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Episode 3: Breaking the Cycle – Why You Keep Dating the Emotional Blueprint of Your Parents
Why do we keep choosing partners who mirror the same emotional wounds we grew up with? Why does love often feel like a chase, and why do we continue lowering our standards for people who can’t meet us where we are? In this episode, Jessica takes a deep dive into attachment theory, childhood conditioning, and the subconscious patterns that keep us stuck in toxic dating cycles.
She explores how our earliest experiences with caregivers shape the way we seek love and connection as adults. If your father was emotionally unavailable, critical, or absent, you might find yourself drawn to partners who make you prove your worth. If your mother was distant, smothering, or inconsistent, you may be subconsciously choosing relationships where you need to emotionally save someone but never feel fully let in. These patterns aren’t random—they’re a direct reflection of what your nervous system has learned to associate with love.
Jessica unpacks why inconsistency feels familiar and even addictive, how the pedestal effect causes us to fantasize about a partner’s potential rather than their reality, and why we often mistake emotional highs and lows for real connection. She also breaks down the moment you need to walk away—when you start lowering your standards just to keep someone around, when their inconsistency makes you question your worth, or when you’re emotionally exhausted but still waiting for them to choose you.
This episode isn’t just about awareness; it’s about action. Jessica walks you through the post-breakup glow-up formula, showing you how to energetically disconnect, reclaim your worth, and finally attract a relationship that feels safe, secure, and fulfilling. If you’ve ever found yourself over-giving, over-explaining, or trying to earn love, this episode will hit hard. It’s time to stop dating from a place of childhood wounds and start choosing love from a place of self-worth.
🔥 Loved this episode? Share it, leave a review, and tag @JessicaViera on Instagram! Let’s change the dating game. 💫 #TheJessicaVShow
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By Jessica VieraEpisode 3: Breaking the Cycle – Why You Keep Dating the Emotional Blueprint of Your Parents
Why do we keep choosing partners who mirror the same emotional wounds we grew up with? Why does love often feel like a chase, and why do we continue lowering our standards for people who can’t meet us where we are? In this episode, Jessica takes a deep dive into attachment theory, childhood conditioning, and the subconscious patterns that keep us stuck in toxic dating cycles.
She explores how our earliest experiences with caregivers shape the way we seek love and connection as adults. If your father was emotionally unavailable, critical, or absent, you might find yourself drawn to partners who make you prove your worth. If your mother was distant, smothering, or inconsistent, you may be subconsciously choosing relationships where you need to emotionally save someone but never feel fully let in. These patterns aren’t random—they’re a direct reflection of what your nervous system has learned to associate with love.
Jessica unpacks why inconsistency feels familiar and even addictive, how the pedestal effect causes us to fantasize about a partner’s potential rather than their reality, and why we often mistake emotional highs and lows for real connection. She also breaks down the moment you need to walk away—when you start lowering your standards just to keep someone around, when their inconsistency makes you question your worth, or when you’re emotionally exhausted but still waiting for them to choose you.
This episode isn’t just about awareness; it’s about action. Jessica walks you through the post-breakup glow-up formula, showing you how to energetically disconnect, reclaim your worth, and finally attract a relationship that feels safe, secure, and fulfilling. If you’ve ever found yourself over-giving, over-explaining, or trying to earn love, this episode will hit hard. It’s time to stop dating from a place of childhood wounds and start choosing love from a place of self-worth.
🔥 Loved this episode? Share it, leave a review, and tag @JessicaViera on Instagram! Let’s change the dating game. 💫 #TheJessicaVShow