The 5 Love Languages help people talk about how they like to give and receive affection, but it's not enough.

In this episode, I introduce Anchored in Safety™, a relationship framework that asks not how love is expressed, but love that is safe to receive. I explain why love languages focus on preference rather than nervous system security, and why gestures and behavior can’t repair betrayal, inconsistency, or attachment rupture.

We’ll walk through the Six Safety Anchors™ - Reassurance Safety, Emotional Presence Safety, Conflict and Repair Safety, Autonomy Safety, Vulnerability Protection Safety, and Support Safety - and how each creates the conditions for connection beyond the 5 Love Languages.

Not being believed doesn’t mean your story is unclear, it usually means someone is in denial.

In this episode, I break down the psychology behind denial: why people protect their comfort instead of your reality, why families collapse around the truth instead of holding it, and why disbelief reenacts the original betrayal stored in your nervous system.

We’ll go into cognitive dissonance, trauma disclosure patterns, institutional betrayal, and the way childhood environments teach survivors to doubt themselves. I’ll also share ways to steady yourself when you’re met with denial without overexplaining, defending, or collapsing your truth to make others comfortable.

If you’ve ever felt the betrayal of telling the truth and watching someone choose disbelief, this episode will help you understand and move into holding the truth no matter what.

In this episode, Julie Wallach, The Survivor Coach™ breaks down why speaking up can feel terrifying even when you want to. It isn’t insecurity; it’s the body remembering what happened the first time you had a need and were met with punishment, dismissal, or harm. Piled onto that very common experience might be sexual assault, where this feeling is magnified exponentially. Julie delves into the psychology underneath that reaction and gives tolerable, realistic steps you can use to separate your voice from the danger it was once tied to.