When Does Loyalty Become Self-Abandonment? | Thinking Out Loud

Thinking Out Loud | Kimberly · Apr 21, 2026 · 11m · transcript

EP8: When Loyalty Becomes Self-Abandonment

At what point does loyalty stop being love—and start becoming self-abandonment?

In this episode of Thinking Out Loud, Kimberly reflects on the quiet ways loyalty can shift from connection into imbalance—especially within family and long-standing relationships.

We’re often taught that staying, enduring, and holding on is what love looks like. But what happens when maintaining that connection requires you to silence your needs, carry the emotional weight alone, or slowly lose yourself in the process?

Through personal reflection and lived experience…