Is your therapist your phone? With the rise of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms, millions are turning to social media for relationship advice, trauma healing tips, and attachment style education. But while self-help content can feel empowering, it often creates the illusion of healing without delivering real transformation.

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Dr. Sarah explores why scrolling through relationship reels, attachment style posts, and narcissism content is not the same as therapy. She explains how algorithms push extreme and simplified messages—leading to self-diagnosis, confirmation bias, and avoidance of real healing work. Social media might increase awareness, but without embodiment and professional guidance, most people remain stuck in toxic cycles, anxious attachment, or trauma bonds.

Key insights from this episode:

• Why social media advice on attachment styles, narcissism, trauma, and boundaries can be misleading
• How scrolling triggers dopamine hits that mimic progress but keep you stuck
• The difference between education vs. true healing
• Why oversimplified “therapy language” online fuels anxiety and self-diagnosis
• The importance of somatic therapy, breathwork, and nervous system healing for breaking trauma patterns
• How reprogramming your subconscious mind and building secure attachment leads to lasting relationship success

If you’ve been relying on social media as your “therapist” but still feel anxious, avoidant, or stuck in harmful relationship patterns, this episode will help you understand why—and show you the path to real, embodied healing.

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Welcome to Trauma Bonding to Secure Relationships with Dr Sarah — the podcast that helps ambitious individuals and couples heal trauma bonding and toxic relationship cycles to build secure attachments and loving healthy relationships.

Hosted by Dr Sarah, psychologist, relationship strategist, and founder of Heal Trauma Bonding and Relationship Success Lab, this show guides you through practical tools and deep insights on:

✅ Healing from trauma bonding, anxious attachment style, and codependency
✅ Building emotional resilience and secure attachment styles a
✅ Improving communication, empathy, and emotional intimacy
✅ Reclaiming your identity, boundaries, and self-worth
✅ Creating lasting relationship happiness and passion

Whether you're recovering from betrayal, navigating codependency, or simply ready to break free from the past, this podcast gives you the clarity, strength, and strategy to move forward

We hope you got massive value from this episode for your own healing and relationship progress. However if you do want to discuss your situation further, click here https://calendly.com/relationshipsuccesslab-info/discovery-call

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