Relationship reset expert Vanessa Cardenas unpacks the micro-betrayals that shape our self-worth, sabotage our relationships, and echo through generations.
From childhood wounds to marital heartbreak, she reveals why healing starts with awareness, how to silence your inner critic, and why love, real love, requires integrity, not perfection.
🔍 Inside the Episode:
00:00 – Why online dating is making real connection harder
03:39 – “I believe in love… but it’s complicated”
07:28 – The betrayals you never realized were shaping you
11:02 – When society lets us down: betrayal at scale
14:37 – Are we losing our children to screens
18:24 – What AI will never understand about love
23:07 – Too many choices? Here’s what it’s really doing to us
27:33 – The first question Vanessa asks every couple
31:30 – What betrayal feels like when you gave your whole heart
36:07 – Do you still think about the one who got away?
39:56 – Why most people never say what they really mean
43:37 – Meet 'Nasty Chick'—your inner critic in disguise
47:26 – Signs, synchronicity & paying attention to life nudges
51:37 – “I didn’t recognize myself—until now”
55:45 – Finding your tribe might just save your life
59:20 – The fifth grade moment that changed her life
1:03:20 – You’ll only heal when you’re ready
1:07:28 – Final words you didn’t know you needed to hear
