Talk to Donella – Episode 7, Part 2: "The

Courage to Leave – Reclaiming Your Worth When Your Heart Still Hopes"

Host: Donella Kaindaneh

Episode Overview:

In this heartfelt episode of "Be Brave and Find Peace," Donella Kaindaneh

dives deep into the emotional journey of finding the courage to leave

relationships that are no longer serving you, even when your heart still hopes

for change. This is your go-to guide for moving from self-doubt and survival

mode to reclaiming your self-worth and building a thriving, peaceful life.

In This Episode:

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• Facing
• Your Fears:
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• Donella candidly explores the very real—and common—fears that keep us
• stuck in unhealthy relationships, such as the fear of being alone,
• starting over, or not being “enough.”
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• Understanding
• Trauma Responses:
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• Why
• accepting less than you deserve is not a character flaw, but a learned
• survival strategy. Donella unpacks how these patterns develop and how to
• begin unwiring them.
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• Future
• Self Visualisation:
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• A guided visualisation exercise to help you visualise your life both if
• you stay and if you choose to leave—and to empower the version of yourself
• that’s waiting to shine.
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• Dealing
• with Judgment & Questions:
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• How to prepare for—and respond to—the intrusive questions and judgments
• from others, and why you don’t owe anyone explanations for choosing your
• well-being.
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• Debunking
• Relationship Myths:
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• Donella breaks down common myths:
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• “Strong
• people don’t end up here.”
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• “If
• you loved them, you could fix it.”
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• “But
• you seemed so happy together.”
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• Find
• out why these are not true, and how survival often means
• performing happiness.
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• Building
• Your Inner Foundation:
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• After choosing to leave, real healing begins. Donella offers actionable,
• practical daily and weekly self-worth exercises, from affirmations to
• reflection, value check-ins, and curating a true support network.
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• Who
• Should Be in Your Corner:
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• Tips for surrounding yourself with those who validate and support you, and
• why letting go of unsupportive people is essential to your healing.
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• The
• Reality Check Challenge:
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• This week, Donella invites listeners to try one of her two self-worth
• frameworks: the “Who’s Running This Relationship” assessment or the
• “Evidence List” exercise—details in the episode!
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• Listener
• Success Story:
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• Hear how a client transformed her life, career, and relationships after
• making the brave choice to prioritise herself.
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Resources & Support:

• Coaching
• with Donella:
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• If you’re ready to invest in your transformation, Donella has limited
• coaching spots opening in July. Book your free discovery call at talktodonella.com.
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• Charity
• Support:
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• Celebrate Donella’s birthday by supporting her favourite education charity
• (link in show notes).
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• Immediate
• Help:
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• If you’re in danger, contact local authorities or your country’s domestic
• violence hotline. Additional resources are listed below.

Stay Connected:

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• DM
• Donella on Instagram @talktoDonella
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• Visit talktodonella.com for
• support or to connect directly
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• Share
• your insights, breakthroughs, or feedback!
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If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, share

with a friend (or an enemy!), and leave a review. Remember: choosing yourself

is the bravest thing you'll ever do. Stay brave, and find your peace.

Donella's charity to support

Mabombo Education Project: https://www.paypal.com/GB/fundraiser/charity/4513548

Additional resources:

HealthyGamerGG – The Abuser’s Playbook - Youtube

More Than Enough by Elaine Welteroth

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

Dr Kristen Neff’s books and resources on

Self-Compassion and her mindfulness practices. She has a lot of free resources

you can use.

Her website is https://self-compassion.org/

Dr Ramani – all her books, her YouTube channel and her

website – https://doctor-ramani.com/

The National Domestic Abuse Helpline

The freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse

Helpline - 0808 2000 247

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

Some organisations have a free Employee Assistance Program.

It is a free and confidential service with qualified counsellors you can talk

to. Use it if you have access.