Roots and Rhythm Podcast

The Healing Trap: When Self-Work Becomes Self-Sabotage | Episode 19

Season 1 Episode 19

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In this week’s episode of the Roots & Rhythm Podcast, hosts Vlad & Angie explore a question that many of us avoid asking: How much healing is “enough” before entering a relationship?

They dive deep into the modern obsession with “doing the work,” unpacking how the healing journey can either prepare us for love — or become an excuse to avoid vulnerability altogether. 💔✨

Topics include:

  • Is healing a destination or a lifelong process?
  • How “I’m still healing” can be a form of self-protection
  • The difference between solitude and isolation
  • How healed is healed enough for love?

🎙️ Tune in now for an honest, funny, and heartfelt conversation that will challenge your views on healing, relationships, and readiness for love.

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Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.

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