Season 3 - Episode 89: The Truth About Toxic Relationships

What if the key to breaking free from toxic relationships isn’t just recognizing someone else’s behaviour, but transforming the relationship you have with yourself?

Toxic relationships aren’t limited to romantic partners. They can show up in our friendships, families, workplaces, and even our relationships with technology, food, and our own bodies. In this solo conversation, I’m challenging the way we typically think about toxic relationships and exploring why so many women find themselves repeating painful patterns, even after leaving relationships that no longer serve them.

I share how childhood conditioning, people-pleasing, self-abandonment, and the need for external validation can keep us disconnected from our inner truth. We’ll look at why recognizing narcissistic behaviours, gaslighting, and love bombing is only part of the picture, and how learning to trust your intuition can help you make different choices. Through my own experiences and the transformations I’ve witnessed in women I’ve worked with, I explore what becomes possible when you stop allowing your wounded, fear-based self to lead your life.

This isn’t about blaming yourself for the harm you’ve experienced or excusing someone else’s behaviour. It’s about discovering where you still have choices, learning to honour your boundaries, and reconnecting with the sovereign woman within you. Because you don’t have to keep repeating the same relationship story, and changing how you show up can be the beginning of an entirely new chapter.

In This Episode We Explore:

• Why toxic relationships extend far beyond romantic partnerships
• How childhood conditioning can shape the relationships we accept as adults
• The connection between self-abandonment, people-pleasing, and unhealthy relationship patterns
• Why recognizing narcissism, gaslighting, and love bombing is only part of the healing journey
• How to distinguish your intuition from the fears of your conditioned self
• Why leaving a toxic relationship doesn’t always mean leaving the underlying pattern behind
• What changes when you stop participating in familiar, unhealthy relationship dynamics
• How reconnecting with your sovereign self can transform the way you experience love and connection

Your Practice for This Week:

Notice where you’re ignoring your intuition, seeking approval, or abandoning your needs in your relationships.

Ask yourself: What would I choose differently if I were coming from self-love instead of fear?

Start with one small choice that honours your truth.

Join Me for the Starting Over Weekend

Ready to rewrite your relationship story and create a new chapter rooted in self-trust and love?

Join me for Starting Over Weekend, November 20-22, 2026 (7:30-9:30am Pacific daily), a three-day interactive Zoom experience designed to help women release old relationship patterns, reconnect with themselves, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Register here: https://www.theunscriptdwoman.com/startingover