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EPISODE · Mar 1, 2026 · 1H 4M

#186: How to Break the Pattern That Keeps Breaking You

from Sex, Love & Money with Rebecca Antonucci · host Rebecca Antonucci

Have you ever sworn you were “done” with a man, a job, a pattern… and then found yourself right back in it? This episode is a deep dive into why we loop the same patterns over and over again, and what it actually takes to be complete, not just “healed enough” to cope.I share the story of a Bali clothing brand I adored but that kept leaving me feeling disrespected, and how walking out of that store for the last time cracked open a much bigger pattern of self-abandonment, body image, and identity. I also take you into the trauma-bonded relationship with my ex, the man my inner child went to for safety, and the final straw that forced me to create that safety inside myself instead.This is an episode about energetic real estate: why nothing new can land when you’re still half in, half out with the old.For the woman who knows better in her mind, but her body keeps going back.For the woman who can feel a bigger life calling, but is still entangled with past pains and limitations. Timestamps 00:00: Why you keep looping patterns in love, work and behaviour (even when you “know better”) 04:00: “Readiness isn’t being healed, it’s being complete” – the distinction that changes everything 07:02: The Bali goddess clothes: loving the product, hating the disrespect, and starting to outgrow an identity 21:08: The stylist, the changeroom and old bullying wounds – when body image trauma hijacks your self-expression 39:22: The $650 bag and the full-body “never again” – declaring completion and finding a new store the same night 47:01: The ex who felt like safety: trauma bond, little-girl need, and the sentence that shattered my nervous system 53:03: Creating safety for the inner child instead of acting from the wound, and finally cutting the cord 59:01: Energetic real estate, calling in the final lessons, and becoming a magnet for what (and who) you actually desireConnect with Me:Want to work with me? Click this link (https://rebeccaantonucci.com/breakthrough-call) to book a breakthrough call and join my upcoming Mastermind, Breakthrough School, today. Want to join our September Somatic Expansion Retreat? Click this link (https://rebeccaantonucci.com/breakthrough-call) to book a connection call and find out more details. Ready to join us at The Bridge Experience in Gold Coast this February? Sign up www.thebridgemethod.org and use the code SEXANDLOVE to save 20% off your enrolment.Connect with me on socials by saying hi over on IG: @rebecca.antonucci (http://www.instagram.com/rebecca.antonucci)

Have you ever sworn you were “done” with a man, a job, a pattern… and then found yourself right back in it? This episode is a deep dive into why we loop the same patterns over and over again, and what it actually takes to be complete, not just “healed enough” to cope.I share the story of a Bali clothing brand I adored but that kept leaving me feeling disrespected, and how walking out of that store for the last time cracked open a much bigger pattern of self-abandonment, body image, and identity. I also take you into the trauma-bonded relationship with my ex, the man my inner child went to for safety, and the final straw that forced me to create that safety inside myself instead.This is an episode about energetic real estate: why nothing new can land when you’re still half in, half out with the old.For the woman who knows better in her mind, but her body keeps going back.For the woman who can feel a bigger life calling, but is still entangled with past pains and limitations. Timestamps 00:00: Why you keep looping patterns in love, work and behaviour (even when you “know better”) 04:00: “Readiness isn’t being healed, it’s being complete” – the distinction that changes everything 07:02: The Bali goddess clothes: loving the product, hating the disrespect, and starting to outgrow an identity 21:08: The stylist, the changeroom and old bullying wounds – when body image trauma hijacks your self-expression 39:22: The $650 bag and the full-body “never again” – declaring completion and finding a new store the same night 47:01: The ex who felt like safety: trauma bond, little-girl need, and the sentence that shattered my nervous system 53:03: Creating safety for the inner child instead of acting from the wound, and finally cutting the cord 59:01: Energetic real estate, calling in the final lessons, and becoming a magnet for what (and who) you actually desireConnect with Me:Want to work with me? Click this link (https://rebeccaantonucci.com/breakthrough-call) to book a breakthrough call and join my upcoming Mastermind, Breakthrough School, today. Want to join our September Somatic Expansion Retreat? Click this link (https://rebeccaantonucci.com/breakthrough-call) to book a connection call and find out more details. Ready to join us at The Bridge Experience in Gold Coast this February? Sign up www.thebridgemethod.org and use the code SEXANDLOVE to save 20% off your enrolment.Connect with me on socials by saying hi over on IG: @rebecca.antonucci (http://www.instagram.com/rebecca.antonucci)

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