78: The Longevity Hack No One Is Talking About: Healthy Relationships

78: The Longevity Hack No One Is Talking About: Healthy Relationships

In this episode, Minaa B. examines what unhealthy relationships actually look like—and why people normalize them. She breaks down six key signs of unhealthy relationships and explores why people don't recognize these patterns. The episode covers romantic relationships, friendships, family dynamics, and sibling relationships—recognizing that relationship quality is one of the biggest predictors of longevity and health, yet most people ignore it while optimizing everything else. Website: minaab.com [http://www.minaab.com] Newsletter:  ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe here [https://minaab.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] Order my book: Owning Our Struggles⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707127/owning-our-struggles-by-minaa-b-lmsw/] Stay Connected! ⁠Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/minaa_b/] LinkedIn⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/minaab/]  Facebook⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/minaablmsw] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

77: Healing Childhood Wounds in Dating

In this episode, Minaa B. explores how childhood wounds—specifically emotional neglect and abandonment—show up in your dating patterns and sabotage your relationships. She also examines the often-overlooked role of sibling dynamics in shaping these wounds, including golden child/scapegoat patterns that compound feelings of unworthiness. Minaa breaks down how these wounds manifest in dating and offers concrete healing practices. The core message: your childhood shaped you, but it doesn't have to define your adult relationships. Resources Work with me: Book a 1:1 therapy consultation [https://cal.com/minaa-b/15-min-therapy-consultation]. Website: minaab.com [http://www.minaab.com] Newsletter:  ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe here [https://minaab.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] Order my book: Owning Our Struggles⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707127/owning-our-struggles-by-minaa-b-lmsw/] Stay Connected! ⁠Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/minaa_b/] LinkedIn⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/minaab/]  Facebook⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/minaablmsw] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

76: When They Won't Change: Grieving the Relationship That Won't Heal

In this episode, Minaa B. addresses a question she hears constantly in therapy: "What else can I do to make this relationship work?" She explores the signs that you've already done enough, examines why we keep trying, and guides listeners through the painful shift from "How do I fix this?" to "Can I make peace with this relationship being what it is?" Resources Website: minaab.com [http://www.minaab.com] Newsletter:  ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe here [https://minaab.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] Order my book: Owning Our Struggles⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707127/owning-our-struggles-by-minaa-b-lmsw/] Stay Connected! ⁠Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/minaa_b/] LinkedIn⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/minaab/]  Facebook⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/minaablmsw] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

75: That Never Ending Feeling That You're Not Enough

In this episode, Minaa B. addresses the persistent feeling of not being enough that many people carry from childhood emotional neglect. She explores what emotional neglect teaches about worth—that love is conditional, needs are too much, and you're fundamentally lacking—and why this wound is so hard to heal. Resources Work with me: Book a 1:1 therapy consultation [https://cal.com/minaa-b/15-min-therapy-consultation]. Website: minaab.com [http://www.minaab.com] Newsletter:  ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe here [https://minaab.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] Order my book: Owning Our Struggles⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707127/owning-our-struggles-by-minaa-b-lmsw/] Stay Connected! ⁠Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/minaa_b/] LinkedIn⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/minaab/]  Facebook⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/minaablmsw] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

74: Shame Isn't a Boundary: Stop Policing Normal Human Behavior

In this episode, Minaa B. explores a pattern she's seeing: people using morally charged, shame-based language to control others' behavior instead of exercising their own agency through boundaries. She examines how terms like "invasive," "rude," and "offensive" are used to police normal communication behaviors rather than to develop assertiveness and boundaries. Minaa breaks down where your agency actually lies and offers eight strategies for exercising it rather than policing behavior. Resources Work with me: Book a 1:1 therapy consultation [https://cal.com/minaa-b/15-min-therapy-consultation]. Website: minaab.com [http://www.minaab.com] Newsletter:  ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe here [https://minaab.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] Order my book: Owning Our Struggles⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707127/owning-our-struggles-by-minaa-b-lmsw/] Stay Connected! ⁠Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/minaa_b/] LinkedIn⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/minaab/]  Facebook⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/minaablmsw] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]