I'm afraid I'll be bored in a healthy relationship
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What if a healthy relationship feels...boring? And what if that feeling is more about healing than about settling?
In this episode of Ask Angela: Relationship Advice for Love After Trauma, Angela Amias responds to a listener who worries that leaving behind the high-intensity rollercoaster of toxic relationships will mean giving up excitement and passion.
Angela explores:
- Why toxic relationships feel thrilling—and why healthy ones can seem flat by comparison
- How emotional intensity can mask unresolved trauma
- Why healing your nervous system can change what “excitement” feels like
- How to re-sensitize yourself to the subtler joys of real connection
- What it means to move from surviving chaos to living fully in stability
- How healthy love opens the door to deeper, more lasting adventures
If you’ve ever questioned whether healthy relationships are "enough," or feared losing the spark when you leave behind old patterns, this episode offers a fresh, honest, and hopeful perspective.
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