In this powerful and eye-opening episode of the Podcast, we sit down with a licensed Nigerian psychotherapist to unpack the real mental and emotional struggles people face today—from toxic masculinity to relationship dysfunction, healing, self-awareness, and the hidden trauma many Nigerians carry without knowing.
This conversation goes deep into:
✨ Why Lagos feels like “everybody is a madman”
✨ How toxic masculinity affects both men AND women in Nigeria
✨ Why most relationships fail—because people focus on what they want to get instead of what they want to give
✨ How healing changes your emotional intelligence, your awareness, and who you choose to love
✨ How to understand if your partner is toxic, unhealed, or simply inexperienced
✨ The psychology behind timing, communication, and correcting a partner without hurting them
✨ Why staying with someone who refuses to heal can damage you
✨ How to end relationships with maturity, clarity, and boundaries
If you've ever wondered:
– Why am I the only one giving in this relationship?
– How do I talk to someone who is always angry or defensive?
– How do I know when to stay or when to leave?
– Why do Nigerian men and women seem so aggressive or emotionally blocked?
– What does true healing look like?
…this episode gives REAL answers from a professional who works with these problems every day.
🔥 Key Moments in This Episode:
– The truth about therapy in Nigeria: affordability, structure & professional levels
– Understanding aggression, trauma, and toxic masculinity in Lagos
– Why timing matters when communicating difficult truths
– How to open someone up emotionally using the “gentle questioning” method
– Relationship red flags nobody talks about
– What healed people do differently
– Why unhealed partners drain you, distort your standards, and reshape your behaviour
– Mature ways to walk away from a relationship
– The importance of prioritizing each other—not just yourself
🔥 Viral Quotes From This Episode
“When everybody is trying to be right, nobody is right.”
“The thing about staying with people who do not want to heal is that it damages you.”
“When you heal from your past, you see the future better. You see the present clearer.”
“Most relationships fail because people enter them with what they want to GET, not what they want to GIVE.”
“If I stay, it will affect me.”
🎧 What You’ll Learn
✔ How to identify trauma-driven behaviour
✔ How to support a partner without losing yourself
✔ When to walk away from a relationship
✔ How healing boosts emotional intelligence
✔ Communication strategies that actually work
✔ How Nigerian society shapes mental health
✔ Why many people misunderstand love, service & reciprocity
📌 Perfect for Viewers Who Are:
– Navigating dating & relationships
– Dealing with emotionally unavailable partners
– Interested in psychology, healing & self-growth
– Trying to break toxic patterns
– Exploring emotional intelligence & communication
– Living in Nigeria or any stressful environment
– Trying to understand male & female behaviour psychologically
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