This week on RL Radio - we start our Empowerment Miniseries - starting with a question we have received multiple times - how can we get over the legitimate fear of seeing and interacting with "attractive" women in public.

Because betrayal is an assault on our mind, heart, body and soul - most women feel exposed and discarded and less than. This makes it incredibly scary to go back into public and face other women. As we prepped for this podcast episode, I appreciate what Jason said - "this is going to hurt no matter what". And it's true - this pain we face when going back out in public is awful. But there is hope and we have help. I give three suggestions:

1. Doing the internal work of being okay with you, just as you are. You are unique and you matter, every part of you.

2. In the Moment Strategies / Breaking Point Strategies: seeing women as flawed and human, having boundaries with him early on (i.e., not being in public with him) + having boundaries in the moment if you feel you need extra protection - you get to choose!

3. Maintenance Strategies: calming our nervous systems, slowing down, reconnecting with our bodies, inviting God into our morning to help us get through our day.

Just a friendly reminder: you are not the cause and you are not the fix. I don't mention this until the beginning of the next episode - but want to say this here: ladies - there is SO much hope! It doesn't have to be this way forever. As you heal, going out in public WILL get better.

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