We uncover the biggest hidden barrier to healing from trauma bonds, toxic relationships, insecure attachment styles, and codependency—your unconscious choice to suppress your self-worth.

Dr. Sarah breaks down why so many high-achievers and emotionally intelligent individuals unknowingly compromise their self-worth in order to maintain harmful or emotionally unavailable relationships. Whether you have an anxious or avoidant attachment style, this episode helps you understand the emotional disconnect between your head and your heart when it comes to self-worth and healing.

Key topics include:

• Why we choose to reduce our self-worth to maintain relationships
• The emotional cost of people-pleasing, shrinking, and self-betrayal
• The hidden "benefits" that keep you stuck in toxic relationship patterns
• Five major psychological shifts that happen during trauma bond recovery
• How attachment wounds affect your dating and relationship choices
• Why self-worth is a felt experience, not just a logical belief
• How to start rebuilding and embodying secure self-worth—whether you’re single or in a relationship

This episode is essential for anyone recovering from narcissistic abuse, emotional neglect, or toxic love, and who is ready to stop reliving the same relationship dynamics.

🎧 Listen now if you're ready to reclaim your worth, build secure relationships, and finally break free from the cycle of pain.

Trauma bond recovery, toxic relationship healing, self-worth, codependency, insecure attachment, anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, narcissistic abuse recovery, emotional abuse, healing from toxic relationships, relationship trauma, how to build self-worth, people-pleasing, emotional healing, secure relationships

We hope you got massive value from this episode in supporting your self-worth growth and relationship repair. If you do want more support, please click here for a free consultation https://calendly.com/relationshipsuccesslab-info/discovery-call

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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.