I Just Want To Be Loved: Looking for Love in the Wrong Ways and Places

The episode explores how the desire to be loved can drive unhealthy relationship choices, especially when rooted in childhood wounds like neglect, rejection, or abandonment that teach love must be earned. It warns that attention can be mistaken for love and that people often choose what feels familiar, repeating painful patterns and losing boundaries and selfhood to keep someone from leaving. Healing involves recognizing why harmful behavior was accepted, relearning that healthy love can feel...