Raw Minds5 Juni

Unmasking the Shame That Keeps You in Bad Relationships | Raw Minds S2 Ep. 91

Toxic relationships

Toxic love

Shame

Relationship trauma

Emotional healing

Men’s mental health

Trauma recovery

Self awareness

Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards

The Venus Fly Trap

Raw Minds Podcast

Why do people stay in toxic relationships even when they know they are losing themselves?

In this powerful episode of Raw Minds Podcast, Erick sits down with Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards, author, international speaker, spiritual counselor, and the creator behind The Venus Fly Trap, Sex, Lies, and Repercussions.

This raw conversation goes deep into toxic relationships, toxic love, shame, emotional wounds, relationship trauma, childhood trauma, self awareness, desire, control, attachment, identity, and rebuilding after chaos.

Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards opens up about growing up in Blackpool, England, carrying pain from childhood, being shaped by shame, building success, repeating painful relationship patterns, and learning how to stop running from the truth.

The Venus Fly Trap is not just a book about love.

It is a story about obsession, toxic patterns, desire, shame, emotional truth, and what happens when someone gets pulled into something that looks beautiful but slowly becomes destructive.

Erick and Stephen talk about why people ignore red flags, why toxic love can feel exciting at first, why shame keeps people silent, why men shut down emotionally, and why real healing starts when you finally look at your own patterns.

This episode is about toxic relationships.

It is about shame.

It is about emotional healing.

It is about self awareness.

It is about rebuilding after chaos.

It is about learning why the same patterns keep showing up in your life.

If you have ever stayed too long in a toxic relationship, ignored red flags, carried shame, chased chaos, lost yourself trying to save someone, or wondered why the same emotional patterns keep repeating, this episode is for you.

Guest:

Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards

Author, international speaker, spiritual counselor, and founder of VFT23

Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards Links:

Website: https://vft23.com/

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Free first 3 chapters:

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