🎧 Chunk 1- opening + core question part 1

The episode discusses the struggle of almost being healed and ready for healthy love but feeling held back due to past survival instincts. It explains that the fear of becoming secure is normal because survival came before safety. The focus is on understanding resistance with compassion rather than forcing growth, acknowledging that fear doesn't mean self-sabotage but a way your system protects you. It reassures listeners that feeling tight is okay and they are where they need to be. Welcome back to Thrive in Love and Life. Today's episode is a deep one and I want to say this up front. If you've ever felt like you're almost healed, almost secure or almost ready for healthy love but something inside pulls you back, you're not failing, you're not regressing and you're definitely not broken. What you're experiencing is actually very human because the truth is becoming secure can feel terrifying. Not because you don't want peace, not because you enjoy chaos, but because your nervous system learned a long time ago that survival came before safety. And today we're going to talk about why that is. Why becoming your most secure, regulated, emotionally healthy self can feel like loss instead of relief. Why healing can feel lonely before it feels empowering and why fear around doing better doesn't mean you're self-sabotaging. It means your system is trying to protect you. This episode isn't about forcing growth. It's about understanding resistance with compassion. So if you're listening and something in your body already feels tight, that's okay. You're exactly where you need to be. Let's start here.