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What happens when the person who’s always been “the independent one” realizes that independence has quietly become emotional armor?

In today’s episode, I sit down with Aria - a former client - for an honest, heart-opening conversation about her journey from emotional avoidance to authentic intimacy.

For much of her dating life, Aria attracted people who weren’t able to be truly available for the love and intimacy she craved. In addition, her unavailability showed up in various ways in her love life. But beneath that strength lived a deep fear of vulnerability, dependence, and letting herself truly be seen.

Together, we explore how avoidant attachment can subtly block love — even when someone deeply wants partnership - and what becomes possible when the heart learns that closeness can be safe.

In this conversation, Aria shares:

✨ How avoidant tendencies showed up in her dating and relationships
✨ The unconscious strategies she used to protect herself from intimacy
✨ What shifted when she learned to soften, open, and share even more truthfully in relationship
✨ How our work together helped her rewire old attachment patterns
✨ What “available love” actually looks like now in her life
✨ The difference between intellectual understanding and embodied healing
✨ How opening her heart changed not only her dating life - but her relationship with herself

This episode is especially powerful for anyone who:

•⁠  ⁠Identifies as emotionally independent but struggles with deep intimacy
•⁠  ⁠Tends to pull away when relationships get real
•⁠  ⁠Is attracted to partners who want more closeness than they can tolerate or frequently attracts commitment phobes or emotionally unavailable people
•⁠  ⁠Has done personal growth work but still feels blocked in love
•⁠  ⁠Wants partnership — yet fears losing autonomy or getting hurt

Aria’s story is a beautiful reminder that healing avoidant attachment isn’t about becoming “needier” or giving up independence — it’s about expanding our capacity to receive love without shutting down.

If you’ve ever wondered whether secure, emotionally available love is possible for you…
this conversation will speak straight to your heart.

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To find out about Aria’s work in the world: lisabeem.com

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In this powerful and timely episode of Rewire Your Attachment Style, Maya Diamond sits down with long-time friend and colleague Mischa Byruck, a Sexual Integrity Coach who helps leaders, healers, and public figures transform conflict, harm, and callouts into meaningful change.

Together, they unpack what sexual integrity really means - beyond consent and explore how power dynamics, trauma responses, and emotions shape our most intimate interactions.

If you’ve ever wondered how to navigate attraction, consent, and power in a conscious way - or how to repair trust after harm - this conversation offers profound insight, humility, and embodied wisdom.

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🧭 In This Episode, We Explore:

• Mischa’s personal and professional journey into accountability and harm reduction
• What power really is and why we all have it, whether we realize it or not
• The subtle and overt ways people can fall out of sexual integrity
• Why consent alone isn’t enough to create safety and trust
• The key pillars of sexual integrity
• How kink makes power dynamics explicit and what we can learn from that
• Helpful wisdom about how to navigate attraction, power dynamics, leadership, and sex.
• Understanding trauma responses like freeze and fawn, and how they impact boundary-setting
• How to receive feedback without collapsing in shame
• Apologies and how to effectively navigate them 

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🌹 About Mischa Byruck

Mischa Byruck is a Sexual Integrity Coach specializing in accountability and harm reduction in the aftermath of accusations, callouts, and cancellations. He has supported hundreds of high-profile figures - including CEOs, celebrities, and prominent teachers - to turn conflict into meaningful transformation.

He’s the Consent Education Partner of Bonobo Network, Accountability Partner of The Consent Academy, and consultant to organizations like ISTA, Kink.com, DanceSafe, and Sacred Sons. Mischa holds a certificate in Somatic Trauma Therapy from The Embody Lab, a BA from Columbia, and an MPA from NYU.

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🌿 Connect with Mischa

        •     https://www.evolve.men
        •     IG : @mischabyruck

✨ Connect with Maya

If this episode inspired you, explore more at empowerlove.us, or connect with Maya on Instagram at @mayadiamond.empowerlove

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Welcome to another episode of Rewire Your Attachment Style! In this insightful conversation, host Maya Diamond welcomes Rachel Kaplan to the show. Rachel is here to share her expertise on emotional healing and how tuning into your feelings can help you heal, take responsibility for your feelings in relationships, and create greater emotional health.

Rachel Kaplan is a licensed psychotherapist with nearly two decades of experience. She’s the creator and host of the acclaimed podcast The Healing Feeling Sh*t Show, and the author of Feel, Heal, and Let That Sh*t Go: Your Guide to Emotional Resilience and Lasting Self-Love. Rachel’s passion for emotional healing began with a personal tragedy in her teens, when she lost her first love at age 14 – a loss that set her on a 25-year journey to understand and heal emotional pain. Through her work, Rachel has developed a fun and profound method she calls “Emotional Potty Training,” teaching people how to fully feel and release their emotions to heal deep wounds and cultivate self-love.

Thank you for tuning in! This conversation with Rachel Kaplan is a powerful reminder that feeling our feelings is not only OK – it’s necessary for healing and healthy secure love.

To connect more with Rachel, you can visit her website: thefeelingsmovement.com and check out her new book Feel, Heal, and Let That Sh*t Go for a deeper dive into her emotional healing method.

To work with Maya 1-1 to find out more about her signature Rewire For Love Program, go to empowerlove.us/apply to book your free love breakthrough session. 

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to Rewire Your Attachment Style for more insightful conversations, leave a rating or review to support the show, and share this episode with someone who could use a little emotional empowerment. 

To your healing, and see you next time!

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Welcome to another transformative episode of the Rewire Your Attachment Style podcast! In this episode, host Maya Diamond sits down with three exceptional guests—Zev Aaron, Jason Lange, and GS Youngblood. These accomplished men’s coaches bring decades of experience working with men to help them deepen their purpose, strengthen their relationships, and lead more integrated lives.

Meet the Guests-

Jason Lange: A men’s embodiment coach, group facilitator, and certified No More Mr. Nice Guy coach. Jason is passionate about helping men gain clarity in their life’s purpose and relationships. He believes that every man benefits from being part of a supportive men’s group.

Zev Aaron: With over 15 years of experience, Zev has coached executives and facilitated transformative workshops. His wisdom comes from mentoring with George Bertelstein, where he learned to embody vulnerability, strength, and love as a man.

GS Youngblood: The acclaimed author of The Masculine in Relationship, GS teaches men how to embody the Masculine Blueprint—a model that fosters groundedness, leadership, and relational skills. Drawing from diverse disciplines, his work has inspired thousands of men to redefine their masculinity in a healthy, relational way.

Episode Highlights

1.⁠ ⁠The Intersection of Purpose and Love

• How does a man’s career and financial success influence his romantic relationships?
• Insights into balancing the demands of career and the cultivation of one’s romantic relationship.

2.Societal Expectations and Masculinity

• Exploring how cultural norms shape men’s relationship with money, career, and worth.
• Breaking free from outdated “provider” roles and embracing a more integrated identity.

3.⁠ ⁠Overcoming Challenges in Relationships

• Personal stories from the guests about when finances or career created tension in their romantic lives—and the lessons learned.
• Tools for maintaining emotional intimacy while pursuing professional goals.

4.⁠ ⁠Balancing Career and Parenthood

• Key considerations men face when planning for a family, including timing, finances, and emotional readiness.
• How men can prepare for this life transition while staying connected to their partner.

5.⁠ ⁠Strategies for Growth

• How to redefine success in a way that supports both personal growth and relational presence.
• Practical tips for managing financial stress and detaching self-worth from career achievements.

Why Listen?

This episode is for men who strive to balance love, purpose, and career while navigating the societal pressures of modern masculinity. It’s also a valuable listen for women who want to better understand and support the men in their lives.

Resources Mentioned:
•The book: The Masculine in Relationship by GS Youngblood

Follow the Guests:
•Jason Lange: [evolutionary.men]
•Zev Aaron: [ig: zev_aaron]
•GS Youngblood: [gsyoungblood.com]

Don’t miss this deeply insightful conversation about what it means to live as an integrated masculine man in today’s world.

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If you want to listen to Taylor’s podcast you can check it out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sex-upgraded/id1614256864

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If you are in a romantic relationship and would love to increase the pleasure, sexual connection and intimacy, email Maya at: [email protected] to schedule a free discovery call to chat about working together.

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In this episode, I talk to the brilliant Julia Wells about how to build a pleasure based business, her own journey healing her own avoidant attachment, becoming comfortable with visibility and vulnerability, and creating a millionaire mindset. So excited for you to listen to this episode.

If you are single and would like to work with Maya 1-1 to help you heal your attachment style and find healthy love, go to empowerlove.us/apply to book a free discovery call.

If you would like to join Julia’s Facebook group Visible AF go here:
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If you would love to work with Julia Wells on your business and visibility go here: https://www.juliacwells.com/

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If you are in a romantic partnership and would love to increase the ease, peace, connection and intimacy, email Maya at: [email protected] to schedule a free discovery call.

Join Maya’s Rewire Your Attachment Style Facebook group for women here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/maptolastinglove/

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I had the joy of interviewing Love Is Blind UK’s Tom Stroud about dating, discernment, finances/relationships, how attachment shows up in your love life, and so much more. Watch this episode or listen to it and enjoy this deep and lively conversation.

If you are single and would like to work with Maya 1-1 to help you heal your attachment style and find healthy love, go to empowerlove.us/apply to book a free discovery call.

If you are in a romantic partnership and would love to increase the ease, peace, connection and intimacy, email Maya at: [email protected] to schedule a free discovery call.

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In this episode, I interview John Gray about how to keep the passion alive in a long term relationship. We discuss the nature of attraction and how hormones and polarity play a big role in creating and maintaining the erotic intimacy in your relationship.

To find out more about John's work go to: https://www.marsvenus.com/

If you are in a partnership and would like to work with Maya 1-1 email her at: [email protected] to set up a free discovery session. This is for both Couples Attachment Coaching or Couples Intimacy Coaching.

If you are single and would love Maya’s help to find the love of your life, simply go here to apply for a free discovery session: empowerlove.us/apply

Join the Rewire Your Attachment Style Facebook group for women here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/maptolastinglove/

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In this episode, Maya shares about her group coaching program for women, called Rewire For Love, that begins July 15th. She shares about who the program is for, what kind of results women are getting and the time/financial investment for this 4-month program. Get all the deets by listening to this episode!

If you are ready to enroll simply go to: empowerlove.us/rewire-for-love

If you want a free discovery call to find out if the program is right for you and ask any questions you want, go to empowerlove.us/apply

If you are a man and want to work with Maya 1-1, go to empowerlove.us/apply

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In this episode Maya shares 3 tangible shifts you can make to have a better relationship with your avoidant partner. These are not easy to do but are transformative for yourself and your relationship.

If you are a woman and interested in signing up for the next round of the Rewire For Love program, you can do so by clicking on these links. By signing up before 6/10 you will receive the bonus of 8 monthly group coaching calls added to your program!

Full pay: https://empowerlove.us.safechkout.net/RFL-biannual-PIF

Payment plan: https://empowerlove.us.safechkout.net/RFL-biannual-PP

If you want to join the free 3-day masterclass, FINALLY SECURE on 6/4, 6/5, and 6/6 at 6pm pst, click here: tinyurl.com/finallysecure

If you are interested in couples coaching with Maya, click here to schedule your free discovery session:  empowerlove.us/apply/

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