The Messy Middle Podcast

18 | "I'll Never Need Anyone Again" Hyper Independence Phase

March 12, 2026·24 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

“I’ll never need anyone again.” If you’ve said this (out loud or quietly to yourself) after coercive control, betrayal, divorce, or going no contact… this episode is for you. In this conversation, I’m unpacking the very real phase so many women enter after high-control or narcissistic relationships: the swing from “I can’t survive without them” to “I will never depend on anyone ever again.” And I want to normalize this immediately: That response makes sense. If trusting someone meant humiliat...

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