In this powerful episode of Elevate With Sage, we’re flipping the mirror and asking the hard question: Could you be the toxic one?

We take a real, unfiltered look at the common toxic traits men and women bring into relationships — from emotional withdrawal, manipulation, and passive-aggression to blame-shifting, control, and ego-based shutdowns.

This episode isn’t about shaming — it’s about growing. It’s about owning your patterns, understanding your partner’s pain, and choosing healing over pride.

Whether you’re the one causing harm or the one trying to love someone who is… this episode will help you see yourself and your relationships in a brand new way.

🔥 Real talk.
🔥 Healing truth.
🔥 Relationship elevation.

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This is only the beginning… stay tuned for more unfiltered episodes on emotional intelligence, self-awareness, love, and leadership.

This quick reflection asks a powerful question:
What if you’re not hard to love — just hard to feel safe with?

In under 2 minutes, Sage drops a truth-packed reminder on emotional awareness, toxic patterns, and the silent ways we block real love without realizing it.
Whether you’re healing from old habits or learning how to love better — this one will stay with you all week.

🎧 A perfect companion to Episode 6: How to Know If You’re the Toxic One
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In this powerful follow-up to Episode 4, Sage dives deep into the emotional world many men were never taught to explore. Why Men Shut Down: The Silent Side of Emotional Intelligence uncovers the childhood conditioning, unspoken trauma, and relationship breakdowns that lead men to emotionally withdraw — even when they still show up physically.

This episode speaks directly to men who’ve been told to “man up,” and to the women who’ve been left trying to connect with a partner who’s emotionally unavailable.

🎯 Inside this episode:

• Why emotional shutdown is learned, not weakness

• Real-world stats on men, emotional health, and suicide

• How unhealed trauma shows up as silence

• What your partner and kids feel when you emotionally check out

• Tools to stop shutting down and start showing up

• A real listener letter that hits home

• Reflection prompts that will change how you see yourself

Whether you're a man learning how to reconnect with your emotions, or someone loving a man who goes silent — this episode is for you.

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You’re not broken. You’re just learning what you were never taught.
And healing starts here.