We all have patterns.
Some help us grow.
Some quietly keep us stuck.
Helping people better understand relationships, emotional patterns, dysfunctional dynamics, and the patterns that quietly shape their lives.
What We Explore
Relationship Patterns
Understanding the emotional patterns we repeat in relationships and daily life.
Anxiety & Overthinking
Understanding the fear, pressure, and overthinking that keep people emotionally stuck.
Toxic Relationships
Recognizing unhealthy relationship dynamics, manipulation, and emotional instability.
Family & Cultural Dynamics
Understanding family systems, estrangement, and cultural patterns across generations.
Life Transitions
Navigating change, uncertainty, identity shifts, and emotional adjustment.
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Emotional Awareness & Growth
Developing insight into emotional responses, boundaries, and personal growth.
About Maria
Maria Shkreli, LMHC, is an author and podcast host specializing in relationship dynamics, emotional patterns, dysfunctional family systems, and self-awareness.
Her work focuses on helping individuals better understand the patterns they normalize, the relationships they repeat, and the emotional experiences that quietly shape everyday life.
Drawing from both professional experience and a deep understanding of human behavior, Maria takes a thoughtful and direct approach to helping people develop greater awareness, insight, and emotional clarity.
She is the author of Breaking Cycles and Breaking Up with Toxicity and host of the podcast Breaking Cycles with Maria.
Breaking Cycles with Maria
Conversations about relationships, emotional patterns, self-awareness, anxiety, culture, human behavior, and the experiences we often normalize without realizing their impact.
Sometimes educational.
Sometimes reflective.
Always human.
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Breaking Cycles
A reflective look into emotional patterns, dysfunctional dynamics, and understanding the cycles we repeat.
Breaking Up with Toxicity
A simplified workbook focused on recognizing unhealthy relationship dynamics and reclaiming emotional clarity.