124: Why Healthy Love Can Feel Boring: Exploring Secure Relationships

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Feb 14, 2025

Ever felt drawn to relationship chaos while ignoring the beauty of stability? This discussion explores why our brains crave drama over healthy love. It contrasts toxic excitement with the comfort of secure connections and offers insights into self-sabotage when facing stability. Personal stories reveal the journey from tumultuous partnerships to embracing peace. Listeners gain practical tools, like the Alignment & Adventure Matrix, to rethink their views on love and vulnerability, fostering deeper, healthier relationships.

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ANECDOTE

Valentine's Day Disagreement

Sabrina discusses a Valentine's Day disagreement with her partner, Tech Guy.
This highlighted differing values and led to a productive discussion about expectations.

INSIGHT

Healthy Love Can Feel Boring

Healthy love can feel boring because it doesn't activate the brain's chaos patterns.
Many mistake peace for a lack of passion, misinterpreting calm as unexciting.

ANECDOTE

"Not Feeling the Spark"

Sabrina recounts a story about a man who wasn't feeling a "spark" with her.
He later admitted that her healthy communication style was unfamiliar and thus unappealing to him.

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Ever found yourself attracted to chaos in relationships while feeling "meh" about someone who's actually good for you? In this Valentine's Day special, Sabrina dives deep into why we often mistake drama for passion and peace for boredom. She shares personal stories, including her own journey from choosing unavailable partners to embracing healthy love, and explains the neuroscience behind why stable relationships can feel uncomfortably "boring" at first.

Key Topics:

Why our brains are wired to crave relationship chaos
The difference between settling and choosing healthy love
How to stop self-sabotaging when you meet someone stable
The truth about "boring" relationships vs. toxic excitement
Practical tools for embracing and trusting healthy love

Featured Insights:

Dr. Jack Panksepp's research on why toxic love feels exciting
Dr. Stan Tatkin's work on mistaking chaos for chemistry
Dr. Barbara Fredrickson's theory on building deeper relationships

Actionable Tools:

The Alignment & Adventure Matrix for assessing relationships
Three questions to ask when feeling uneasy in healthy relationships
Journaling prompts for rewiring your brain for safety

Whether you're single or coupled up this Valentine's Day, this episode provides the framework you need to start receiving the secure, healthy love you deserve.

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