Love Doesn’t Kill Jealousy - It Listens to It

The Angry Therapist Podcast

John Kim

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, licensed therapist John Kim unpacks jealousy through raw personal stories and powerful insights. He dives into the emotional roots of jealousy, including insecurity, fear of abandonment, and core wounds — and offers real, practical tools to navigate it with compassion and clarity. You’ll learn: How jealousy actually protects us (until it doesn’t) The difference between healthy and toxic jealousy Why core wounds trigger jealousy more than reality does How to build trust and “jealousy-safe” relationships Join the conversation! Share your thoughts or experiences with jealousy in the comments below. How do you handle jealousy in your relationships? If you found value in this episode, follow the show and share it with someone who needs to hear this. For more insights on relationships, self-growth, and mental health, don’t miss upcoming episodes. Order John's new book, Break Up. On Purpose, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jump into John’s new Single. On Purpose app ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow John on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find out more about John⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Even if my partner decides to connect with someone else, I'm almost like, great.
0:06.2	How was it?
0:07.1	I don't feel betrayal.
0:09.2	Why should I cock-block that connection experience with my partner?
0:12.5	I'm not saying that I want my partner to sleep around her sheet on me.
0:15.5	That doesn't mean she wants to build a life with someone else.
0:17.8	It just means she's human.
0:23.5	I'm John Kim, a licensed therapist who used to be a miserable fuck before going on a hero's
0:28.2	journey and turning expired relationships into revelations.
0:32.0	I use my story to help others come with you instead of at you, unrehearsed on purpose, because self-help doesn't have to be
0:39.8	polished or complicated, just honest.
0:47.3	On today's episode, we're going to do a deep dive on jealousy.
0:51.6	And I always like to share a personal story.
0:55.0	I'm thinking about this time I was married.
1:00.2	I was fairly young.
1:01.4	I think I was like in my early 30s.
1:03.3	I was a screenwriter.
1:04.8	She was an actress.
1:06.2	And she had booked a pretty big movie.
1:09.6	The movie rapped.
1:13.0	And she called me and she said, Hey, listen listen are you cool with me going to this after party hang out the whole crew you know the all the actors the whole
1:18.5	crew is going to be there i said where is it and she said oh it's at the hotel of the one of the actors
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