Conversations from the Heart #126 - Want Someone to Be More Emotionally Available to You?
If you’ve ever found yourself wishing your partner would just open up, this conversation will speak directly to your heart.
In this intimate episode, Nina brings forward a question many of us quietly wrestle with: What do I do when I crave emotional connection and my partner keeps pulling away?
Together, we explore the anxious–avoidant cycle: that painful push-and-pull dynamic where one nervous system reaches for closeness while the other needs distance to feel safe. I will unpack why these patterns aren’t personal failings, but nervous system strategies wired for survival.
You’ll learn:
- Why your longing for connection can trigger another’s need for space
- How to stop personalizing disconnection and start regulating your own system
- The difference between managing someone and revealing yourself
- How patriarchy teaches men to suppress emotions, and how reclaiming feelings heals us all
This episode offers insight, compassion, and gentle guidance for anyone learning how to love without losing themselves.
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