About this episode

Jillian Turecki and Sarah Shahi discuss the impact of childhood experiences on adult relationships and the importance of emotional safety.

Actress and author Sarah Shahi joins Jillian for an unfiltered conversation about heartbreak, childhood wounds, and the patterns that shape the way we love. Sarah shares the painful story of her upbringing, how it led her to chase emotionally unavailable partners, and the turning point that forced her to change how she shows up in relationships. They talk about people-pleasing, why difficult conversations are essential for real intimacy, and the moment you realize you deserve emotional safety—not uncertainty. Sarah also discusses her book Life Is Lifey and the lessons she learned about choosing partners from a place of honesty and self-respect. Buy Sarah’s book, Life Is Lifey: The A to Z's of Navigating Life's Messy Middle https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Life-Is-Lifey/Sarah-Shahi/9798895650288 Download Jillian’s FREE limerence workbook, http://jillianturecki.com/workbook Join my community and membership, The Conscious Woman Submit your relationship question for Jillian at https://forms.gle/FbtgkGTwfnrjvHwW7 Order Jillian's book It Begins with You: The 9 Hard Truths About Love That Will Change Your Life at https://www.jillianturecki.com/book ~~ Follow the show on…

People in this episode

Host: Jillian Turecki

Guest: Sarah Shahi

Topics covered

• relationships
• heartbreak
• childhood wounds
• emotional safety
• people-pleasing
• intimacy

Keywords

• relationships
• heartbreak
• emotional availability
• intimacy
• self-respect
• people-pleasing
• childhood wounds

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Daylight Media

Books & works: Life Is Lifey

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