Aligned Love & Nervous System Safety: From Over-Functioning to Love That Feels Like Home with Sridaya Srivatsan

Host Julienne Irons continues the Love & Relationships series with manifestation coach Sridaya Srivatsan, exploring why high-achieving women who thrive professionally can still feel stuck in dating and relationships. In this episode, they break down what “aligned love” actually means: a relationship where you feel safe, grounded, and fully yourself, with a shared capacity for emotional intimacy rather than performing, proving, or over-functioning. Sridaya shares her personal journey, including her cultural background, spiritual awakening, and healing process, and explains how family conditioning, “good girl” programming, and fear of disappointment can lead to patterns like “almost” relationships and emotional imbalance. The conversation dives into how the nervous system shapes attraction, why familiarity doesn’t always mean healthy, and how to shift from overthinking and logic into somatic awareness and body-based trust. They also explore the difference between anxious chemistry and true compatibility, and how to hold standards in dating without chasing or self-abandoning. Finally, Sridaya introduces her HOME framework and 90 Days to Feels Like Home program, offering a path to build self-trust, release limiting patterns, and create space to receive love that feels secure, aligned, and sustainable.   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome and Episode Setup  01:11 Sponsor Message  02:09 Meet Sridaya and Her Journey  06:43 What Aligned Love Means  07:24 Why High Achievers Feel Stuck in Dating  10:12 Culture, Family, and Marriage Pressure  14:41 “Good Girl” Programming and Compromise  17:51 Thriving but Still Feeling Lonely  21:58 From Logic to Body-Based Trust  24:58 “Mr. Almost” and Dating Patterns  27:57 Inner Child, Future Self, and Time  31:13 Nervous System and Familiar Attraction  34:10 Habituating Safe Love  34:57 Breaking Old Relationship Patterns  37:45 Chemistry vs Compatibility  40:37 What Love That Feels Like Home Means  42:25 Over-Functioning and Holding Standards  45:12 Embodiment in Dating  48:01 Manifesting Romantic Love  50:29 Becoming Energetically Available  52:17 Letting Go of Control  56:21 HOME Framework Breakdown  01:00:24 Final Truth and Closing Perspective Shifts for Healing with the Hanged Woman is presented by 3 of Cups Healing 🤳🏽 Connect with us here:  Instagram: @3ofCupsHealing  Website: 3ofcupshealing.com ✨ Find out more about the 3 of Cups Heart-Centered Marketing  here 👉🏽 https://www.3ofcupshealing.com/ ✨ Find out more about our Healing After Loss course here 👉🏽 https://www.3ofcupshealing.com/halcourse 🙌🏽 Connect with Sridaya Srivatsan here 👉🏽 Website:  https://manifestincolour.myflodesk.com/maillist Use code TheHangedWoman for 10% off Sridaya’s Path to Aligned Love 3-month coaching container Instagram: @manifestincolour & @sridayasrivatsan