181 Why You Keep Repeating the Same Relationship Patterns

About this episode

The episode discusses how unresolved childhood wounds can affect adult relationships and emphasizes the importance of self-healing and understanding relationship patterns.

What up, Beasts. Welcome back to the show! This conversation cracked wide open what really happens when two people love each other but are running on autopilot from old wounds they do not even realize are driving the bus. Bryan shared how a painful rupture in his marriage became the catalyst for deep inner work through attachment healing, not just learning labels but actually rewiring patterns around abandonment, emotional regulation, boundaries, and communication. What stood out most for me was the reminder that the patterns that once helped us survive as kids can quietly sabotage our adult relationships if we never stop to examine them. This episode is about doing the work before life forces your hand, healing your relationship with yourself first, and learning that sometimes what feels like failure is actually the moment everything starts to change. As always, I hope something lands with you today. I hope something you hear tugs at your heart strings and/or I hope you laugh. Bio: In 2024 Bryan Power and his wife would go from having a pretty good relationship to a complete relationship failure that culminated with a restraining order his wife would put against him for her…

People in this episode

Host: Kaitie Entrikin

Guest: Bryan Power

Topics covered

• relationship patterns
• attachment healing
• emotional regulation
• boundaries
• communication
• self-healing

Keywords

• relationship patterns
• attachment theory
• emotional regulation
• self-healing
• communication
• boundaries
• abandonment

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