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2 – Who are you? Hero, Rebel, Lost Child, Mascot? Find out now!

Release Date: 04/08/2025

16 – My Boyfriend Cheated With My Cousin. I Can't Trust Men Anymore

Dasha Savage · Psychology for Women

This is a new series on my podcast: Your questions, my answers :) Feel free to send your questions to my email – Today we talk about Jillian's story of her relationships. *** Follow for more episodes on relationship dynamics, healing the father wound, and learning to live from self-worth, not survival. Come say hi on Instagram: My YT – Whatsapp channel – Threads –

15 – Letters to Dads. Letter 4

Dasha Savage · Psychology for Women

This is the last letter in our little series about fathers. Maybe this will inspire you to write yours. *** Follow for more episodes on relationship dynamics, healing the father wound, and learning to live from self-worth, not survival. Come say hi on Instagram: My YT – Whatsapp channel – Threads –

14 – Letters to Dads. Letter 3

Dasha Savage · Psychology for Women

Here I am sharing real letters from real people. They wrote those as a part of therapeutical exercise. Maybe this will inspire you to write yours. *** Follow for more episodes on relationship dynamics, healing the father wound, and learning to live from self-worth, not survival. Come say hi on Instagram: My YT – Whatsapp channel – Threads –

13 – Letters to Dads. Letter 2

Dasha Savage · Psychology for Women

12 – Letters to Dads. Letter 1

Dasha Savage · Psychology for Women

Last week, we started talking about father figures in our lives. Here I am sharing real letters from real people. They wrote those as a part of therapeutical exercise. Maybe this will inspire you to write yours. *** Follow for more episodes on relationship dynamics, healing the father wound, and learning to live from self-worth, not survival. Come say hi on Instagram: My YT – Whatsapp channel – Threads –

11 – Daddy issues?

Dasha Savage · Psychology for Women

In this episode, we explore the deep and often unnoticed impact the father figure has on our inner development and the choices we make later in life. Even when a father was physically present but emotionally distant or cold, the imprint of that relationship can remain hidden until adulthood. We look at how early experiences with a father shape our self-esteem, sense of safety, and ability to form close relationships. Why do so many women choose partners whose behavior unconsciously mirrors familiar traits of their fathers, even when those choices bring pain? Why do men who grew up with absent...

10 – Before You Burn Out Completely

Dasha Savage · Psychology for Women

What does it actually mean to feel resourced, and how do we find our way back when we’ve drifted far from that place? In today’s gentle and personal episode, I’m sharing one of my favorite concepts from Russian: “being in your resource.” It’s that grounded, steady inner state that helps you meet life’s chaos without being consumed by it. We’ll explore the two kinds of resource: Global resource: the big-picture safety nets that hold you Local resource: the small, daily rituals that either drain or restore you I’ll also walk you through a simple mindfulness...

9 – Why Am I So Tired All the Time?

Dasha Savage · Psychology for Women

We talk a lot about “being in your resource”, but what does that actually mean? And why is it that sometimes, even after sleep, rest, or a weekend away, you still feel… empty? In this episode, I explore the deeper meaning of internal resource: not just self-care routines, but your actual capacity to show up in life with presence, joy, and energy. We’ll talk about: - why your ambitions and your energy levels might be at war with each other - how to recognize the subtle signs that your inner tank is running low - why what we call “rest” often isn’t rest at all - and how to begin...

8 – I'm 40. Is my life over?

Dasha Savage · Psychology for Women

In this episode, we’re talking about something most of us quietly wrestle with: life transitions. Why do our 30s, 40s, 50s feel like turning points no one prepared us for? We’ll talk about: What age-related crises really are (spoiler: they’re not a tragedy) Why your 30s are full of questions, and your 40s might be the most powerful decade yet The crisis of results at 50 (and how to reinvent yourself) Why ignoring change leads to burnout, anxiety, and feeling stuck What to do when you feel like you’re too late This is a gentle but honest invitation to stop...

7 – Why All Your Relationships Fail?

Dasha Savage · Psychology for Women

Some women carry a quiet, lifelong tension in relationships, not because they don’t want closeness, but because somewhere deep inside they learned that love isn’t safe. In this episode, I talk about the Enchanted Princess, a pattern that often forms in childhood when a girl experiences emotional rejection, disconnection, or a lack of consistent support, especially from her father. As adults, women with this script often find themselves entering relationships where they feel invisible, emotionally muted, or constantly on edge. They may expect abandonment even when nothing suggests it, or...

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In this episode, we’re exploring the four roles we often adopt in dysfunctional families — the Hero, the Scapegoat (Rebel), the Lost Child (Invisible One), and the Mascot (Jester) — and how these survival strategies shape who we become as adults.

You’ll learn how each role affects your:

• Romantic relationships

• Career choices

• Relationship with money

• Sense of self-worth

I also share how to recognize your own role, why it’s not your fault, and what healing can look like — whether that means softening the role, outgrowing it, or learning to reclaim the parts of yourself that were never allowed to fully exist.

Even if you don’t think you grew up in a dysfunctional family, you might be surprised by how much of this resonates.

This episode is for anyone ready to understand themselves better and take the first step toward deeper healing and emotional freedom.

Here’s a list of the books I promised in this episode:

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson
It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
by Mark Wolynn
Surviving the Toxic Family: Taking Yourself Out of the Equation and Taking Your Life Back from Your Dysfunctional Family
by Marina Williams
Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma
by Dr. Mariel Buqué
Reparenting Your Wounded Inner Child: Explore Childhood and Intergenerational Trauma to Break Destructive Patterns, Build Emotional Strength, and Achieve Personal Growth with 7 Empowering Steps
by Leigh W. Carr

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