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Robert Siegers 403 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

Robert Siegers shares his personal journey of understanding why relationships felt harder for him than for others. Drawing from years of therapy and research, he explores what creates emotional safety. The podcast offers insights based on his experiences as a client, with a clear disclaimer that it is not therapeutic or medical advice.

Episodes

How to Get Over a Breakup with an Avoidant (Even if You Still Love Them)
How to Get Over a Breakup with an Avoidant (Even if You Still Love Them) Oct 13, 2026 00:20:44 ► Build secure relationships without losing yourself: https://understandable.net (ad)Welcome to today's episode! In this video, I explain why breakups with an avoidant are so much harder to get over, and how to heal from one fast. As a recovered avoidant who later dated avoidants himself, I show why the connection feels so magnetic and soulmate-like: it is really two unhealed nervous systems p
When an Avoidant Partner Withdraws Sexually, React Like THIS
When an Avoidant Partner Withdraws Sexually, React Like THIS Oct 11, 2026 00:21:09 ► Build secure relationships without losing yourself: https://understandable.net (ad)Welcome to today's episode! In this video, I explore a topic that rarely gets talked about openly: what happens when an avoidant partner starts to lose sexual desire and pulls away from intimacy. Drawing on my own experience as a recovered avoidant, I walk through why closeness feels like danger to an avoidant ner
When an Avoidant Realizes You've Given Up, They Do THIS
When an Avoidant Realizes You've Given Up, They Do THIS Oct 9, 2026 00:20:46 ► Build secure relationships without losing yourself: https://understandable.net (ad)Welcome to today's episode! In this video, I walk you through the six stages of panic that build inside an avoidant when you finally give up on the relationship. As a former avoidant, I explain what happens on their end at each stage, from the first triggers during the relationship, through your emotional cut
What a Relationship with an Avoidant Looks Like AFTER They Decided to Change
What a Relationship with an Avoidant Looks Like AFTER They Decided to Change Oct 7, 2026 00:41:04 ► Build secure relationships without losing yourself: https://understandable.net (ad)In this video, I get vulnerable and share what dating and daily relationship life actually look like for a recovering avoidant. I walk through my journey chronologically, from my very first therapy session, to dating again with the avoidant filter, to meeting my partner and pushing through the panic and pulling-aw
The First Thing to Say When an Avoidant Returns after Rejection (They Won't Expect This)
The First Thing to Say When an Avoidant Returns after Rejection (They Won't Expect This) Oct 4, 2026 00:24:01 ► Build secure relationships without losing yourself: https://understandable.net (ad)Welcome to today's episode! In today's video I share with you what to say first when they return.► Links and Resources:Deactivation Strategies Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi-wUf36e9k&t=1s ► Subscribe On Your Favorite Platform! YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGiJdF0yeTyRJanW_uSICD
Come Back So Strong After No Contact, Your Ex Won't Know Who They Left
Come Back So Strong After No Contact, Your Ex Won't Know Who They Left Oct 2, 2026 00:18:50 ► Build secure relationships without losing yourself: https://understandable.net (ad)Welcome to today's episode! In this video, I share the one core principle that lets you come back from no contact so strong that your avoidant ex will barely recognize you. I explain why you still hope they will change, and how that hope traces back to a childhood pattern where holding on gave you a sense of c
When You Both Stop Contacting Each Other... THIS Happens
When You Both Stop Contacting Each Other... THIS Happens Sep 30, 2026 00:22:10 ► Build secure relationships without losing yourself: https://understandable.net (ad)Welcome to today's episode! In this video, I walk you through the five stages of what happens during no contact, when both you and the person who pulled away stop reaching out. As a former avoidant, I explain how the whole power dynamic shifts: the avoidant, who always controlled closeness and distance, slowly
THIS Makes an Avoidant Start Chasing You (Obsessed With You for Good)
THIS Makes an Avoidant Start Chasing You (Obsessed With You for Good) Sep 27, 2026 00:32:46 ► Build secure relationships without losing yourself: https://understandable.net (ad)Welcome to today's episode! In this video I share with you from first hand experience as an avoidant myself what makes an avoidant chase you and obsessed with you.► Links and Resources:The Avoidant’s Idea of a Healthy Relationship Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bFFqAAWobU&t=2274s Deactivation Vide
Recovered Avoidant Explains Why Avoidants Always Come Back To You
Recovered Avoidant Explains Why Avoidants Always Come Back To You Sep 25, 2026 00:21:13 ► Build secure relationships without losing yourself: https://understandable.net (ad)Welcome to today's episode! In this video I explain from my perspective as a recovered, healed avoidant, why avoidants always come back to you.► Links and Resources:Limerence vs Love Video: https://youtu.be/mmNjDwdPwOA?si=5kwKwhP2ljk_ie8s ► Subscribe On Your Favorite Platform! YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com
What an Avoidant Secretly Thinks During No Contact (They'll Never Tell You)
What an Avoidant Secretly Thinks During No Contact (They'll Never Tell You) Sep 23, 2026 00:24:39 ► Build secure relationships without losing yourself: https://understandable.net (ad)Welcome to today's episode! In this video I talk about what an avoidant secretly thinks during no contact. They will never tell you that... But I do as a recovered avoidant myself.► Links and Resources:The Avoidant’s Idea of a Healthy Relationship Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bFFqAAWobU&t=2274sT
This Is What Losing You Really Feels Like to an Avoidant
This Is What Losing You Really Feels Like to an Avoidant Sep 20, 2026 00:18:52 ► Build secure relationships without losing yourself: https://understandable.net (ad)Welcome to today's episode! In this video I explain in brutally honest detail how losing you really feels to an actual avoidant.► Links and Resources:The Moment They're Afraid of Losing You Video: https://youtu.be/uVcVsS6UZvYMy Rock Bottom Video: https://youtu.be/NkVmvMkZUI4?si=89L0sNvEjEGS0tZOLimerence vs
THIS Eventually Happens to an Avoidant Who Refuses to Heal
THIS Eventually Happens to an Avoidant Who Refuses to Heal Sep 18, 2026 00:26:03 ► Build secure relationships without losing yourself: https://understandable.net (ad)Welcome to today's episode! In this video I talk about what eventually happens to an avoidant who refuses to heal.► Links and Resources:Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma Paper: https://www1.racgp.org.au/getattachment/79710ca4-e98e-46aa-8f8f-d5f763ea8ef4/Adult-survivors-of-childhood-trauma.aspxP*rn Addiction

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