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Room to Grow: Expansion, Self-Abandonment, and the Queer Experience
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Room to Grow: Expansion, Self-Abandonment, and the Queer Experience

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Liner notes

In this episode of Unbox Yourself with Samantha Fox®, Samantha and returning guest Christine Vargo, LCSW, get real about what it means to expand, and how to recognize when a relationship, a job, or an old story is quietly shrinking you.

This one's for you if you've ever stayed too long, lost yourself trying to keep the peace, or wondered why growth feels so much harder when you're with someone else.

They cover:

  • The body signals most of us learn to ignore (and what they're actually trying to tell you)
  • How early survival conditioning quietly becomes self-abandonment in adult relationships
  • Why staying "too long" isn't weakness, it's a nervous system response
  • The extra layer queer women carry: disconnecting from identity, not just emotion
  • What it actually looks like to be in a relationship that gives you room to grow

Raw, honest, and worth your time.