When Someone You Love Says You Hurt Them:

When Someone You Love Says You Hurt Them:

When someone we love tells us we hurt them, our nervous system often reacts with shame and defensiveness before our rational brain can catch up. This visceral response isn't a character flaw; it's neurobiology. Understanding what happens in our bodies during relationship ruptures is the first step toward repair.

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Why Do I Keep Ending Up in Unhealthy Relationships?
Relationships, Attachment styles, Trauma Jennifer Byxbee Relationships, Attachment styles, Trauma Jennifer Byxbee

Why Do I Keep Ending Up in Unhealthy Relationships?

Most people know their attachment style by now: anxious, avoidant, or disorganized. But knowing doesn't heal the pattern. Through clinical examples and attachment research, this post explores why you keep repeating relationship dynamics and what actually creates change: a reparative relational experience in therapy.

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