π§ DAY 9: When to Burn the Relationship Down (And Not Feel Bad) | UNSTUCK: 30 Days to Rewrite Your Love Story
π₯ EPISODE DESCRIPTION
You're standing at the edge of a burning bridge, match in hand, Googling "Should I stay or should I go?"at 3 AM. One part of you screams "Burn it down!" while another whispers: "What if this is as good as it gets?"
In this fiery episode of Unstuck: 30 Days to Rewrite Your Love Story, host Christy Holt (Former Pro at Holding On Too Long) gives you permission to torch what's no longer serving you. Staying in a relationship that drains you isn't loyaltyβit's self-abandonment.Β
Time to ask: What am I really holding onto?
Spoiler: You can't heal in the same environment that made you sick.
β±οΈ WATCH/LISTEN ALONG
0:00 β The Burning Bridge Dilemma (3 AM Google Searches & Analysis Paralysis)
1:07 β Staying Isn't Strength (Why Endurance Tests Don't Earn Medals)
1:53 β Fear vs. Love (The Real Reason You Stay in Broken Relationships)
2:53 β 4 Signs It's Time to Burn It Down (And Some Tools To Help You Light it up)
4:25 β Body Wisdom Over Brain Spiral (Dance It Out & Let it Go)
5:35 β Love Reimagined (How to Build Healthy Love From Within)
π¬ KEY QUOTES (SHAREABLE AF)
"Staying in something that no longer serves you isn't loyalty. It's self-abandonment."
"You don't owe anyone your peace, your joy, or your sanity."
"Being alone isn't the worst thing. Staying in a relationship that makes you feel alone is."
"You can't heal in the same environment that made you sick. Sometimes, burning the bridge is the only way home."
(Tag @CoachChristyHolt if these hit home! π²)
π₯ YOUR DAY 9 REBELLION: HOLD THE MATCH
1. THE "FLOWERS" REBELLION
βΆοΈ Blast Flowers by Miley Cyrus: https://bit.ly/loverebel
π Dance like no one's watching (bonus points for hair-flipping).
π€ Scream: "I can buy myself flowers!"
2. ADD TO YOUR F*CK IT LIST
π "Staying in relationships that aren't working"
3. CLARITY TOOL
π Grab Love, Unstuck (And check out Chapter 23: "Should I Stay or Should I Go?") for decision-making frameworks to help move you forward http://www.loveunstuck.com
SHOW YOUR COURAGE: πΈ Tag @CoachChristyHolt with your "I burned the bridge!" moment.
RESOURCES & LINKS
π LOVE, UNSTUCK BOOK: Your no-BS guide to toxic relationship patterns http://www.loveunstuck.com
π UNSTUCK FOR WOMEN: Tools to overcome analysis paralysis www.gtfu.ca
π‘ LOVE REIMAGINED COURSE: Build healthy love from within Β https://coachchristyholt.com/product/lovereimagined/
π NEXT EPISODE: Fear of Being Alone (Spoiler: You're not unclaimedβyou're unshackled.)
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