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231: Why You Keep Making Unhealthy Decisions...

October 16, 2026 · 32 min

Why do you keep checking if they watched your story, waiting for your ex to text, or feeling bored the moment someone is actually good to you? In this science-heavy episode, Sabrina breaks down the neuroscience of attachment and repeating relationship patterns: why your brain gets hooked on hot and cold people like a slot machine, why healthy relationships can feel boring, why you can’t get over your ex, and why you self-sabotage the moment you get what you wanted.

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Chapters:

00:00 Why You Keep Repeating the Same Patterns

03:02 Why Healthy Relationships Feel Boring

05:45 Why the Wrong Person Feels Like the One

08:55 Why You Keep Waiting for Your Ex to Text

11:07 Why You Self-Sabotage Good Relationships

14:50 Why You Stay When Your Needs Aren’t Met

17:53 Why You Can’t Stop Stalking Your Ex

20:46 How to Break Anxious Attachment Patterns

23:41 Why You Keep Getting Ghosted

26:37 90-Second Nervous System Check-In

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