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Now, let's dive into today's episode. Thank you guys so much for listening.

Today we're talking about something that is so real and so important how to start over after

you have been through the absolute ringer, after you've been in a narcissistically abusive

relationship. Starting over is not just about moving out,

getting a new job, or even just cutting ties with them altogether. It's about rebuilding the

relationship you have with yourself. And honestly, that's the hardest part. Anyone can just

jump into a new relationship or get another job,

but really working on you and taking the time to actually invest in yourself in this way,

that is hard work. It's absolutely hard work. When you leave a toxic relationship like this,

you're not just walking away from a person, you're walking away from

an entire life, an identity that you built around this relationship and something that you've

been surviving for a really long time. You're walking away from the version of yourself who

accepted breadcrumbs, quite frankly, who just kept trying to earn love, who was

wounded, who tolerated mistreatment because they didn't know that they actually deserved better

than what they were getting. And starting over after going through everything that you've

been through is really confusing and it's very difficult

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