Ep. 338 - Why You Keep Choosing People Who Don’t Choose You | Divorce Patterns & Self-Worth

About this episode

This episode explores the patterns of choosing unreciprocated relationships and their roots in childhood experiences.

You don’t just “end up” in relationships where you’re not chosen. You were trained for them. In this VIP episode of Dear Divorce Diary, we unpack the deeply rooted pattern of waiting to be chosen—and why it doesn’t start in your marriage… it starts much earlier. We’re talking about: The childhood dynamics that quietly taught you to accept crumbs How never being prioritized shapes who you choose (and tolerate) Why “being chosen” feels safer than choosing for yoursel...

People in this episode

Host: My Coach Dawn

Topics covered

• divorce patterns
• self-worth
• relationship dynamics
• childhood influences
• emotional healing

Keywords

• divorce
• relationships
• self-worth
• childhood dynamics
• emotional healing

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