# #26: > MBT 1 on 1 Therapy > Between Letting Go, Staying True to Yourself, and the Fear of Change

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Podcast: [MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mbt-en-understanding-mentalization-based-treatment-7791311)
Published: 2026-06-02T08:54:45+00:00
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## Resource

🎙️ Special Episode – “Between Letting Go, Staying True to Yourself, and the Fear of Change” 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, old patterns, and difficult choices become visible as they unfold in everyday life. What makes this session powerful is how clearly it shows what happens when personal growth begins to clash with old dynamics in relationships, work, and self-image. Today, we listen to a conversation about change, loss, fear, and the search for peace without losing yourself again. ⸻ 🧠 What this episode explores Change brings fear When someone begins to change, growth is not the only thing that appears — uncertainty comes with it as well. What happens when old patterns begin to fade? What remains afterward? And what does that mean for the people around you? This session reveals how difficult it can be to stay true to yourself while feeling relationships begin to shift. ⸻ The struggle between old and new patterns An important theme in this episode is the tension between old survival patterns and new ways of dealing with emotions. Where there was once automatic adapting, rescuing, or reassuring, there is now increasing awareness: * what belongs to me? * what belongs to the other person? * and where are my boundaries? But that very shift creates tension inside existing relationships. ⸻ Feeling unseen A powerful theme throughout this session is the pain of not truly feeling seen or understood. Not only through words, but through emotional connection and intention. When someone calmly tries to explain what is happening inside, but feels that the other person mainly reacts from fear or frustration, sadness and distance begin to grow. ⸻…

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