context, it can cross the line into emotional gaslighting. Through a personal, relatable story of heartbreak, confusion, and emotional recovery, we explore what it means to truly support someone in pain. Instead of reaching for spiritual clichés or silver linings, we ask what it means to sit with discomfort, to hold space without fixing, and to validate raw emotions without rushing them toward resolution. The episode challenges toxic positivity and reframes healing as something that doesn’t require a reason only honesty, empathy, and presence. It’s a compassionate reminder that not everything needs to make sense in order for us to survive it and sometimes the best thing we can say is simply, “I see you.”

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