If you’ve always been “the strong one,” this episode on emotional neglect may explain why relationships still feel hard.
Emotional neglect isn’t about what happened, but what didn’t.
This early conditioning creates:
At the root is a quiet belief: “If I had just been better, they would have loved me.”
Healing begins when you stop trying to be chosen—and start choosing yourself.
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