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From Numb to Navigating: Designing Your Post‑Breakup Dating System
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From Numb to Navigating: Designing Your Post‑Breakup Dating System

Duration ~29 minutes · Included in your membership

How to rebuild trust, set clean standards, and date again without armoring your heart

Episode at a glance
frameworkintermediate
Key question
For people whose last relationship didn’t just end—it rewired what ‘safe’ feels like.
The problem
I want connection, but I don’t trust myself to choose well anymore, so I keep everyone at arm’s length.
What you'll get
Guide you from post-breakup numbness to being able to date again with clear standards and an actually open heart.
Description

If your last relationship didn’t just hurt you, it rewired what "safe" feels like, this episode is for you. You might recognize yourself here: You want connection again, but every time someone gets even slightly close, you freeze, overthink, or quietly pull away. You tell yourself you’re just "busy" or "not ready," but the truth is harsher: you don’t trust your own picker anymore. You’re terrified you’ll miss the red flags again, override your gut again, or fall for someone whose chaos feels like home. So you…

Topics
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post-breakupemotional shutdowndating againtrust rebuildingstandards and boundaries
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