# EP 31: Why Knowing Better Doesn’t Mean Doing Better — The Cycle Breaker Method™

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Podcast: [Breaking Cycles with Maria](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238)
Published: 2026-09-19T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://breaking-up-with-toxicity.captivate.fm
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## Resource

In this episode of Breaking Cycles with Maria , Maria Shkreli, LMHC introduces the Cycle Breaker Method™ , a practical framework for understanding how everyday behaviors and interactions become repeated patterns—and where we have the power to interrupt them. Drawing from more than two decades of clinical experience, Maria explores the space between knowing and doing . Why do we keep rescuing, chasing, overexplaining, people-pleasing, giving in, or saying yes when we already know the pattern isn’t working? Maria also explores how the Cycle Breaker Method™ complements popular behavior-change approaches such as James Clear’s Atomic Habits and BJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits —while going deeper into what happens when emotions, relationships, guilt, fear, boundaries, and other people enter the equation. You’ll be introduced to the five-part Cycle Breaker framework: Event → Interpretation → Response → Reinforcement → Normalization Because sometimes you don’t need more information. You need to understand what keeps the pattern alive. You’re not stuck. You’re patterned. And a pattern can change.

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