What if trauma isn’t what happened, but the meaning you keep choosing right now? We sit down with transformational guide Mana Abraham to reframe trauma as memory plus meaning and trace how that lens quietly builds identities that run our relationships: the “nice guy” who avoids conflict, the achiever proving they can’t be rejected, the partner who controls intimacy to feel safe. When those roles are powered by fear, our strengths flip into triggers, and love turns into management. We unpack ...
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What if trauma isn’t what happened, but the meaning you keep choosing right now? We sit down with transformational guide Mana Abraham to reframe trauma as memory plus meaning and trace how that lens quietly builds identities that run our relationships: the “nice guy” who avoids conflict, the achiever proving they can’t be rejected, the partner who controls intimacy to feel safe. When those roles are powered by fear, our strengths flip into triggers, and love turns into management. We unpack ...
Roommates to Lovers: How to Break Free from Emotional Distance
Thrive Again - Your relationship podcast
37 minutes
7 months ago
Roommates to Lovers: How to Break Free from Emotional Distance
Feeling more like flatmates than lovers? You're not alone. That gradual drift from passionate partners to practical co-managers happens in countless relationships—and it happened to us too. The statistics paint a stark picture: only 9% of couples feel satisfied with their communication, and emotional disengagement predicts divorce better than conflict does. Contrary to what many believe, relationships don't typically end because of explosive arguments but because partners stop turning toward...
Thrive Again - Your relationship podcast
What if trauma isn’t what happened, but the meaning you keep choosing right now? We sit down with transformational guide Mana Abraham to reframe trauma as memory plus meaning and trace how that lens quietly builds identities that run our relationships: the “nice guy” who avoids conflict, the achiever proving they can’t be rejected, the partner who controls intimacy to feel safe. When those roles are powered by fear, our strengths flip into triggers, and love turns into management. We unpack ...
