The Good Mood Clinic Podcast
Love Without the Wound is a podcast for emotionally intelligent, self-aware women who are tired of repeating painful patterns in love — especially those involving emotionally unavailable or narcissistic partners. After a long career in clinical psychology, I’ve recently shifted direction and now focus primarily on my work as a Relationship Coach & Mentor for women who want to break free from unfulfilling dating and relationship cycles. I bring over 25 years of experience helping clients understand the deeper emotional patterns that shape their relationship choices — patterns often rooted in early attachment wounds, abandonment fears, people-pleasing tendencies, and loss of self. In this podcast, I offer insight, compassion, and practical strategies to support your journey of self-discovery, schema healing, and relationship transformation. We explore why smart, capable women can feel stuck in love, how to reclaim your voice, and how to choose from self-worth rather than old emotional wounds. If you're ready to break the cycle, trust yourself more deeply, and create love that feels secure, connected, and true — you’re in the right place.
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116: Why Do We Minimize Harm in Relationships? Understanding the Psychology Behind Tolerating Abuse
Send us a text In this important solo episode, Gemma reflects on a disturbing real-life conversation overheard between two teenage girls — one of whom casually describes being physically assaulted by her boyfriend. What follows is a powerful deep dive into why girls and women downplay harmful, even abusive, behaviour i
115 – Healing for Love: Why Reparenting Your Abandoned Inner Child is the First Step to Secure Relationships
Send us a text In this solo episode, Gemma explores one of the most foundational concepts when it comes to healing relationship patterns—the abandonment schema. Whether you"re currently dating or in a long-term relationship, understanding your own abandonment schema and how it influences your emotions, choices, and rea
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113. The Mailbox – Healing from the Mother Wound: Letting Go of the Hope That Keeps You Stuck
Send us a text In this mailbox episode, we dive into a listener question from Amy (name changed for privacy), who is struggling with the trauma bond with her narcissistic and emotionally neglectful mother. Amy shares her experience of emotional neglect, manipulation, gaslighting, and rejection—all while navigating the
112. Breaking Free from People-Pleasing: Six Questions to Help You Reconnect with Yourself
Send us a text In this episode, Dr Gemma takes a deep dive into one of the most common and persistent life patterns—people-pleasing. If you"ve ever found yourself constantly prioritizing others" needs over your own, struggling to say no, or feeling exhausted from always trying to keep the peace, this episode is for you
Send us a text Episode Description: Are you dating someone new and wondering if they’re truly a good match? Or do you have a pattern of attracting emotionally unavailable or narcissistic partners? In this episode, Gemma breaks down The 7 Deadly Sins of the Narcissistic Dater—key warning signs that indicate deeper perso