Heartbreak doesn’t clock out when the relationship ends; sometimes it lingers as a low-level alarm shaping every new choice. We give that feeling a name—post-traumatic relationship syndrome (PTRS)—and explore how trauma can learn your language, speak for you, and quietly turn protection into paralysis. Then we map a compassionate way forward that lets you trust again without abandoning yourself.
We also shine a light on postsexual denial syndrome (PSDS), a lived reality where intimacy is withheld or weaponized. When touch becomes transactional, the body forgets tenderness and the heart absorbs three U’s: unseen, undesirable, unworthy. Together we reframe intimacy as being known, not just being touched, and offer gentle steps to restore connection: attunement, clear boundaries, and pressure-free presence that invites desire back at its own pace.
Grounding all of this is a spiritual lens that refuses to abandon you in pain. Instead of erasing what happened, we talk about repurposing wounds into wisdom—shifting from anticipatory loss to practiced receiving. Using the SALT model—service, affirmation, love, and transformation—we outline practical tools: therapy, prayer, community, journaling, and restorative solitude as acts of service to your soul. You’ll hear affirmations to steady your nervous system, a declaration that real love never competes with your peace, and a reminder that transformation is about remembering who you were before the hurt hardened you.
We close with breathwork and three focusing questions to help you release stories that no longer belong to you and step toward love—not perfectly, but presently. If your heart has been on pause, consider this your permission to press play. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs these words, and leave a review telling us which practice you’re trying this week.
The SALT Talk with Jermine Alberty
Service. Affirmation. Love. Transformation.
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Serve with humility, affirm with compassion, love with courage, and live a life of transformation.
