012- Let Them Keep What They Took from You

Send us a textIn this deeply resonant episode of Beyond Words, Najwa explores the painful but liberating truth of betrayal and abandonment. What happens when you’ve invested your heart, time, and soul into someone, only to have them walk away with everything you gave? Najwa reframes this heartbreak with a radical act of self-love: let them keep what they took, because you are the well.Through storytelling, raw truth, and her signature poetic wisdom, she guides you to reclaim your power, stop searching for closure in the wrong places, and redirect your love back to yourself.This episode is for anyone who feels drained, betrayed, or unrecognized—and needs the reminder that nothing you gave was wasted, because you remain the source.Timestamps & Show Notes0:00 – Opening Reflection On the feeling of wanting back the years, love, and loyalty you gave—and why none of it was wasted.1:00 – Building Homes in Others Why investing all of yourself in another person makes you “homeless” when they leave.2:20 – The Power of Being the Source Everything you gave came from you—meaning you can create it again, this time for yourself.4:10 – Betrayal & Loss of Direction How it feels when someone shows loyalty, then betrays you—and the disorientation that follows.6:00 – Facing an Unfair World Why expecting fairness keeps you stuck, and how to shift into inner power instead.7:20 – What You Truly Wanted Back It was never about material things—it was about being seen, valued, and appreciated.9:30 – The Dignity Wound Why betrayal feels like an assault on your humanity and dignity.13:00 – The Futility of Expecting Change Why the person who exploited you will not suddenly validate or appreciate you.15:30 – Stop Playing Small Why staying quiet, small, or endlessly kind won’t earn recognition—and why you must expand.18:00 – Shifting the Audience From begging one person to see your worth, to realizing the world is full of those who already do.20:00 – Let Them Keep What They Took How to reclaim your power by no longer investing in takers.22:00 – The Bubble of Power Visualization A protective practice to deflect arrows of blame, shame, or cruelty.23:00 – Words That Found Me “If they drained your love, let them keep the emptiness. You still have the well.”24:00 – Words From Me to You (Welcome Home, Clarity Chapter) Stop searching for closure in the wrong places—stop looking for a speck of dust in the ocean.29:00 – Closing Invitation The cure isn’t in the poison. It’s in you. Keep swimming, keep breathing, keep moving toward love that honors you.

There are no comments yet.

Please log in to write the first comment.