Engineering Love
Kim Polinder
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S2E7 The Truth About Resentment: 6 Types, Why It Stays, and How to Actually Heal It
Most people treat resentment like something to push away or white-knuckle through. But before you can release it, you need to know what you're actually holding — because not all resentment is the…
S2E6 When Only One Emotional Tone Is Allowed: Dismissive vs Anxious Attachment in Conflict
Avoidant attachment isn't one category. Dismissive and fearful avoidant patterns respond very differently in conflict, and using the wrong repair strategy can make things worse. If one of you demands…
S2E5 AI Is Great at Insight. Growth Requires Integration.
More than half of U.S. adults are now using AI to manage stress, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm. Among people who already use AI for mental health, nearly half say it's the first place they turn…
S2E4 Why Eating Disorders Are Not About Food
In this episode, Kim sits down with eating disorder specialist Sarah Burney to unpack what's really going on beneath "food noise," body dissatisfaction, and chronic struggles with eating. This…
S2E3 Thinking About Divorce? What to Know Before You Call a Lawyer
In this episode, I'm joined by Alex Beattie, founder of The Divorce Planner, to talk about what actually helps in the earliest stages of separation and divorce. Alex is a divorce prep coach who works…
S2E2 Why Insight Isn't Enough to Change Your Behavior
You understand why you avoid. You see the pattern. And you're still doing it. In this episode, Kim Polinder explores the frustrating gap between self-awareness and actual change — and why insight…
S2E1 Procrastination: Why You Avoid What Matters Most
In Episode 10, Kim opens Season Two by breaking down procrastination in a way most people have never heard it explained before. This episode isn't about productivity, discipline, or time management.…
S1E9 Why They Shut Down and You Start Doubting Yourself
In Episode 9, Kim answers listener questions about anxious–avoidant dynamics, communicating with partners who shut down, chronic self-doubt and perfectionism, and navigating a relationship when one…
S1E8 Why Their "Change" Feels Fake: Trauma Bonds, Betrayal, and the Illusion of Repair
In Episode 8, Kim answers listener questions about trauma bonds, abusive relationship cycles, repeated infidelity, and navigating boundaries with family members after postpartum harm. This episode…
S1E7 When They Shut Down, When They Stall, and When You Carry Too Much
Episode 7 dives deep into attachment dynamics, shutdown, commitment anxiety, and the hidden costs of people-pleasing. Kim answers listener questions about anxious–avoidant relationships, silent…
S1E6 Empathy Without Fixing: Grief, Emotional Support, and Breaking Self-Sabotage
In Episode 6, Kim is joined by relationship coach Mason O'Sullivan to answer listener questions about empathy, emotional support, grief, and long-standing self-sabotage patterns. This episode focuses…
S1E5 Boundaries Without Guilt: People-Pleasing, Family Estrangement, and Relationship Triggers
In Episode 5, Kim answers listener questions about boundaries in family and romantic relationships, people-pleasing, guilt, and the emotional fallout of avoiding conflict. This episode breaks down…
S1E4 Self-Esteem, People-Pleasing, and Learning to Be Your Own Anchor
In Episode 4, Kim answers listener questions about self-esteem, identity, people-pleasing, and how to build a sense of self without losing connection to others. This episode explores how self-esteem…
S1E3 Resentment Explained: Abandonment, Infidelity, and Lowering the Pedestal
In Episode 3, Kim breaks down resentment: what it is, why it lingers, and how to work with it without letting it harden you. This episode introduces a key distinction between toxic resentment and…
S1E2 Love Languages Revisited: Childhood Wounds, Texting Anxiety, and Infidelity
In Episode 2, Kim revisits the concept of love languages and expands it beyond Gary Chapman's framework to include what she calls childhood love languages: the ways love, attention, neglect, and…
S1E1 Engineering Love: How Relationships Break, Repair, and Repeat
In Episode 1 of Engineering Love, Kim introduces the core philosophy behind the podcast: that love isn't something that magically happens, it's something that can be learned, built, and repaired with…
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Engineering Love has published 16 episodes since February 2023, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Mental Health.
Engineering Love is currently declining with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 35m.
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