About this episode

This episode explores the realities of co-dependency in modern relationships with insights from Dr. Zoe Shaw.

Join Dr. Kerry Neal and licensed psychologist Dr. Zoe Shaw for a powerful and thought-provoking conversation exploring the often-overlooked realities of co-dependency in modern relationships. In this episode of Urban Birds & Bees, “Co-Dependency, Dating, & YOU,” we unpack how emotional overattachment, fear of abandonment, people-pleasing, trauma bonding, and unresolved childhood dynamics can quietly shape the way we date, love, and even lose ourselves in relationships. Together, Dr. ...

Topics covered

• co-dependency
• dating
• relationships
• emotional overattachment
• fear of abandonment
• people-pleasing
• trauma bonding

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