What if the thing that feels like home… is actually the thing that hurt you?In this raw and wildly honest conversation, Gen sits down with Tasch Rogers to talk about the familiar hell: the patterns, relationships and survival strategies we keep returning to simply because our nervous systems learned to recognize them.Together, they unpack what it means to become the black sheep and cycle breaker in your family, why healing can feel incredibly lonely, how childhood wounds follow us into adult relationships, and why finally experiencing safety can sometimes feel more uncomfortable than chaos.They also get personal about abusive and narcissistic relationships, people-pleasing, nervous system regulation, boundaries, neurodivergence, relational healing, self-worth and the strange experience of realizing that some of the things you once called personality traits were actually ways you learned to survive.And perhaps most importantly: healing does not mean becoming so understanding, forgiving and regulated that everybody gets to keep access to you.Compassion isn’t the same thing as proximity.If you’ve ever wondered why you keep repeating a pattern you know isn’t good for you, felt like the difficult one for changing your family dynamic, or found yourself learning what safe love actually feels like… this conversation is for you.🎧 In this episode:Why familiar doesn’t necessarily mean safeBecoming the black sheep and cycle breakerHow childhood wounds show up in adult relationshipsNervous system regulation and relational healingPeople-pleasing, boundaries and self-abandonment💬 Don’t do the messy middle alone. Join the free WithGen WhatsApp community and meet other cycle breakers, overthinkers, neurospicy humans and beautifully complicated people figuring this shit out alongside you. You can find the link by clicking here! 📖 And keep your eyes peeled: Gen’s upcoming book, Keep Going, But Softer, is on its way — 46 lessons for navigating life, grief, ambition, relationships, nervous systems and everything in between without constantly declaring war on yourself.Find Gen on insta:https://www.instagram.com/withgenevieve/Or her articles on Medium: https://medium.com/@genevieve_poolTasch on insta: https://www.instagram.com/taschrogersofficial/

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