Coping with Ghosting

10/27/2026

What is one thing you’ve been holding back from saying? 💬
So often, we restrain ourselves to keep the peace, avoid awkwardness, or please others. But real connection starts when we allow ourselves to show up as our true, authentic selves.
On the latest episode of the Coping with Ghosting Podcast, I’m joined by world-renowned behavioral scientist Julia Dhar to explore how we can share our truth and navigate difficult conversations with purpose, clarity, and ease.
🎧 Watch the full conversation on YouTube or listen on your fave podcast player for tips on elevating communication in all areas of your life.

10/25/2026

Want to build a deeper connection, speak your truth, and find real common ground in your relationships?

In the latest episode of Coping with Ghosting, I’m joined by world-renowned behavioral scientist Julia Dhar. Together, we unpack everything from navigating difficult conversations with ease to understanding the uncertainty behind ghosting.

🎧 Listen to or watch the full episode now on YouTube or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
https://youtu.be/VXvRMj0sIi8?si=F6NgMVgZ_COBBYqy

If you’re looking to elevate your conversations, find common ground...

10/08/2026

Your emotional bandwidth is not infinite. Every scroll, headline, and fast-paced video consumes a small piece of your attention. 📱💔

If you’ve been feeling digitally exhausted or confused by today's disconnect culture, the latest Coping with Ghosting Podcast episode will help you name what’s happening and reclaim your peace.

🎧 Stream or watch the full episode today: Is Digital Culture Disconnecting Us? Media Overload, Ghosting, & Reclaiming Attention with Dr. Annie Margaret (Watch on YouTube & listen on all podcast platforms!)

10/01/2026

AI can validate you, but it can’t replace real human co-regulation.
In this clip from our latest conversation, Dr. Annie Margaret breaks down how AI can help after betrayal, and when it’s best to turn to human connection.
🎧 Listen or view the full Coping with Ghosting podcast episode now: Is Digital Culture Disconnecting Us? Media Overload, Ghosting, & Reclaiming Attention with Dr. Annie Margaret (Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen!)

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09/27/2026

Ever wonder why having a simple, honest conversation can feel so exhausting? It might not just be general fatigue; it could be dopamine depletion. 🪫📲

In the latest Coping with Ghosting Podcast, Dr. Annie Margaret explains how media habits drain our natural drive for connection and can lead to ghosting when things require effort.

🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode: Is Digital Culture Disconnecting Us? Media Overload, Ghosting, & Reclaiming Attention with Dr. Annie Margaret

👉 Stream the full conversation on YouTube or your favorite podcast app.

09/27/2026

I’m so excited to share today’s new episode of the Coping With Ghosting Podcast, which explores how today's digital culture quietly impacts the way we communicate, heal, and connect. 🎙️✨

If you’ve felt emotionally drained by screen time or wondered why ghosting feels so normalized today, this conversation will bring clarity.

Watch on YT or wherever you listen to your fave pods:

09/08/2026

In the latest Coping with Ghosting Podcast episode, Dr. Celeste Birkhofer offers supportive insights for anyone who is grieving. 🎧 Check out “Healing After Su***de Loss: Processing Guilt, Grief, and Finding Peace with Dr. Celeste Birkhofer” on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube.

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09/08/2026

In the latest Coping with Ghosting Podcast episode, Dr. Celeste Birkhofer offers supportive insights for anyone who is grieving. 🎧 Check out "Healing After Su***de Loss: Processing Guilt, Grief, and Finding Peace with Dr. Celeste Birkhofer" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. (Link in bio)
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09/02/2026

The silent treatment says more about the person doing it than it does about the person receiving it, Daryl Austin wrote in 2021: https://theatln.tc/5oEytG4S

It might be employed by passive personality types to avoid conflict, while strong personality types use it as a means of punishment or control. Some people, so flooded with emotion that they shut down, may not even consciously choose it at all. For others, it’s literally addicting. “Most people who start giving the silent treatment never intend for it to go on for as long as it does, but it can be very difficult to stop,” Kipling Williams, a psychology professor, told Austin. “It’s psychological quicksand.”

Many of those who are subject to the silent treatment become anxious, withdrawn, depressed, or even suicidal. One study found that it provokes the same areas of the brain as physical abuse. Of course, the silent treatment harms the person causing it too. It goes against human nature to ignore someone and, in order to justify the behavior, the perpetrator keeps in mind all of the reasons they’re choosing to ignore someone. “You end up living in a constant state of anger and negativity,” Williams said.

Read more about the silent treatment, who it hurts, and why it’s so dangerous at the link.

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08/30/2026

The brain loves to build stories around pain—the "what ifs," the self-blame, and the endless search for why. But as clinical psychologist Dr. Celeste Birkhofer shares, learning to stay out of the narrative is one of the most powerful ways to reduce unnecessary suffering during deep grief.
🎧 Listen to the latest episode of Coping with Ghosting, "Healing After Su***de Loss: Processing Guilt, Grief, and Finding Peace with Dr. Celeste Birkhofer" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube.

P.S. If you regularly listen to the show, you know I usually focus on betrayal. However, to recognize September’s Su***de Prevention Month, my recent show steps slightly outside the usual circle to hold space for when a loved one dies by su***de.
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