4. Access to You is a Privilege - Navigating All Types of Love & Relationships

People can only see you as far as they see themselves, and maybe that’s not their fault. Why do we attract the same people, the same pain, the same dynamics, over and over again? Why do we feel we need to strive for, work for, or sacrifice for love? Why is it so hard to walk away when you know you’re being hurt? This pain that can follow us through our relationships seems to be a right of passage in living life.  Does it have to be?How do we navigate love in all of its various forms - family, friends, romance - when love is what drives us, hurts us, and ignites us? This episode, 1 hour and 11 minutes long, spans how to move through relationships as a conduit to loving yourself. In it’s entirety, it covers: Why we attract the same people & relationships over and over again How your self worth influences your relationship choices & decisionsBuilding trust in yourself & becoming empoweredHow your upbringing & parents influences your relationships as you grow upHow forgiving & understanding your parents may help to heal your current relationshipsThe power of our subconscious mind in relationshipsHow we look to actively perpetuate our own pain without even knowing itForgiveness towards those who’ve hurt youCo-dependencyTwin Flame & Karmic RelationshipsAttachment Styles (Book referenced - Attached, the New Science of Adult Attachment by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller)Loving people at a distance - setting boundariesHow to move through challenging friendshipsHeartbreak How walking away from a toxic relationship will deepen your connection to yourself if you let itInfatuation Vs Love  & The Roles we Play in relationships (Book Referenced - A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle) How embodying love and learning to love yourself will allow love to flow more easily to you in all of your platonic, romantic, and familial connections SOCIALS: Tell me what you want to hear next & follow for updates!Spiritual & Self-Help Advice -> TikTok: butterflyfountainPodcast Instagram: @figuringshiiitoutPersonal Instagram: @222vgfYoutube:  @figuringshitout (Vanessa Fontana / Butterfly Fountain)Contact: [email protected] the show Our Sponsors: * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code VANESSAFONTANA for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code VANESSAFONTANA for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: www.rosettastone.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/figuring-sh-t-out/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy