Toxic Relationships

When we think of toxicity, we think of poison right? Something harmful or not good for you. What if we reframe the way that we look at toxic relationships? What if we look at relationships as lessons? Let’s be clear here. I’m not talking about relationships that are abusive (mentally, emotionally, verbally or physically). I’m talking about the ones you can’t seem to let go of. The ones that expose your codependency, your trauma bonds and insecure attachments. Yeah. Those. Sometimes, toxic relationships are labeled “toxic” because we have not been taught the art of reflection. The art of reflection is really no different from self-awareness. They are brother’s and sisters. Self-awareness involves knowing your short-comings and things you need to work on. Self-reflection is seeing your beliefs, thoughts and attitudes reflected back to you through people you interact with.