Finding Yourself After Self-Abandonment

About this episode

Karin Nelson discusses the experience of identity loss through self-abandonment, particularly for women in unhappy marriages and after divorce.

That moment when you finally get quiet and realize you don’t know what you want anymore can feel terrifying and weirdly ordinary at the same time. Today I’m going to shine a light on what’s happening for so many women in unhappy marriages and in the aftermath of divorce: identity loss through self-abandonment, the slow, almost invisible disappearing act that can look like love while it quietly erases you. I'll talk about how this pattern builds over years through tiny decisions like deferrin...

People in this episode

Host: Karin Nelson

Topics covered

• self-abandonment
• identity loss
• unhappy marriages
• divorce
• mental health
• self-discovery

Keywords

• self-abandonment
• identity loss
• unhappy marriages
• divorce
• mental health
• self-discovery
• women's issues

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