Why You Keep Loving the Wrong People

About this episode

The episode explores why intelligent and empathetic individuals often find themselves in painful relationships due to conditioning rather than personal flaws.

Why do smart, empathic people keep ending up in emotionally painful relationships? In this first episode of 2026, I unpack why loving the wrong people isn’t a flaw — it’s conditioning. (For 1 on 1 online counselling in your own toxic relationship/narcissistic abuse recovery please visit my website at https://brighteroutlookcounselling.com.au/online-counselling-services/ ) I speak candidly about narcissistic relationships, emotional control, trauma bonding, and why hope keeps people stuc...

People in this episode

Host: Nova Gibson

Topics covered

• emotional relationships
• narcissistic abuse
• trauma bonding
• emotional control
• conditioning

Keywords

• toxic relationships
• narcissistic relationships
• emotional pain
• relationship advice
• counselling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brighter Outlook Counselling