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Ep 98: How to Know If You're Ready to Date Again? with Maggie VanDenBerg and Joanna Banana
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How do you know when you are ready to date again after leaving an abusive relationship?
It is common that folks find themselves in two camps:
- I will never date again as long as I live
- I jumped into a relationship too fast and found myself another abusive, narcissistic A-hole
But, for those of you in the middle, this question comes up often.
There is no one right way to make this decision, however there are some commonalities in the things you need to see within yourself in order to best make this decision. Because there is not one right way, I asked two friends and colleagues to join me in a conversation looking at all the things to think about when starting to dip your toe into the water of dating.
Maggie VanDenBerg is a Marriage and Family Therapist and Approved Clinical Supervisor. She specializes in working with trauma survivors who have been affected by emotional and narcissistic abuse. She also specializes in perinatal mental health, couples therapy, and working with parents of young children. She contracts with Arvada Therapy Solutions, Trade Winds Therapy, and has her own private practice, Magpie Therapy and Consultation. She is passionate about normalizing the complexities of abuse, relationships, and parenthood.
Joanna Baanana has been a guest on The Rising Beyond Podcast before (ep 68) where you can learn more about her experiences.
Joanna shares about herself: In March of 2019, after an incident involving police and the removal of guns from my marital home, I began a journey that no one expects to be on. I became a client at the local domestic violence shelter - Safe Futures in Southeastern Connecticut. I filed for the dissolution o
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