CW: mention of sexual abuse and domestic violence

We chat with Amy about her recovery from Sex and Love Addiction. Amy walks us through how childhood trauma affected her, and resulted in her desire to be loved at any cost. She shares what life was like being in active Sex and Love addiction, and when she knew something had to change. Amy teaches us the characteristics of a Sex and Love addict, and what recovery looks and feel like. We talking about Self-Love: how we become self-living, and how we raise self-loving children. 

 

Topics Discussed:

(0:00) Introductions: Amy tells us a little about herself. 

(2:29) Childhood trauma: Amy tells us a little bit about her childhood and youth which involved sexual abuse and domestic violence.

(10:01) Dating: Amy talks to us about dating and relationships. She previously engaged in a cycle of binging on sex addiction, and then binging on love addiction. She describes being clingy and overly attached to boyfriends unable to gauge if the relationship was healthy, finding exhilaration in fooling around with men, getting a high from picking up men, but feeling unfulfilled. 

(17:14) Realizing that she was a Sex and Love Addict: Amy talks about being overwhelmed by her feelings, and finding men to distract her. She shares about hitting rock bottom, putting her children through multiple moves and inconsistency, realizing that the same patterns were repeating themselves and that she herself was the common denominator. 

(25:39) Characteristics of Love Addiction: Amy shares the characteristics of sex and love addicts anoymoousm and the connections that she saw between herself and those characteristics.

(31:15) What is recovery for a sex and love addiction: Amy talks about what recovery looks like for a Sex and Love Addict, such as learning to say no, taking it slow in a relationship, being vulnerable, llearning to love and relate to others, and setting goals and boundaries.

(46:42) The First Year: Amy is almost one year into her recovery journey, she shares with us what that looks and feels like, and how she is striving to be the best version of herself. 

(56:01) Raising self-loving kids: We talk about raising kids who love themselves. 

(1:01:15) Her Mother: Amy tells us how she has worked to repair the relationship between herself and her mother. 

 

Resources

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous 

Codependence Anonymous

 

About Amy Stockwell:

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https://amystockwell.ca

IG @amy_stockwellness

Recovering love addict and PTSD advocate, Amy is a life coach and speaker who has turned her life around overcoming the trauma of her chidlhood that involved sexual abuse and domestic violence. With a degree in psychology, Amy has been working in mental health for the last 10 years and shares her knowledge through writing her blog on her website. With her recovery focus on self-love and self-esteem, Amy is passionate about inspiring and helping others to change their lives and overcome obstacles. By sharing her experience and recovery Amy's goal is to be a voice for those who struggle so that they too can recover.Help us raise fund for new audio equipment and join our commuities

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