84. Why You Feel So Lonely This Summer — And 5 Ways To Actually Feel Better After Narcissistic Heartbreak

Is everyone around you soaking up summer fun while you’re just trying to get through the day?

If summer’s golden glow feels more like a harsh spotlight on your loneliness after getting out of a narcissistic relationship, you are so not alone and this episode will help you relieve the pressure to be sunny and social even when your heart is healing.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• 5 real ways (with zero toxic positivity) to help you care for your heart when summer feels heavy
• How to let go of guilt when you just don’t have it in you to be social
• Tiny but powerful ways to build real connection (without forcing a new chapter you're not ready for)

Press play now if you’re ready to trade the pressure to “thrive” for the permission to just be this summer.

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• Learn how to communicate your feelings (without feeling guilty)
• Navigate triggering moments without shutting down
• Feel secure on your own so you aren’t jumping into the wrong relationship
• Expand your capacity to hold next-level love while remaining true to you

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In this gripping podcast, listeners explore the complex dynamics of toxic relationships, unpacking themes like narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, cognitive dissonance, and emotional manipulation, while delving into how empathy, attachment styles, and people pleasing behaviors contribute to codependency, trauma bonding, and emotional abuse, as hosts share real stories of betrayal, guilt, and heartbreak—all while guiding survivors through letting go of an ex, identifying red flags, reclaiming self worth and confidence, establishing boundaries, and rebuilding emotional safetyafter love bombing, manipulation, self doubt, and deep-rooted trauma.