{"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":32,"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":"2026-09-20T12:21:00.254614+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238"},"episode":{"title":"EP 31: Why Knowing Better Doesn’t Mean Doing Better — The Cycle Breaker Method™","slug":"ep-31-why-knowing-better-doesn-t-mean-doing-better-the-cycle-breaker-method","published_at":"2026-09-19T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/ep-31-why-knowing-better-doesn-t-mean-doing-better-the-cycle-breaker-method","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/75394222-f104-46c0-966f-ab2513f3f64a.mp3","summary":"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.","meta_description":"In this episode of Breaking Cycles with Maria , Maria Shkreli, LMHC introduces the Cycle Breaker Method™ , a practical framework for understanding how eve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2197,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238/episodes/ep-31-why-knowing-better-doesn-t-mean-doing-better-the-cycle-breaker-method/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-31-why-knowing-better-doesn-t-mean-doing-better-the-cycle-breaker-method.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}