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The Quiet Anxiety of Keeping a Distant Ex-Partner in Your Life | The Healing Lab
In this episode of The Healing Lab, host Alice McKinley explores the subtle but pervasive anxiety of maintaining contact with a distant ex-partner. This is not about rekindling romance, but rather the emotional toll of carrying an unresolved digital tether that keeps your nervous system on high alert. If you find yourself analyzing every text, emoji, or lack thereof from someone who is no longer in your daily life, this episode offers a compassionate roadmap to reclaiming your peace. We discuss why 'keeping the door ajar' often feels less like friendship and more like emotional janitorial…
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