<p>Why do we stay in co-addicted relationships, believing 'that one' person's validation is the key to our fulfillment? What drives us to pursue a fantasy, only to be disappointed when confronted by reality?</p> <p>In this episode, Jodi talks about books, Zen meditation, the role of dopamine in love addiction, and how finding our own 'nothing special' is actually really awesome.</p>

Why do we stay in co-addicted relationships, believing 'that one' person's validation is the key to our fulfillment? What drives us to pursue a fantasy, only to be disappointed when confronted by reality? In this episode, Jodi talks about books, Zen meditation, the role of dopamine in love addiction, and how finding our own 'nothing special' is actually really awesome.

EP13: Nothing Special

Do you continually find yourself in dysfunctional relationships? Have a pattern of dating emotionally unavailable partners? Undervalue yourself while putting others on a pedestal? Jodi White can relate. 

As a therapist and recovering Love Addict, Jodi shares her experience in this podcast through years of journal entries and interviews with others who have struggled, as well as experts in the fields of love & sex addiction, codependence and other areas of mental health.

Music by JD Pendley

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Do you continually find yourself in dysfunctional relationships? Have a pattern of dating emotionally unavailable partners? Undervalue yourself while putting others on a pedestal? Jodi White can relate. As a therapist and recovering Love Addict, Jodi shares her experience in this podcast through years of journal entries and interviews with others who have struggled, as well as experts in the fields of love & sex addiction, codependence and other areas of mental health. Music by JD Pendley

Do you continually find yourself in dysfunctional relationships? Have a pattern of dating emotionally unavailable partners? Undervalue yourself while putting others on a pedestal? Jodi White can relate. 

As a therapist and recovering Love Addict, Jodi shares her experience in this podcast through years of journal entries and interviews with others who have struggled, as well as experts in the fields of love &amp; sex addiction, codependence and other areas of mental health.

Music by JD Pendley

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