This episode is for my people who have been one foot out of that toxic relationship or dating cycle but they can't quite seem to get themselves to take that next step.

I know what it's like to be in that place of limbo...knowing that this relationship is destroying you but still holding onto even the slightest sliver of hope that maybe somehow everything will change, even though we know damn well that it will not.

Is staying in a place where you are unloved and that causes your nervous system to go into fight or flight better than starting over and being alone?

I know how hard it is to make that first step. I know that it can take a long time to get there.

I know the other factors that play a role in the overall struggle to leave.

I know the power that trauma bonds, attachment issues, and unresolved childhood trauma can hold over you.

I'm not here to lecture you or act like I am an expert or have handled all of my struggles with the above entirely, because I can assure you that I have a ways to go.

But, I am worlds apart from where I used to be.

And I hope that my words can help me the first step in pushing you towards the life that's waiting for you on the other side of leaving.