Ep. 39: The Justification Trap

from Unlearned · host Jaime Mahler and CA Rhoades

You will make some changes during your healing journey. What happens when your loved ones question these changes? What if they don’t agree with them? CA and Jaime explore how to have these conversations without falling into the trap of justifying our healed selves with an in-depth exploration and a bit of roleplay. Notes: Justification versus clarification during dialogs about our recovery Why conversations around recovery and healing tend to be cyclical Navigating the traps Why do we feel the need to justify our decisions? Why justification tends not to work Finding peace and accepting differences When to walk away Clarifying without seeking approval Links: FREEBIE! Intention Prompts: http://tinyurl.com/Intentionprompts Follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunlearnedpodcast/ Jaime’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/recollectedself/ Jaime’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@recollectedself CA’s Instagram: https://www.secure.instagram.com/embracingdivergence/ CA’s Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@embracingdivergence Support the podcast by joining our Coffee Fiend club: https://www.patreon.com/unlearned Email us topics/suggestions: [email protected]

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Jan 30, 2023

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

Ready to play

Ep. 39: The Justification Trap

0:00 1:02:37

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

No similar episodes found.

Similar Podcasts

Pleasure Uprising: Desire, Attachment, and the Sex You Actually Want Laura Jurgens, Ph.D. Formerly The Desire Gap Podcast Most people who feel disconnected from their desire, their pleasure, or their partners have spent years assuming something is wrong with them. It isn't. The disconnection is real — but it traces back to what most of us were never taught: how to be in our bodies fully, how to connect to each other authentically, how to know and ask for what we need without guilt or shame. Culture shapes that — the broader culture we inherit, and the family we grew up in — and it can be unlearned. Pleasure, secure attachment, and authentic desire are your birthright. You can learn what you were never taught — and unlearn what got in the way. Dr. Laura Jurgens is a somatic sex and intimacy specialist, Master Certified Intimacy Coach, American Board of Sexology Certified Sex Educator, and former research professor whose work sits at the intersection of nervous system science, attachment theory, and genuine embodi Explicit Sex Unlearned Damini and Dhanashree Listen to two law school introverts bond over their knowledge and curiosity about sex, sexuality and sexual health. Explicit

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Unlearned?

This episode is 1 hour and 2 minutes long.

When was this Unlearned episode published?

This episode was published on January 30, 2023.

Can I download this Unlearned episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.

URL copied to clipboard!