This episode is about the grief of losing community, the shame of feeling like the outsider, and the painful process of learning how to participate in relationships honestly. I talk about friendship breakups, identity loss, people pleasing, emotional dependency, and the realization that so much of my loneliness came from hiding myself while expecting connection anyway.
This episode explores the shift from “people always abandon me” to understanding that real intimacy requires vulnerability, accountability, and the willingness to let yourself actually be known.