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The Sabrina Zohar Show

Season 3 · Episode 26

Why You Keep Settling (and How to Finally Choose Yourself)

0.033mMay 16, 2025

Are you accepting the bare minimum from your partner, or are you truly growing together? In this episode, I break down the difference between settling and authentic happiness in your relationships, using neuroscience and psychology to explain why your brain might keep you stuck in unhealthy patterns.

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Episode 1New Year, Same Bull**t: How To *Actually* Grow This Year
Episode 2How to Stop Holding Yourself Back & Become Your Future Self with Mimi Bouchard
Episode 3In The Trenches: Why Do They Ghost? How Long Should You Wait for Love to Grow?
Episode 4The Power of Boundaries and Self-Respect with Jillian Turecki
Episode 5Why You Keep Losing Yourself in Relationships (And How to Finally Stop)
Episode 6Why 'No Contact' Is So Important & How to Finally Move On With Kendra Allen
Episode 7Are You Attached or Actually Connected? The Dating Trap You Don’t See Coming
Episode 8How To Date Intentionally and Find a Healthy Relationship with Ali Jackson
Episode 9Why Healthy Love Can Feel Boring: Exploring Secure Relationships
Episode 10Anxious vs. Avoidant: Breaking the Toxic Push-Pull Cycle in Love With Jimmy Knowles
Episode 11How to Stop Obsessing Over Someone Who’s Not That Into You
Episode 12How To Set Boundaries Without Feeling Guilty or Pushing People Away with Terri Cole
Episode 13Why You Want Who Doesn’t Want You: The Neuroscience of Obsession
Episode 14Why Men REALLY Pull Away—The Truth No One Tells You with Connell Barrett
Episode 15How to Stop Overreacting in Relationships and Improve Emotional Intelligence
Episode 16How to Know If They're Serious About You With Francesca Tighinean
Episode 17Why You Keep Attracting Emotionally Unavailable People
Episode 18Resentment, Expectations, and Unmet Needs: The Three Relationship Killers With Dr. Morgan Cutlip
Episode 19How to Respond Instead of React in Relationships (Even When You're Triggered)
Episode 20Dating or Delusion? What to Do When It’s Not Moving Forward
Episode 214 Brutal Truths About Dating & Relationships (That No One Wants to Admit)
Episode 22What To Do When You're Anxious In Dating
Episode 23I Used to Be A Hot Mess... And What I Did To Change It
Episode 24Why You’re Obsessed with People Who Hurt You (And How to Finally Stop)
Episode 25Dating Nightmares & Advice with Nicole Byer
Episode 26Why You Keep Settling (and How to Finally Choose Yourself)
Episode 27How BPD Impacts your Relationships with Neuropsychotherapist Britt Frank
Episode 28Stop Obsessing: How to Enjoy Dating Without Stressing About the Future
Episode 29How to have AUTHENTIC Self Love and Date Yourself
Episode 30In The Trenches: Is He Into You? Or Killing Time? Answering Your Questions!
Episode 31How to Let Go of External Validation and Thrive While Single
Episode 32Why Your Conversations Fail and How to Fix Them with Charles Duhigg
Episode 33Why Friendships Can Be Harder Than Romantic Relationships
Episode 34What Is Avoidant Attachment and How It Shows Up in Dating and Relationships?
Episode 35What Is Anxious Attachment and How It Shows Up in Dating and Relationships?
Episode 36In The Trenches: The BRUTAL Truth About What You Deserve in Love
Episode 37What Healing REALLY Looks Like with Dr. Richard Schwartz
Episode 38What Is Disorganized Attachment and How It Shows Up in Dating and Relationships
Episode 39What Is Secure Attachment and How It Shows Up in Dating and Relationships
Episode 40What You NEED to Know About FWB, Being Friends with An Ex, and Dating a Friend
Episode 41In The Trenches: Why Won't They Let You In? REAL Avoidant Attachment Truths
Episode 42When Your Partner Shuts Down Emotionally, DO THIS!
Episode 43Why You Obsess Over Your Ex & How to Stop
Episode 44The TRUTH About the Slow Burn of Dating
Episode 45How to Rewire Your Core Beliefs & Attract Healthy Love
Episode 46In The Trenches: Why You Keep "Sabotaging" Love Without Realizing It
Episode 47Why You Overthink Love and Assume the Worst
Episode 48The Power of Detachment with Sabrina Bendory
Episode 49The Psychology Behind Black-and-White Thinking
Episode 50Overexplaining, Overthinking, Overtexting? Here’s Why
Episode 51How to Break Your Unhealthy Dating & Relationship Patterns
Episode 52In The Trenches: Stop Chasing Emotionally Unavailable People
Episode 53Why Your Body Can't Just Calm Down: The Science of Anxiety ft. Dr. Sara Szal
Episode 54Why You Spiral When They Don’t Text Back
Episode 55Why Do You Feel Like You're Always Struggling
Episode 56Is It Your Intuition or Anxiety? How to Tell the Difference & Trust Your Gut
Episode 57In The Trenches: Why You Create Stories in Your Head (and How to Stop)
Episode 58Why Your Brain Won’t Let You Move On
Episode 59Four Ways Shame Turns Love Into Fear of Rejection
Episode 60How To Stop Ruminating And The 'What Ifs"
Episode 61Do They Always Come Back?
Episode 62In The Trenches: Mixed Signals, Friendzones, and Breadcrumbs
Episode 63What's Actually Happening In An Avoidant's Brain When They Pull Away W/ Chris Lee
Episode 64Do You Need To Be Fully Healed To Date Again?
Episode 65Situationships, 'Going With The Flow', and Why You're Still Single