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Stop Calling It Love: The 7 Toxic Traps That Keep Women Stuck
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🎙️ Stop Calling It Love: The 7 Toxic Traps That Keep Women Stuck
How to Know When to Mend a Relationship — or Walk Away
Guest: Kate King, MA, LPC, ATR-BC
Licensed Professional Counselor | Board-Certified Art Therapist
Founder of The Radiant Life Project
🌿 Episode Overview
In this powerful episode of Empowering Women in Conversations, Anita Sandoval sits down with therapist and author Kate King to explore why so many women stay in unhealthy relationships — and how to know when it’s time to mend or move on.
Kate breaks down the 7 Toxic Traps that keep women stuck, including people-pleasing, trauma bonding, codependency, and emotional avoidance. Together, they explore how to recognize misalignment vs. toxicity, why “being nice” isn’t the same as being healthy, and how to reclaim your voice and autonomy.
This episode is especially meaningful for women who feel exhausted, emotionally overextended, or unsure why they keep repeating the same relationship patterns.
📘 Featured Book
Mend or Move On: A Guide to Healing or Leaving Toxic Relationships
By Kate King, MA, LPC, ATR-BC
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🔗 Mend or Move On: A Guide to Healing or Leaving Toxic Relationships
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🌐 Connect with Kate King
🔹 Website: https://www.TheRadiantLifeProject.com
🔹 Email: kate@theradiantlifeproject.com
🔹 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theradiantlifeproject/
🔹 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theradiantlifeproject/
🔹 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRadiantLifeProject/
🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChxGCo2H8iWIReg8X6ADubg
🔹 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theradiantlifeproject
💬 Final Thought
If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why do I stay?” — this episode will help you find clarity, courage, and compassion for your next step.
🎧 Listen now and start choosing yourself.
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