Show Notes
You feel most like yourself everywhere except home, and that contrast is getting impossible to ignore. Leaving a toxic relationship rarely starts with one big moment.
For Sammie DeMarco, it started when concerts, conventions, and friends reminded her what peace actually felt like, while the criticism and tension at home kept wearing her down.
She breaks down the trauma bond that kept her stuck, how control hides as jealousy and concern, and why her body reacted with anxiety and shutdown before her mind caught up.
Sammie is a relationship coach who helps women break toxic cycles. After this, choosing yourself stops feeling selfish.
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