# #29: MBT Group Therapy > Between Seeking Connection and Protecting Yourself

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Podcast: [MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mbt-en-understanding-mentalization-based-treatment-7791311)
Published: 2026-06-06T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/japper337/episodes/29-MBT-Group-Therapy--Between-Seeking-Connection-and-Protecting-Yourself-e3kcono
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🎙️ Special Episode – “Between Seeking Connection and Protecting Yourself” Welcome to this special episode of the MBT podcast. In this group session, an intense conversation unfolds about vulnerability, self-protection, and the tension that can arise when people genuinely try to understand one another but still end up missing each other. What makes this session powerful is how clearly it shows that behind conflict, frustration, and misunderstanding often lies the very same need: connection. Today, we listen to a group session where themes such as safety, rejection, loss, self-protection, and the longing to be seen take center stage. ⸻ 🧠 What this episode explores Daring to be vulnerable This session reveals how difficult it can be to share something deeply personal. Because the moment you allow yourself to be seen, you also risk feeling misunderstood. That makes vulnerability both powerful and frightening. ⸻ Good intentions that collide One of the most striking aspects of this session is how people can lose connection precisely while trying to do something good. One person tries to protect. Another tries to understand. Someone else tries to connect. And yet tension still emerges. Not because anyone wants to hurt the other, but because everyone is listening through the lens of their own experience. ⸻ Protecting yourself from pain Several group members show how old protective strategies become activated when emotions intensify. Creating distance. Building walls. Withdrawing. Or trying even harder to explain yourself. Beneath these reactions often lies the same fear: I don’t want to get hurt again. ⸻ The feeling of not being understood An important theme in this session is the experience of having your intentions misunderstood. That can lead to frustration, sadness, and co…

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