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May 9, 2025 β€’ 6 mins

🎧 DAY 9: When to Burn the Relationship Down (And Not Feel Bad) | UNSTUCK: 30 Days to Rewrite Your Love Story


πŸ”₯ 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 loyaltyβ€”it'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.


⏱️ WATCH/LISTEN ALONG

0:00 – The Burning Bridge Dilemma (3 AM Google Searches & Analysis Paralysis)

1:07 – Staying Isn't Strength (Why Endurance Tests Don't Earn Medals)

1:53 – Fear vs. Love (The Real Reason You Stay in Broken Relationships)

2:53 – 4 Signs It's Time to Burn It Down (And Some Tools To Help You Light it up)

4:25 – Body Wisdom Over Brain Spiral (Dance It Out & Let it Go)

5:35 – Love Reimagined (How to Build Healthy Love From Within)



πŸ’¬ 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! πŸ“²)


πŸ”₯ YOUR DAY 9 REBELLION: HOLD THE MATCH


1. THE "FLOWERS" REBELLION

▢️ Blast Flowers by Miley Cyrus: https://bit.ly/loverebel

πŸ’ƒ Dance like no one's watching (bonus points for hair-flipping).

🎀 Scream: "I can buy myself flowers!"


2. ADD TO YOUR F*CK IT LIST

πŸ“ "Staying in relationships that aren't working"


3. CLARITY TOOL

πŸ“– 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: πŸ“Έ Tag @CoachChristyHolt with your "I burned the bridge!" moment.



RESOURCES & LINKS

πŸ“– LOVE, UNSTUCK BOOK: Your no-BS guide to toxic relationship patterns http://www.loveunstuck.com


πŸ“– UNSTUCK FOR WOMEN: Tools to overcome analysis paralysis www.gtfu.ca


πŸ’‘ LOVE REIMAGINED COURSE: Build healthy love from within Β https://coachchristyholt.com/product/lovereimagined/


πŸ”œ NEXT EPISODE: Fear of Being Alone (Spoiler: You're not unclaimedβ€”you're unshackled.)



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