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May 24, 2025 58 mins

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What holds women back in relationships? Therapist Anita Sandoval and Shane cover topics including

  • The reflex to people please, and how this can be harmful long-term
  • Guilt and cultural expectations that trap women in self-sacrificing roles
  • The signs of betrayal trauma and how it hijacks the nervous system
  • What “duty sex” reveals about emotional disconnection.  More fulfilling sex happens when both choose to be sexual and it is meaningful & connecting
  • The warning signs of a "toxic" relationship and what to do next 
  • What the markers of healing look like—and how to get there

Empowered Women details more of Anita's work.



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