In this episode of BrightBond, Patrick Duriaux sits down with psychotherapist Rozalina Angelova to explore a powerful idea: the stories we carry shape the way we connect.

Together, they dive into how trauma, attachment, and our inner emotional world influence our relationships — often in ways we don’t fully understand. Why do some people deeply long for connection, yet struggle to trust it? Why can closeness feel both comforting and threatening at the same time?

Rozalina shares insights from her work and her book Monkeyfish and Other Truths, where she uses therapeutic storytelling to help people better understand their emotions and hidden patterns. Through metaphors and simple stories, she shows how we can access parts of ourselves that are difficult to explain with logic alone.

The conversation also highlights an important reality: disconnection can be learned and even passed on across generations. The emotional environments we grow up in shape how safe we feel with others — but these patterns are not fixed. They can be understood, softened, and changed.

A key takeaway from this episode is that struggles with connection are often not about a lack of desire, but about protection. Parts of us have learned to stay guarded — and recognizing this is the first step toward building safer, more honest relationships.

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