What happens when you have never really known who you are outside of a relationship?

In this episode, Dominique sits down with Gemma, a spiritual coach originally from the UK, now living in Cambodia, for an honest conversation about sensitivity, self-abandonment, and the long journey back to yourself.

Gemma shares what it was like to grow up as a highly sensitive child in a world that felt overwhelming, with very young parents who were doing their best without the tools to understand her. She talks about the great grandmother who showed her what unconditional love felt like, learning that love meant self-sacrifice, and how she came to seek validation and comfort by outsourcing it to romantic relationships from the age of fifteen.

You will hear how she moved to the other side of the world to build resilience, why she never felt she belonged, her later understanding that she is autistic and had been masking for years, and how the end of a long relationship finally forced her to meet herself for the first time. Gemma speaks openly about the wounds that surfaced, learning that love has to come from within first, and choosing a season of being alone to build a deeper relationship with herself.

This is a conversation about sensitivity, self-trust, breaking the pattern of seeking yourself in other people, and coming home to who you really are.

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Work with me: https://start.cometribewithme.com/Work with Gemma: https://gemmalouisecoaching.com/