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Episode 34: The Vulnerability Flinch - Why We Pull Away From the Good Stuff

Episode 34: The Vulnerability Flinch - Why We Pull Away From the Good Stuff30 Jun17 min

You know that feeling when something is so good - your career, your relationship, a perfect spring afternoon - that almost immediately your brain starts bracing for when it ends?? In this episode, sex & relationship therapist Dr. Rebecca Howard Eudy and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Alex DiGrado explore this concept (coined by research professor and author Brené Brown) and unpack why so many of us reflexively push away joy, connection, and positive emotion, often without even realiz...