Sherry and Carla first share a little about the infamous Villages community in Florida, and then they take a Love Fix question from a listener wondering how they can stop feeling triggered from past situations in their new relationship. They then welcome Marlena Tillhon, a psychotherapist and relationship coach specializing in helping people heal from past trauma caused by unhealthy relationships. Marlena works with her clients so they can create healthy, loving and fulfilling relationships so they can feel loved for who they are today.

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What You'll Hear In This Episode:

• How negatively unhealed trauma affects our relationship.

• Learning to break the cycle of getting in unhealthy relationships.

• Appreciating the learning lessons in shorter relationships instead of feeling shame around them.

• The importance of codependent people learning to show up as they are instead of feeling the need to be perfect or control the outcome.

• What is the codependent nightmare?

• How Marlena learned to distinguish love from the traditional view of relationships, which in turn helped codependent thoughts and behaviors.

• Some of the most successful and thoughtful people also have traits that align with codependency.

• It could be anxious attachment, or it just could be a normal response to someone's avoidant behavior.

Disclaimer: The Love Fix Podcast content has been made available for informational, entertainment, and educational purposes only. The Love Fix Podcast is distinctly different from coaching, counseling, psychotherapy, or psychoanalysis and does not deal with the diagnosis or treatment of emotional problems. The Love Fix podcast does not constitute medical consultation or treatment, health insurance does not apply.