# Breaking Cycles with Maria

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Official site: https://breaking-up-with-toxicity.captivate.fm
Author: Maria Shkreli
Episodes: 30

## Resource

Breaking Cycles with Maria is an honest and relatable podcast about relationships, emotional patterns, self-awareness, anxiety, attachment, dysfunctional dynamics, and the things we normalize without even realizing it. Hosted by Maria Shkreli, LMHC, author of Breaking Cycles and Breaking Up with Toxicity, the podcast explores the messy, complicated, and very human side of life — from unhealthy relationship patterns and family dynamics to workplace stress, life transitions, emotional reactions, and the cycles that quietly shape us. Some episodes are educational. Some are conversational. Some may challenge the way you see yourself, your relationships, or the people around you. Because the truth is… we all have patterns. Some help us grow. Some quietly keep us stuck. Through real conversations, psychological insight, personal reflection, and a little bit of spice, Maria helps listeners better understand the patterns they repeat, the emotional experiences they normalize, and how to navigate life with greater awareness, clarity, and emotional health. No perfection. No pretending. Just real conversations about life, relationships, and breaking unhealthy cycles.

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## Episodes
- [EP 29: Maria & Madge: Picking Up Where We Left Off](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-29-maria-madge-picking-up-where-we-left-off) — 2026-06-05T13:00:00+00:00
- [EP 28: The Narcissistic Mother Blueprint Part 3 — Mother–Son Dynamics, Loyalty, and Emotional Enmeshment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-28-the-narcissistic-mother-blueprint-part-3-mother-son-dynamics-loyalty-and-emotional-enmeshment) — 2026-05-21T13:00:00+00:00
- [EP 27: Part 2 of the Narcissistic Mother Blueprint Series](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-27-part-2-of-the-narcissistic-mother-blueprint-series) — 2026-02-19T13:00:00+00:00
- [EP 26: Part 1 of the Narcissistic Mother Blueprint Series](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-26-part-1-of-the-narcissistic-mother-blueprint-series) — 2026-02-17T13:00:00+00:00
- [EP 25: When Healing Feels Like Grief: The Part No One Warns You About](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-25-when-healing-feels-like-grief-the-part-no-one-warns-you-about) — 2026-02-05T13:00:00+00:00
- [EP 24: Not Everyone Is a Narcissist: Personality Traits Are Not Diagnoses](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-24-not-everyone-is-a-narcissist-personality-traits-are-not-diagnoses) — 2026-01-29T13:00:00+00:00
- [EP 23: Social Media Has Created a New Kind of Abuse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-23-social-media-has-created-a-new-kind-of-abuse) — 2026-01-22T13:00:00+00:00
- [EP 22: Pulled Apart: How Parental Alienation Breaks Families](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-22-pulled-apart-how-parental-alienation-breaks-families) — 2026-01-15T13:00:00+00:00
- [EP 21: Estrangement: Healing, Harm — or Something In Between?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-21-estrangement-healing-harm-or-something-in-between) — 2026-01-08T13:00:00+00:00
- [EP 20: They’re Not Defiant — They’re Insecure (Parents, You’re Missing the Signs)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-20-they-re-not-defiant-they-re-insecure-parents-you-re-missing-the-signs) — 2025-12-18T14:00:00+00:00
- [EP 19: When Empathy Meets Attachment: Why You Misread People Even When You Think You Understand Them](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-19-when-empathy-meets-attachment-why-you-misread-people-even-when-you-think-you-understand-them) — 2025-12-11T13:00:00+00:00
- [EP 18: Attachment Styles: The Silent Saboteurs — How They Screw Up Your Relationships (and How They Can Save Them)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-18-attachment-styles-the-silent-saboteurs-how-they-screw-up-your-relationships-and-how-they-can-save-them) — 2025-12-04T13:00:00+00:00
- [EP 17: You Think You’re Empathetic… But You’re Probably Not: The Three Empathies You Never Learned](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-17-you-think-you-re-empathetic-but-you-re-probably-not-the-three-empathies-you-never-learned) — 2025-11-29T13:00:00+00:00
- [EP 16: It’s Not Your Anger — It’s Your Relationship With It](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-16-it-s-not-your-anger-it-s-your-relationship-with-it) — 2025-11-06T13:00:00+00:00
- [EP 15: When the Narcissist Is a Woman: The Silent Storm No One Talks About](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-15-when-the-narcissist-is-a-woman-the-silent-storm-no-one-talks-about) — 2025-10-30T19:45:00+00:00
- [EP 14: Stop Chasing the Insanity: You Can’t Fix Every Problem](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-14-stop-chasing-the-insanity-you-can-t-fix-every-problem) — 2025-10-23T04:00:00+00:00
- [EP 13: Maria & Madge: Reconnecting – Episode 2: Let’s Talk About Our Forgiveness and Understanding](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-13-maria-madge-reconnecting-episode-2-let-s-talk-about-our-forgiveness-and-understanding) — 2025-10-16T04:00:00+00:00
- [EP 12: Reconnecting Chapters: Maria & Madge – 19 Years Apart. One Dinner. Endless Stories.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-12-reconnecting-chapters-maria-madge-19-years-apart-one-dinner-endless-stories) — 2025-10-09T04:00:00+00:00
- [EP 11: Rosa’s Story: Healing, Patterns, and Parenting Through Depression](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-11-rosa-s-story-healing-patterns-and-parenting-through-depression) — 2025-10-02T04:00:00+00:00
- [EP 10: The Comeback: It’s a Reset.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-10-the-comeback-it-s-a-reset) — 2025-09-25T04:00:00+00:00
- [EP 9: John Participates in the “bubble challenge.” I can tell your attachment style and irrational thought pattern](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-9-john-participates-in-the-bubble-challenge-i-can-tell-your-attachment-style-and-irrational-thought-pattern) — 2023-12-20T19:00:00+00:00
- [EP 8: A Man's Journey Discovering Authenticity; Boundaries, Enmeshed Families, Breaking Traditional Family Cycles - Part 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-8-a-man-s-journey-discovering-authenticity-boundaries-enmeshed-families-breaking-traditional-family-cycles-part-2) — 2023-12-14T14:30:00+00:00
- [EP 7: A Man's Perspective: Dating Apps, Social Media, Breaking Traditional Family Cycles - Part 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-7-a-man-s-perspective-dating-apps-social-media-breaking-traditional-family-cycles-part-1) — 2023-11-29T09:00:00+00:00
- [EP 6: Aspects of Borderline Personality Disorder, Part 2: Men, women, children, and misdiagnoses in men](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-6-aspects-of-borderline-personality-disorder-part-2-men-women-children-and-misdiagnoses-in-men) — 2023-11-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [EP 5: Toxic People Versus Toxic Behaviors: Are We All Toxic? - Part 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-5-toxic-people-versus-toxic-behaviors-are-we-all-toxic-part-1) — 2023-11-15T09:00:00+00:00
- [EP 4: Breaking the Mold, Finding Authenticity, and Addressing Mental Abuse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-4-breaking-the-mold-finding-authenticity-and-addressing-mental-abuse) — 2023-11-08T09:30:00+00:00

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