The Angry Therapist Podcast

How Safety Becomes Love: Rewiring Your Nervous System for Connection

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In this module, we explore why healthy love can feel unfamiliar — even uncomfortable — when your nervous system is used to chaos or stress. You’ll learn how your brain adapts to emotional environments, why joy can feel out of reach, and how tiny moments of safety can transform your entire relational world.

What you’ll learn:

  • Why calm love can initially feel “flat”
  • How repetition compulsion shows up in attraction
  • The neuroscience behind your default mode network
  • Why joy can feel unsafe — and how to rebuild access to it
  • How tiny daily joys create enormous emotional change
  • The difference between excitement and emotional intensity
  • How to build a relationship that feels grounded, stable, and deeply connected

    • This module is all about expanding your capacity for joy, hope, and relational peace — one small moment at a time.

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