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#24: MBT 1 on 1 Therapy > Between setting boundaries and losing each other
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- May 20, 2026
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- 2084
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Summary
🎙️ Special Episode – “Between Setting Boundaries and Losing Each Other” Welcome to this special episode of the MBT podcast. In this episode, you are once again given a unique insight into a one-on-one therapy session — a space where emotions, patterns, and relationships become visible as they unfold in everyday life. What makes this session powerful is how clearly it shows what can happen when one person begins to change, while the relationship around them struggles to move along with that change. Today, we listen to a conversation about tension, setting boundaries, old patterns, and the search for connection without losing yourself again. ⸻ 🧠What this episode explores Old patterns returning This session reveals how quickly old survival patterns can return under stress. People-pleasing. Avoiding conflict. Continuously searching for understanding. Even when someone has already made significant progress, emotionally unsafe situations can still reactivate old responses. ⸻ Setting boundaries without guilt An important theme in this episode is learning to express needs and boundaries. Not from anger or control, but from calmness and self-care. At the same time, this creates tension within relationships — especially when the other person is still used to the old dynamic. ⸻ Not feeling heard A recurring feeling throughout this session is the experience of not truly being heard or understood. When someone calmly tries to explain what they feel, but the other person mainly reacts from frustration or blame, distance begins to grow. And that distance touches deeper emotional wounds. ⸻ How change affects relationships What this session strongly highlights is that personal growth does not only change you — it also changes the relationship with the people around you. When someone s…