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I was on a podcast talking about something most people don't say out loud
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Hey Reader First off, thank you to everyone who replied to my last email — it meant more than I expected to hear from so many of you. It's a real, honest conversation that goes places most relationship podcasts don't. [Listen to the episode here on Spotify] And one more thing — if you know someone who's been struggling with relationship patterns, anxious attachment, or just feeling stuck in how they connect with others, I'd genuinely appreciate you passing this along to offer the support they need (or reply back to me and I can reach out). Ryan |
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Three words I wouldn't have said a year ago. Someone close to me made a teasing comment the other day — nothing dramatic, just a small jab. And instead of doing what I would have done for most of my life — swallowing it, telling myself it didn't matter, convincing myself that saying something would just make things worse — I just said it. Ouch, that hurt. No explosion. No shutdown. Just a simple, grounded truth. What surprised me wasn't their reaction. It was mine. There was no shutdown, no...
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