#280: Why You Feel Jealous About Your Partner's Past (& How to Navigate It)

<p>In today&#39;s episode, we&#39;re talking about retroactive jealousy — being an excessive preoccupation with a partner&#39;s romantic and/or sexual history, and feelings of intense insecurity and comparison as a result. This is a really common experience (one I used to struggle with myself!), particularly among those with anxious attachment patterns who already experience a hypervigilance to perceived relational threats coupled with low self-esteem and a fear of abandonment. </p><p>We&#39;ll talk about how retroactive jealousy is often a branch off the &quot;unworthiness&quot; tree, and why starting there — with tending to our low self-worth — is often the fix. </p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="freebies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Free resources for healing anxious attachment</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stephanie__rigg " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Follow me on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxC4jls4uolRKhFWV_RIoA/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Subscribe to my YouTube channel</a></li></ul>