Fear loves to make up stories, especially about rejection.

In this episode, Jodi and Jen bring us into real moments of reaching out, risking love, and meeting old anxieties with new courage.

We explore how fear distorts reality, how feedback loops restore truth, and how connection deepens when we stop believing every story our mind tells.

If you’ve ever hesitated to reach out because you were afraid of being unwanted, this episode will help you pause, soften, and see with clearer eyes.

Listen to find out …

• How to tell when fear is lying
• What to say when you’re afraid to reach out
• Why nothing has to change for everything to feel different

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If you’ve ever found yourself wishing your partner would just open up, this conversation will speak directly to your heart.

In this intimate episode, Nina brings forward a question many of us quietly wrestle with: What do I do when I crave emotional connection and my partner keeps pulling away?

Together, we explore the anxious–avoidant cycle: that painful push-and-pull dynamic where one nervous system reaches for closeness while the other needs distance to feel safe. I will unpack why these patterns aren’t personal failings, but nervous system strategies wired for survival.

You’ll learn:

• Why your longing for connection can trigger another’s need for space
• How to stop personalizing disconnection and start regulating your own system
• The difference between managing someone and revealing yourself
• How patriarchy teaches men to suppress emotions, and how reclaiming feelings heals us all

This episode offers insight, compassion, and gentle guidance for anyone learning how to love without losing themselves.

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Why does saying no make your heart race?

Why can honesty feel like risk?

This episode explores what happens when boundaries stir up the old fear of losing love. Paul learns how a simple process check can bring kindness to endings, while Jereme discovers how early lessons about punishment and approval still shape her adult relationships.

If self-advocacy makes you anxious, this conversation will help you find truth and tenderness in the same breath.

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• Join the School of Human Connection
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