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Elijah Runyon

Elijah Runyon

Director of Coaching at Connection Codes and CEO of Runyan Strong Health, a coach specializing in men's, couples, and addiction-related emotional health.

Sep 29, 2026

Connection Codes

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Why Does Pulling Away Feel Safer Than Letting Someone In? - With Elijah Runyan

Sep 29 · 43m

Phyllis Hill
Phyllis HillHOST
1:34
that.
Elijah Runyan
Elijah RunyanGUEST
1:35
So I woke up last week sometime, woke up.
Elijah Runyan
Elijah RunyanGUEST
1:40
got out of bed and I was immediately hit with, gosh, now I know what it is, but at the time I didn't know, I just got flooded all of a sudden.
Elijah Runyan
Elijah RunyanGUEST
1:50
Like I literally just woke up, got out of bed and I got smacked in the face with a whole bunch of emotions.
Elijah Runyan
Elijah RunyanGUEST
1:57
And, um, at the time I didn't really know what was happening, but I recognized something and this was the first time it's happened for me.
Elijah Runyan
Elijah RunyanGUEST
2:06
Um, I recognized a pattern that had been happening to me for at least the last couple of years, but probably for a long time.
Elijah Runyan
Elijah RunyanGUEST
2:15
Um, And I immediately felt this sensation of what I would call the beginnings of depression, the beginnings of a really intense depression.

21 MINS LATER

Phyllis Hill
Phyllis HillHOST
23:19
So how would that have played out for you, do you think, if Christina hadn't called right in that moment?

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