{"podcast":{"title":"Breaking Cycles with Maria","slug":"breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238","podcast_index_feed_id":6618238,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/breaking-up-with-toxicity/","website_url":"https://breaking-up-with-toxicity.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3512fb13-808d-4756-9a00-8262d9c3f321/0F96017D-754B-41B8-A7DA-8CFAACE1CD0A-1-1-4.png","author":"Maria Shkreli","episode_count":30,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T02:20:47.981511+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238"},"episode":{"title":"EP 19: When Empathy Meets Attachment: Why You Misread People Even When You Think You Understand Them","slug":"ep-19-when-empathy-meets-attachment-why-you-misread-people-even-when-you-think-you-understand-them","published_at":"2025-12-11T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238","url":"https://breaking-up-with-toxicity.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1342571a-37eb-43de-abf9-f619e11c35e7.mp3","summary":"Ever wonder why your partner’s “help” feels cold… why their silence triggers panic… or why you keep having the same arguments even when you both mean well? In this episode,  Maria Shkreli,  breaks down the powerful intersection between your  attachment style  and your  empathy style  — the two systems that secretly shape how you love, comfort, react, and communicate. You’ll learn why: • Anxious attachers crave emotional empathy • Avoidant attachers default to logical empathy • Secure attachers offer balanced, compassionate empathy • Disorganized attachers switch their empathy based on fear and overwhelm Through real, relatable scenarios — the unread text, the “we need to talk,” the shutdown, the emotional whiplash — Maria shows how love gets misinterpreted simply because you and your partner speak  different emotional languages. If you’ve ever felt misunderstood, unseen, or confused by someone’s reactions, this episode finally connects the dots.","meta_description":"Ever wonder why your partner’s “help” feels cold… why their silence triggers panic… or why you keep having the same arguments even when you both mean well…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":747,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/episodes/ep-19-when-empathy-meets-attachment-why-you-misread-people-even-when-you-think-you-understand-them/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}