Beyond Partner-Blaming: How to Break Repeating Relationship Patterns

In this episode of High and Healthy, host Richard Zwicky speaks with therapist Wendi Dumbroff to explore why individuals frequently fall into repetitive, unhealthy relationship cycles. Rather than focusing on "fixing" a partner, the discussion highlights the power of self-confrontation and examining one’s own history to understand how childhood experiences unconsciously drive current triggers and relationship dynamics. By unpacking the "circular" nature of conflict, the importance of maintaining clear boundaries, and the reality behind why we often mistake familiarity for chemistry,