About this episode

Marina Triner discusses trauma bonds and the complexities of outgrowing relationships while exploring deep-rooted patterns from childhood.

When the person you're trying to save feels exactly like the parent you couldn't. Marina Triner is a somatic coach and host of the Deep Within podcast who helps people move through deep-rooted patterns of stress, emotional disconnection, and shutdown through nervous system regulation and body-based healing. In today's episode, she shares how outgrowing her marriage allowed her to access deeper truths about her parents, her childhood, and deeply rooted patterns she hadn't seen before. ✨ What this episode explores: ▪️ What Happens When You Heal and They Don't — Why outgrowing a relationship and the guilt of leaving can feel heavier than the pain of staying. ▪️ The Relationships That Keep You From Seeing the Truth — How a partner can block you from from facing what's actually unresolved with your parents, your childhood, and yourself. ▪️ Why You Can't Stop Trying to Save Them — How the fixer pattern was never about the other person; it was about the child inside you refusing to give up on saving your parent. ▪️ The Shame of "I Should Be Further Along" — Why years of healing don't make you immune to old patterns, and why falling back in isn't proof you've failed. ▪️ When Asking for…

People in this episode

Host: Andrea Ashley

Guest: Marina Triner

Topics covered

• trauma bonds
• outgrowing relationships
• nervous system regulation
• emotional disconnection
• healing
• childhood patterns

Keywords

• trauma
• relationships
• healing
• emotional patterns
• nervous system
• self-improvement
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Deep Within

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