Healing For Love

By Dr Gemma Gladstone

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Episodes: 127

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Healing for Love A podcast for anyone who wants to stop shrinking, start healing, and grow into their most grounded, authentic self in love & life. Hosted by Dr Gemma Gladstone — relationship coach, former clinical psychologist (25+ years), and expert in schema healing — this podcast offers thoughtful, insight-rich episodes to help you understand your patterns, heal from past emotional wounds, and gently rewrite your relationship template.If you’ve ever felt stuck in familiar dynamics — seeking approval, fearing abandonment, dating narcissists or losing yourself in relationships — you’re not alone. Healing for Love is a space for self-reflection, emotional insight, and steady encouragement. Here, you’ll learn how to reconnect with your worth, trust your inner voice, and build relationships that support who you truly are.This is for the woman who’s ready to feel more secure, more whole, and more herself — in love and in life.

Episode Date
118. 7 Psychological Reasons We Ignore Red Flags in Relationships
Jun 06, 2025
117. How She Stopped Choosing Emotionally Unavailable Men — A Real Case Journey
May 22, 2025
116: Why Do We Minimize Harm in Relationships? Understanding the Psychology Behind Tolerating Abuse
May 02, 2025
115 – Healing for Love: Why Reparenting Your Abandoned Inner Child is the First Step to Secure Relationships
Apr 22, 2025
114. Are You Dating As Your True Self — Or a Coping Mode?
Apr 07, 2025
113. The Mailbox – Healing from the Mother Wound: Letting Go of the Hope That Keeps You Stuck
Mar 19, 2025
112. Breaking Free from People-Pleasing: Six Questions to Help You Reconnect with Yourself
Mar 07, 2025
111. Seven Deadly Sins of the Narcissistic Dater: Red Flags You Can’t Ignore
Feb 12, 2025
110. Q&A: Understanding Emotional Availability and Narcissistic Family Challenges
Jan 27, 2025
109. When Family Ties Hurt: Navigating Estrangement and Difficult Relationships
Jan 21, 2025
108. Which Life Script Do You Want to Let Go of This Year?
Jan 02, 2025
ENCORE + More: 73. Six Strategies for dealing with difficult relatives over the Holidays
Dec 22, 2024
107. The Guilt Game: Inside The Martyr Mode
Dec 11, 2024
106. Healthy Adult Daily Practice: An Intentional Reflection Tool
Dec 06, 2024
105. 7 Essential Characteristics of the Healthy Adult Mode
Nov 27, 2024
104: The Good, the Bad and the Bond: Understanding Trauma Bonding.
Nov 18, 2024
103. A Deep Dive into the Self-Sacrifice Schema
Nov 06, 2024
ENCORE. Dating with an abandonment schema: Coping with triggers
Oct 25, 2024
102. Dating Without Fear: 8 Common Anxieties and How to Overcome Them
Oct 21, 2024
ENCORE: 41. Dating with an Abandonment Schema Part 1
Oct 15, 2024
ENCORE + more: Dating Fatigue - How To Stay Hopeful!
Oct 09, 2024
101. Is Hook-Up Culture Affecting Your Self-Worth?
Oct 07, 2024
100. The Mailbox: Hidden in Plain Sight: Recognizing Red Flags You Can’t Ignore
Sep 30, 2024
99. The Mailbox - The Hidden Costs of Casual Sex: Unpacking the Abandonment Schema
Sep 16, 2024
98. The Entitlement Trap: Understanding the Schema That Sabotages Relationships
Sep 09, 2024
97. This Hidden Schema Sabotages Success: Unmasking the Failure Schema
Aug 12, 2024
96. Break-up Recovery: Can we really ever get 'Closure'?
Aug 06, 2024
95. A Schema Therapy Take on Defensiveness & How to Reduce it.
Jul 29, 2024
94. Self-Reparenting: Practical Tips
Jul 18, 2024
93. Why am I surrounded by Narcissists?
Jun 20, 2024
92. Back to Basics: What is a Schema?
May 29, 2024
91. Understanding the Mistrust/Abuse Schema
May 06, 2024
90. Invisible Barriers: Why Women Stay with Unavailable Partners
Feb 09, 2024
89. Understanding the abandonment wound and where it comes from
Jan 05, 2024
88. Blinded by Love: Why you might ignore Red Flags when dating
Nov 14, 2023
87. BITESIZE QUESTION. Are you an Over-Compensator?
Sep 20, 2023
BONUS: Compassionate Responding Meditation for Therapists & Other Carers
Sep 13, 2023
86. How to Stay Cool When Your Teenager Isn't!!
Sep 04, 2023
85: The Abandonment Schema: Relationships & Break-ups
Aug 22, 2023
84. Three Long-Term Consequences of Narcissistic Parenting
Jul 26, 2023
83. BITESIZE QUESTION: How can I start to heal my emotional deprivation schema?
Jul 19, 2023
82. BITESIZE QUESTION: What's the difference between self-sacrifice and subjugation schemas?
Jul 11, 2023
81. The Mailbox: What is a disorganized attachment style and why we prefer schemas!?
May 18, 2023
80. Talking to a Narcissist? Avoid These 6 Common Pitfalls
May 06, 2023
79. From Sizzle to Fizzle: When a Great First Date Doesn't Lead Anywhere
Mar 29, 2023
78. Don't Second Guess: Trusting Your Intuition to Identify Early Indicators of Intimate Partner Abuse
Feb 23, 2023
77. The Heart of the Matter: Understanding Our Core Emotional Needs
Feb 07, 2023
76. Emotional Landmines: Understanding and Coping with Schema Triggers
Jan 31, 2023
75: The Lasting Impact of a Close Friend's Death
Jan 10, 2023
74: Understanding Narcissistic Modes in Schema Therapy
Dec 31, 2022
73: Six strategies for dealing with difficult relatives over the holidays
Dec 21, 2022
72: Four things you can work on if you think you are Narcissistic
Dec 14, 2022
71: Understanding Your Emotions With Mindfulness & Without Judgement
Dec 10, 2022
70. The Mailbox: My Partner Had An Affair, What Now?
Dec 01, 2022
69: Three Signs You Need Better Boundaries
Nov 22, 2022
68. Five Things 'Difficult' Parents Do
Nov 09, 2022
Encore Episode: 22: Coming to terms with narcissistic parents
Nov 03, 2022
67. Schemas and Parenting: How schemas influence our attitudes & responses
Oct 20, 2022
66. Emotion Coaching our Kids for Schema Prevention
Oct 14, 2022
65: What Is The Healthy Adult Mode In Schema Therapy?
Sep 28, 2022
64. Am I a 'Rescuer' in my relationships?
Sep 20, 2022
63: The Mailbox: My Inner Critic Is Called Dick
Sep 12, 2022
62: The Emotional Deprivation Schema
Sep 05, 2022
61: How Can I Change My Unrelenting Standards Schema?
Aug 24, 2022
60: When Good Enough Is Never Enough: The Unrelenting Standards Schema. Part 1
Aug 17, 2022
59: The Mailbox: When Both Your Parents Are Narcissists
Aug 10, 2022
58: Why Do I Sabotage My Relationships? What You Need to Know About Your Abandonment Schema
Aug 03, 2022
57: You Are Not Your Diagnosis
Jul 27, 2022
Encore Episode: Coping with Narcissistic Parents: Four Different Dynamics
Jul 20, 2022
56: Why are People Passive-Aggressive?
Jul 13, 2022
55: Revisiting the Abandonment Schema & Romantic Relationships
Jul 06, 2022
54: Understanding the Defectiveness Schema
Jun 29, 2022
53: Dating Fatigue: What you need to do to feel hopeful again!
Jun 22, 2022
52: Disarming the Narcissist: Being True to Yourself in Dating, Relationships & Other Tough Encounters with Wendy Behary
Jun 15, 2022
51: Overcoming Schema Chemistry: Breaking Old Relationship Patterns
Jun 08, 2022
50: Schema Chemistry 101: Uncovering the Hidden Reason Why Your Relationships don't Work Out
Jun 01, 2022
49: How to Start Reparenting Yourself
May 17, 2022
48: People Pleasing & Approval Seeking: Are You Looking for Approval in All the Wrong Places?
May 04, 2022
47: Are You Living a Subjugated Life?
Apr 06, 2022
46: The Tinder Swindler Part 2: Victim Blaming, Love Scamming and the Rise of Cat-fishing
Mar 30, 2022
45: The Tinder Swindler – Looking Through the Schema Lens
Mar 09, 2022
43: The Mailbox: How to Avoid Becoming a Narcissistic Parent
Feb 16, 2022
42: Dating with an Abandonment Schema: Part 2 - What is your Coping Style?
Feb 09, 2022
41: Dating with an Abandonment Schema - Part 1
Feb 02, 2022
ENCORE: When Your Mother Is Narcissistic
Jan 12, 2022
40: The Mailbox: The Self-Sacrifice Schema
Dec 15, 2021
39. The Anxious-Avoidant Love Trap: Schemas & Attachment Styles
Nov 10, 2021
38: What Type of Inner Critic Do You Have?
Nov 03, 2021
37: Mailbox: Co-parenting with a Narcissist Ex and Supporting your Partner with Their Schema Therapy
Oct 06, 2021
BONUS - Meditation: 'Inner Child' Connection & Healing
Oct 04, 2021
36: Fifty Shades of Red: How Knowing Your Schemas Can Prevent Toxic Relationships
Sep 22, 2021
35: Fifty Shades of Red: Very Early Indicators of Coercive Control
Sep 08, 2021
34: The Mailbox: Schemas and Friendships: Abandonment in Platonic Relationships
Aug 25, 2021
33: The Mailbox: Help! I'm Avoiding Relationships Because They're too Painful
Jul 28, 2021
32: After the Break-Up: Why Can't I Get Over My Ex?
Jul 21, 2021
31: Breaking Up - When Schemas Get in the Way of Calling It Quits
Jul 14, 2021
30: When Your Heart Breaks After A Break-Up
Jul 07, 2021
29: Dating Apps and Mr. Emotionally Unavailable
Jun 02, 2021
28: Caring or Controlling? Red Flags & Early Boundary Violations
May 19, 2021
27: Is that a Thing? Unusual Psychological Syndromes
May 11, 2021
26: Chronic Depression: Uncovering the Hidden Factors Preventing Recovery
Mar 30, 2021
25: Our Kids Online: Games, Porn and Predators
Mar 24, 2021
24: The Mailbox: Protecting Yourself from Narcissistic Parents
Mar 17, 2021
23: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Online Dating
Feb 24, 2021
22: Coming To Terms with Narcissistic Parents
Feb 17, 2021
21: The Red Flag Project: Ghosting, Love-Bombing, Some Reminiscing and More!
Feb 10, 2021
20: Coping with Narcissistic Parents: Four Different Dynamics
Jan 27, 2021
19: Mother Knows Best: When your Mother is Narcissistic
Jan 20, 2021
18: "Sorry for your Loss" What to Say and Not to Say to Someone Who is Grieving
Dec 31, 2020
17: Managing the Narcissist in Your Life
Dec 23, 2020
16: Self-Compassion: How to Shift Your Inner Monologue with Dr. Gemma Gladstone
Dec 02, 2020
15: Gaslighting: A Narcissist's Favorite Way to Manipulate Reality
Nov 25, 2020
14: Understanding Narcissism & How It Affects Your Relationships
Nov 18, 2020
13: Transforming the Hidden Schemas That Are Sabotaging Your Relationships with Justine & Gemma
Nov 07, 2020
Loving Kindness (Metta) Meditation 2. Extended - Gemma Gladstone
Oct 27, 2020
Loving Kindness Meditation 1. (Sending Metta to Self) with Gemma Gladstone
Sep 26, 2020
12: Why Can't I Walk Away From a Relationship With an Unavailable Partner (including an affair)? - Justine & Gemma
Sep 14, 2020
11: How Your Abandonment Schema Can Undermine a Good Relationship - Gemma and Justine.
Sep 11, 2020
10: What is the Abandonment Schema and Where Does It Come From? - Gemma and Justine
Sep 07, 2020
09: Why Am I Attracted to Unavailable Partners? - Justine and Gemma
Aug 03, 2020
08: Six Tell-Tale Signs of a Big Self-Sacrifice Schema (ie, People Pleaser) - Dr. Gemma Gladstone
Jul 21, 2020
07: What Exactly is a Schema? How Do Schemas Develop & How Can We Understand Schema Triggering?
Jul 15, 2020
06: Re-entering Lockdown? Surviving the Psychological Consequences of COVID-19 - Gemma Gladstone
Jul 04, 2020
05: What are Core Emotional Needs? Why are They Important and What Can Happen if They Are Not Met - Dr Gemma Gladstone
Jun 16, 2020
04: Guided Relaxation for Inner Wisdom - Gemma Gladstone
Jun 09, 2020
03: Help for Seasonal Depression and a Depressed Mood - Dr. Gemma Gladstone
Jun 08, 2020
01: Meet the Co-hosts; Schema Therapy and Why this Podcast?
Jun 06, 2020