7. Chasing Love in the Wrong Places: Understanding Emotional Unavailability

In this week’s seventh episode, Jon and Cristina dove into the complex and often confusing attraction to emotionally unavailable people. Why do we sometimes find ourselves drawn to people who are distant, closed off, or incapable of offering the emotional connection we crave? Is it a pattern rooted in past experiences, or are we simply wired to chase what we can't have?

Welcome BACK to the Beyond the Darkness podcast. My name Is Cristina and I am your host alongside my dear friend Jon. Jon and I unpacked our own experience with past relationships, being suck in the cycle of emotional unavailability, and the impact it has on our self-worth.

Tune in for our EPIC conversation about how to recognize this pattern in your own life, break free from the cycle, and build healthier, more fulfilling connections. Whether you’ve been there or are just curious, this episode is all about understanding why we fall for the people who can’t (or won’t) give us what we need and how we become resentful in return.

If you’re ready to break the cycle and find a lasting emotional connection, this is the episode for you.

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