Leaving a toxic relationship is really just the beginning: how do you then pick up the pieces and build a new life? 

Certified relationship coach Tara Blair Ball is a second-time guest on The Meaningful Life - her first interview on attachment theory was so popular that we invited her back to discuss her new book on surviving toxic relationships. 

According to Tara, 

⭐️Personal responsibility is the key to change

⭐️Healthy relationships are built, not found

⭐️Whether you’re single or partnered, you can recover from toxic relationship patterns and learn a healthier way to relate.

Tara draws on her personal experience of life with a toxic partner to help others learn how to create healthy relationships. In this episode, she and Andrew talk through her 7-step healing process.

Tara Blair Ball is the author of several books on love and relationships. Her content on relationships and dating has been viewed more than 6 million times.  Tara’s latest book is Reclaim & Recover: Heal from Toxic Relationships with a 7-Step Guided Journal. 

Subscriber Content This Week

If you’re a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week you’ll be hearing:

⭐️How to overcome victim mentality. 

⭐️3 things Tara Blair Ball knows to be true.

⭐️AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.

Follow Up

Read Andrew’s new Substack newsletter The Meaningful Life, and join the community there.

Buy Tara Blair Ball’s new book Reclaim & Recover: Heal from Toxic Relationships with a 7-Step Guided Journal 

Read Tara’s other books The Beginning of the End: A memoir about a broken relationship, addiction, and human frailty AND Stop Wasting Your Time on Women Who Don’t Want You.

Take a look at Tara Blair Ball’s website 

Listen to Andrew’s previous interview with Tara Blair Ball on Attachment Theory 

Follow Tara on TikTok @tara.relationshipcoach or on Twitter @tarablairball

Read Co-parenting with a Toxic Ex by Amy Baker

Read Andrew’s books I Can’t Get Over My Partner’s Affair and I Love You But I’m Not In Love With You

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