Episode 3- Breaking Free: The intersection of Attachment, Scarcity and the Abuse Cycle.

🎙️ Episode 3: Breaking Free – The Intersection of Attachment, Scarcity, and the Abuse Cycle

📌 Title: Understanding Why We Stay & How to Heal Through Faith, Therapy & Scripture

Welcome back to The JoyFULL Woman Podcast! I’m Joy, and today, we are diving deep into a powerful conversation—attachment styles, the abuse cycle, scarcity thinking, and breaking free into the abundant life God has for us.

Trauma therapy is not just about healing wounds—it’s about rewiring your entire relationship with yourself and others. A therapist helps you move from survival mode to thriving in abundance, love, and self-worth. 💛 Faith and Therapy can go hand in hand.

Reflection & Journaling Prompts

 I want to invite you into a moment of reflection. Healing isn’t just about listening—it’s about processing, writing, and giving yourself space to truly understand your patterns and emotions. So grab a journal, a notebook, or even just the notes app on your phone, and take some time to sit with these questions. (See Show Notes for prompts – I do not expect you to remember them all).

📝 Reflection & Journaling Prompts:

📖 Self-Awareness & Attachment Patterns

1. What is your attachment style? (Think about your childhood, your relationships, and how you respond to emotional intimacy.)
2. How do you handle conflict in relationships? Do you withdraw? Over-explain? People-please?
3. What patterns do you notice in your past relationships? Do you feel like you keep dating the same type of person?
4. Have you ever felt like you had to ‘earn’ love? Where did that belief come from?
5. When you were a child, how did the adults in your life show you love? Did you feel safe and emotionally supported?

📖 Breaking the Cycle of Abuse & Toxic Relationships
6. Have you ever found yourself in an abusive or toxic relationship? What kept you there?
7. Think about a time when you ignored a red flag in a relationship. What was your gut telling you, and why did you override it?
8. Do you struggle with setting boundaries? What fears come up when you think about saying "no" or protecting your emotional space?
9. If you truly believed that you were 100% worthy of love and respect, how would your relationships change?
10. What does healthy love look like to you? How can you start showing yourself that kind of love today?

📖 Faith & Healing Through God’s Love
11. What messages have you received about love from church, faith communities, or past Christian counseling experiences? Have any of them caused shame or fear?
12. How does your relationship with God mirror your relationship with people? Do you fear He will abandon you, or do you trust in His unconditional love?
13. If you knew that God fully sees you, fully loves you, and desires your healing, how would that shift your view of yourself?
14. What scriptures bring you comfort when you feel unworthy or stuck? (Write them down as affirmations!)
15. What is one step you can take today to begin healing from past relationship wounds?

📖 Breaking Free from Scarcity & Fear:

1. Where have I been believing in “barely enough” instead of God’s abundance?
2. What past experiences have shaped my fears about provision?

📖 Healing from Mistreatment & Walking in Confidence:
3. What is one thing I need to release from my past that is holding me back?
4. How can I start believing that I am worthy of good things?

📖 Trusting God & Partnering with Therapy for Healing:
5. What lies have I believed about myself due to past wounds?
6. What would trusting God for healing actually look like in my daily life?
7. How can I begin taking small steps toward healing today?

💡 Your healing is not a luxury—it is a necessity.

Are you ready to break free? Listen to Episode 3 of The JoyFULL Woman Podcast and step boldly into what God has for you! Reach out for questions or support.

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You are worthy of healing. You are worthy of love. And you are worthy of the abundant life God has for you. I’ll see you in the next episode.

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