{"podcast":{"title":"Unblock Your BS","slug":"unblock-your-bs-7162348","podcast_index_feed_id":7162348,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/559025/rss","website_url":"https://www.unblockyourbs.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/f/3/e/8f3eaf409c60ced416c3140a3186d450/UBS_POD_cover_artwork_2000_x_2000_px.png","author":"Unblock Your BS, LLC","episode_count":79,"summary":"Are you sick of the BS holding you back? \"Unblock Your BS\" is your no-nonsense guide to healing, self-awareness, and reclaiming your power. Hosted by Coach Tara, a certified somatic release breathwork practitioner and self awareness coach, this podcast dives deep into the belief systems (and, let's be real, the bullshit) that keep us stuck. Each episode explores topics like self-love, emotional intelligence, healing from anxiety and depression, breaking free from toxic cycles, the root causes of our own people pleasing and self abandonment in relationships, and finding your authentic voice. Whether you're navigating a breakup or divorce, recovering from burnout, or just looking for tools to live a more aligned life, this podcast is your space to unblock your potential. It's time to rewrite your story, take radical ownership of your life, and join the self-aware army. Let's break through the BS together!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T16:20:02.949790+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unblock-your-bs-7162348"},"episode":{"title":"\"Why Now?\"   Why Did It Take Losing Me for You to Change?","slug":"why-now-why-did-it-take-losing-me-for-you-to-change","published_at":"2026-05-20T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unblock-your-bs-7162348/why-now-why-did-it-take-losing-me-for-you-to-change","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unblock-your-bs-7162348","url":"https://44c46f29-c836-4e72-8af1-72748ae1234e.libsyn.com/why-now-why-did-it-take-losing-me-for-you-to-change","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/44c46f29-c836-4e72-8af1-72748ae1234e/Episode_71_Audio_Podcast.mp3?dest-id=4829170","summary":"Some women spend years trying to explain the same pain. Different wording. Different tone. Different timing. Eventually the tears stop. The conversations get shorter. The resentment gets quieter. And then one day she says she's done. That's usually when panic finally kicks in. In this episode, Tara breaks down one of the hardest questions men face once they start healing after separation or divorce: \"Why did it take losing me for you to finally change?\" And honestly? Most men answer that question from shame instead of truth. Because underneath the defensiveness… underneath the shutdown… underneath the \"I never meant to hurt you\" response… there's usually a nervous system that has spent decades learning how to survive, protect, avoid failure, avoid rejection, avoid feeling \"not enough.\" So when a partner brings pain to the relationship, many men don't actually hear: \"Please understand me.\" They hear: \"You're failing.\" \"You're broken.\" \"You're not enough.\" \"You're losing her.\" That's the moment survival mode takes over. This episode gets into the real mechanics underneath relationship breakdown: how shame blocks empathy, why emotional safety matters more than winning the argument, why validation is NOT the same thing as agreeing, …. and how unresolved childhood conditioning quietly shapes adult relationships. This episode also explains why so many couples stay stuck cycling the exact same conflict for years even while both people genuinely love each other. Because love isn't the issue most of the time. Dysregulation is. Inside this episode: Why defensiveness is usually a protection strategy The nervous system reason couples repeat the same fights Why women emotionally detach long before they physically leave What men misunderstand about validation How shame and low self-…","meta_description":"Some women spend years trying to explain the same pain. Different wording. Different tone. Different timing. Eventually the tears stop. The conversations…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2336,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unblock-your-bs-7162348/episodes/why-now-why-did-it-take-losing-me-for-you-to-change/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unblock-your-bs-7162348/why-now-why-did-it-take-losing-me-for-you-to-change.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}