“He’s perfect.”
“She ruined everything.”

Splitting is the defence mechanism that breaks the world into absolutes. It says: you're either good or bad, right or wrong, angel or enemy — no in between.

In this episode, we explore how splitting shows up in relationships, childhood trauma, leadership, and even therapy. It's not manipulation — it's a psychic survival strategy when the emotional world feels too unstable to hold contradictions.

You’ll learn:

• Why splitting is common in early development (and can persist into adulthood)

• How we split others to manage fear — and ourselves to avoid shame

• Why splitting destroys intimacy — and how integration restores it

This one’s for the ones who say “they changed” — when really, the truth just broke through the ideal. For the ones who love hard, fall harder, and walk away too soon.

No shade - just shadow work. Let’s name it, so it doesn’t keep naming us.

Soul Path Alchemy is a space for depth, clarity, and the quiet turning of truth. If this episode speaks to something in you, it may speak to someone else too. When you follow, share, or simply stay connected, it helps this work reach the people it’s meant for - gently, naturally, in the way real alignment always does. Soul Path Alchemy is a podcast exploring the deeper layers of human experience; through psychology, soul work, healing, and truth. Each episode is a conversation between the seen and unseen, where emotional insight meets spiritual clarity.If something in this moved you, following and sharing helps it reach others on their own Soul Path. This podcast is for anyone drawn to depth, transformation, and the quiet remembering of who they really are. If this episode speaks to something in you, it may speak to someone else too. When you follow, share, or simply stay connected, it helps this work reach the people it’s meant for; gently, naturally, in the way real alignment always does.Disclaimer:

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