The Sabrina Zohar Show 192: How To Let Someone In Without Losing Yourself | In The Trenches
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Mar 10, 2026 Practical talk about letting people in while keeping your sense of self. Navigating dating after grief and how to hold loss alongside new joy. Conversations about nervous system regulation, anxious-avoidant patterns, and emotional ownership. Tips on vetting for intellectual compatibility and when to have hard relationship conversations.
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Regulate Before You Date
- Do regulate your nervous system before dates so grief or anxiety doesn't hijack your behavior.
- Sabrina recommends pre-date grounding and a short script like I lost my father recently and will share more as we get to know each other.
Make Grief Part Of Your Routine
- Do make space for ongoing grief in daily life instead of using dating to avoid it.
- Sabrina shares she let herself cry after dates and shared photos/stories over time rather than unloading everything immediately.
Tell The Truth, But Pace The Details
- Do set conversational boundaries about how much you share early on and offer to open up more over time.
- Example script: I lost my father recently and I'm still processing that; I'd like to tell you more as we get to know each other.