“Do It Again: Breaking the Cycle of the Same Old Relationship”

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You go back, Jack, do it again…

It’s more than a lyric. It’s a loop.

So many of us find ourselves back in relationships that feel eerily familiar:
Different face. Same disappointment.
Different charm. Same manipulation.

Why does this keep happening?

The Real Reason It’s Always “Same Story, Different Name”

The truth is, we don’t attract what we want.
We attract what we are ready for.
And unless we grow, evolve, and do the hard work of looking inward — we stay stuck.

The partner may change, but the pattern doesn’t.

You’ll keep ending up with someone who can’t commit,
Someone who invalidates your needs,
Someone who plays hot and cold…
…until you change the script.

What Needs to Change?

Not your standards.
Not your luck.
You.

Your boundaries.
Your self-worth.
Your unhealed wounds that silently scream: “I’ll settle for this, because I don’t believe I can have better.”

It’s Not Your Fault — But It Is Your Responsibility

The habits that lead us back to the same relationships often come from early experiences, trauma, or the stories we tell ourselves about love.

But recognizing that gives you power.
Power to rewrite.
Power to rise.
Power to finally say:

“I’m not doing this again. Not like this.”

Want Something Better? Become It.

Healthy love doesn’t show up by accident.
It finds people who have done the work to receive it.
It finds people who have stepped out of survival mode and into self-respect.

If you want different — be different.


Call to Action:

This is the work I do with individuals and couples every day.
Through coaching and my relationship bootcamps, we uncover the patterns, rewrite the story, and build the kind of love that actually lasts.

Ready to stop going back?
Let’s move forward — together.

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