#22: When the Mirror Doesn’t Reflect You Back

Healing the Fixer Pattern and the Pain of Self-Abandonment

Have you ever poured your heart into someone only to realize you were the only one truly present?

This episode isn’t about a breakup. It’s about the pattern underneath it.
The pattern of performing care, translating silence, and calling it love.

In this reflection, I speak to the one who became the mirror…
Not to reflect her truth, but to reflect someone else’s pain.

Together, we’ll explore:

  • Why you stay in relationships that don’t meet you

  • The grief that comes with releasing the version of you who made herself small

  • The identity of “the fixer” and how to lovingly let her rest

  • A somatic practice to honor the part of you who tried to hold it all together

This is a sacred pause for the one who’s ready to stop performing healing…
and start receiving it.

The Cost of Self-Abandonment: People Pleasing, Anxious Attachment, and Healing Love

Veronica

Veronica Penacho is a mindfulness teacher and coach guiding individuals toward mindful living and deeper alignment. Her work supports the full architecture of self, helping you live and create with greater clarity, presence, and purpose.

https://alignwithveronica.com
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