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Why Love Doesn’t Feel Safe for Adoptees (And How to Change It)
Summary
In this personal, embodied episode, Julie Brumley shares a realization that emerged through guided journaling and somatic reflection:
For many adoptees, love didn’t feel safe, it felt something to earn.
Through reflective questions and body-based practices, Julie explores how early experiences shape our relationship to love, safety, and connection. She shows how adaptations like people-pleasing, control, and hyper-awareness aren’t flaws, but intelligent responses the body learned to stay safe.
This episode invites you out of performance and into presence.
Not by fixing yourself, but…
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