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The "Saving Him" Illusion: Love, Loss, and Finding Freedom

Stronger in the Difficult Places by Dr. Zoe Shaw

Aug 21, 202530:39Education

So many women in difficult relationships hold onto a dangerous belief: if I just love him enough, I can save him. Psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott knows this illusion all too well. In her memoir Nightbird (Pieria...

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The "Saving Him" Illusion: Love, Loss, and Finding Freedom is an episode from Stronger in the Difficult Places by Dr. Zoe Shaw. So many women in difficult relationships hold onto a dangerous belief: if I just love him enough, I can save him...

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Published Aug 21, 2025, 30:39 long, audio available.

The "Saving Him" Illusion: Love, Loss, and Finding Freedom

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