BEING HER with Margarita Nazarenko

148: The 5 Mistakes Anxiously Attached Women Make When They’re Trying to Heal

Jan 18, 2026
A lively dive into anxious attachment and why healing can become performative. Clear differences between detaching from outcomes versus cutting people off are explored. Practical focus on nervous system regulation over trying to change others. Warnings about overconsuming content for comfort and using spiritual language to avoid real work. Emphasis on embodied security and actionable small shifts.
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ANECDOTE

Margarita's AI Interview Experiment

  • Margarita tested AI interviewing her and provoked mixed reactions from her audience, using it to illustrate cultural resistance to AI.
  • She asked followers about AI experiences and invited DMs of AI pretending to be her for amusement.
INSIGHT

Anxiety Is About Outcomes Not People

  • Anxious attachment is driven by needing reassurance and certainty in specific outcomes rather than attachment to the person themselves.
  • Margarita Nazarenko explains anxiety as a fear of uncertain outcomes like marriage or consistent attention, not the human connection itself.
ADVICE

Regulate Yourself Before Trying To Change Him

  • Regulate your nervous system instead of trying to change your partner to fit your desired outcome.
  • After clear communication (three times in example), decide if you accept him as he is or take action accordingly.
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