In this episode of Playdate, I sit down with relationship coach Charlie Kieswetter (@healingwithcharlie), for one of the most honest, eye-opening, and deeply personal conversations I’ve had on the podcast. We dive into the emotional patterns that shape our relationships — attachment styles, relationship anxiety, narcissistic abuse, trauma bonding, and what it actually takes to heal and build a healthy relationship. This isn’t just a conversation about love, it’s about why we love the way we do, why we sometimes stay when we know we shouldn’t, and how we can start choosing differently.

We talk about the push and pull between anxious and avoidant dynamics, the confusion & clarity between intuition and anxiety, and why emotional unavailability can feel more exciting than real, stable love. We unpack the reality of narciss ...