How do you stop sabotaging relationships when your trust issues keep getting in the way? Can you really learn to trust again after betrayal—or are you doomed to repeat the same painful patterns?

In this episode of Ask Angela: Relationship Advice for Love After Trauma, Angela Amias responds to a listener who is struggling with deep trust issues that continue to harm his relationships, even when he knows his fears aren’t based in reality.

Angela explores:

• Why betrayal trauma rewires our ability to trust
• How fear and anxiety can masquerade as intuition
• Why seeking constant reassurance from a partner often backfires
• How old wounds shape the stories we tell ourselves in relationships
• Why anger and accusations often hide a deeper longing for closeness
• How to begin repairing your trust in yourself—and in healthy relationships

If you've ever pushed someone away because of fear, or struggled to tell the difference between intuition and anxiety, this episode offers honest, trauma-informed guidance for breaking the cycle and building something new.

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✫ Because love after trauma takes a different kind of wisdom—and you don’t have to figure it out alone.

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How do you begin to love yourself when you were never properly nurtured? What does healing look like when you feel like you don’t even know who you are?

In this episode of Ask Angela: Relationship Advice for Love After Trauma, Angela Amias responds to a listener struggling with complex trauma from childhood—and the painful realization that self-love feels almost impossible.

Angela explores:

• Why missing early nurturing makes it harder to know—and care for—yourself
• How childhood survival strategies often lead to codependent patterns in adulthood
• Why getting to know yourself is the first step in learning how to nurture yourself
• How to start small by noticing your preferences, needs, and emotional landscape
• Why rushing or pressuring yourself to “catch up” only deepens old wounds
• How self-discovery, patience, and kindness lay the foundation for true healing

If you’ve ever felt lost inside your own life—or unsure how to begin building a relationship with yourself—this episode offers grounded, compassionate guidance for starting where you are.

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✫ Because love after trauma takes a different kind of wisdom—and you don’t have to figure it out alone.

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Why do people suddenly disappear after a deep connection—or after a conflict? Is it about you, or about their own fears?

In this episode of Ask Angela: Relationship Advice for Love After Trauma, Angela Amias responds to a listener who asks why men often ghost after intimacy or when tensions arise.

Angela explores:

• Why ghosting is often a fear-based response to vulnerability, not a personal rejection
• How trauma histories can make intimacy feel dangerous instead of safe
• Why conflict, even minor conflict, can trigger fight, flight, or freeze responses in relationships
• How ghosting can function as a desperate attempt to regain emotional control
• Why the search for closure often leaves us stuck—and how to create it within ourselves
• How to move forward when someone leaves without explanation

If you've ever been ghosted and found yourself endlessly questioning what went wrong—or blaming yourself—this episode offers grounded, compassionate insights to help you heal and move on.

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✫ Because love after trauma takes a different kind of wisdom—and you don’t have to figure it out alone.

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