EP 535: The Five Signs of Chronic Relational Trauma

Let’s Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice

Dr. Morgan Anderson

Mental Health, Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

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Chronic relational trauma can affect anyone—yes, even the high-achieving, successful woman who “has it all together.”

In this episode, we’re unpacking what that trauma can look like, how it shows up in your daily life, and how to begin healing.

Here’s what we cover:

How emotional numbness, overwhelm, and exhaustion may actually be signs of unhealed trauma
Why high achievement can sometimes be a mask for deep emotional pain
What it truly takes to begin building secure, healthy relationships from the inside out

✨ Ready to go deeper? Listen to the Secure.Soft.Magnetic private podcast and start your healing journey today.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Morgan Anderson, psychologist, relationship coach, attachment theory expert, creator of the ESL relationship method, author of Love Magnet and Athletic Wear Connoisseur. My mission is to help you raise yourself worth, have great relationships, and step confidently into the next level of your life.
0:22.3	Each week, two episodes will air featuring expert advice, live coaching, and tips, showing you
0:28.4	exactly how to improve your life and attract a healthy relationship. You deserve to feel empowered,
0:34.8	secure, and love. Buckle up and Let's Get Vulnerable.
0:42.3	Welcome to a very special bonus episode of the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast.
0:47.7	I'm your host, Dr. Morgan.
0:50.0	Today's episode is all about five signs that you have experienced chronic relational trauma.
0:58.2	And this episode has been on my heart because I've had some people in my life who are close to me
1:03.7	who are waking up to the fact that they've been in unhealthy relationships and that they've been
1:10.7	experiencing chronic relational
1:13.4	trauma. And I just think it's so important to identify the signs because sometimes you can be
1:19.6	in something and you don't even realize it. And it really takes hearing it from someone else and
1:25.7	having it laid out. So this is for you. Maybe you're not really
1:30.4	sure what's going on. Maybe you are having unhealthy relationships. You've been kind of disillusioned
1:37.4	in your love life. Maybe you've given up on ever finding someone. But I think this episode is just
1:43.2	going to be really, really helpful so that you
1:46.3	can know the signs of relational trauma. I do want to tell you something really special.
1:52.8	Today is the day for the first time ever. I am launching a private podcast. I've never done this before, but this is your opportunity.
2:04.2	If you like the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast, this is your opportunity to go even deeper.
2:09.3	And I have really poured my heart and soul and so much time into making this a very
2:16.2	valuable, valuable learning experience for you.
2:20.2	It's experiential. It's not just something you listen to. And the private podcast is called
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