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  • What EMDR is and How It Can Help with Codependency, Trauma, and Regulating Your Nervous System with Jaclyn Bsales

    The episode begins with Carla's announcement that she's learning Spanish, and it leads to a conversation on all the languages she and Sherry would love to learn how to speak. Then, they take a Love Fix question from a listener that wants to stop running away in relationships when things get tough, and then Sherry and Carla welcome guest Jaclyn Bsales, EMDR Certified, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Jaclyn breaks down exactly what EMDR is in a clear and understandable way, and how it can help both people with complex trauma and those looking to self regulate and gain more confidence. Jaclyn discusses how our old patterns can get us stuck in overwhelming, toxic, and abusive relationships, and how EMDR can help.

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    Sherry

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    Carla

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    Jaclyn

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    Today's episode is sponsored by Carla's book Contagious Love: Break Free from Codependency for Damn Good and Sherry's book Love Smacked: How To Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency To Find Everlasting Love.

    Thanks to Contagious Love and Love Smacked for sponsoring this episode.

    What You'll Hear In This Episode:

    • What is EMDR, and how can EMDR help someone who has experienced or is currently experiencing trauma?
    • How EMDR can help us re-establish a sense of safety.
    • EMDR can also help people with no significant trauma who just desire a calmer nervous system.
    • How can a toxic traumatic relationship impact our self esteem for years after the relationship ends?
    • How EMDR can help people with obsessive love addiction.
    • Carla talks about how working on codependency is a lifetime job.
    • Sherry gives her thoughts on trauma based coaches!
    • Join Jaclyn's Community, along with how to work with Sherry and Carla on overcoming codependency, dating, break-ups, healing from toxic relationships, and gaining confidence.
    • The red flags within yourself that you should look into when doing trauma therapy.
    • When we get to adulthood, we tend to be conditioned, whether it's subconscious or conscious to seek out relationships that kind of mirror our past experience.

    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.

    38 min
  • Guiding Yourself Towards Healthy and Happy Relationships with The Change Triangle: Hilary Jacobs Hendel

    Sherry and Carla get in the Halloween mood with some spooky spider trivia, and then take a Love Fix question from a listener that needs help learning to not always put their partner on a pedestal. They then welcome Hilary Jacobs Hendel, Psychotherapist, Emotion Educator, and author of the award winning book, It's Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle To Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self. Hilary talks about what the Change Triangle is, our 7 core emotions, and how to spot healthy vs. unhealthy conflict.

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    • The Love Fix | @thelovefixpodcast
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    • The Love Fix Relationship Quiz

    Sherry

    Website | Sign up for your FREE strategy call for life coaching/psychotherapy with Sherry Sherry Gaba | Psychotherapist, Life Coach & Author | Join Sherry's Inner Circle for healing from Narcissistic Abuse, Codependency, and Love Addiction -($1 trial or 1/2 off 6 months free)

    Carla

    Website | Instagram | Facebook | Contagious Love | Online Dating Bootcamp

    Hilary

    Website | YouTube | It's Not Always Depression

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    Today's episode is sponsored by Carla's book Contagious Love: Break Free from Codependency for Damn Good and Sherry's book Love Smacked: How To Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency To Find Everlasting Love.

    Thanks to Contagious Love and Love Smacked for sponsoring this episode.

    What You'll Hear In This Episode:

    • Hilary discusses the 7 core emotions, and why they are each important.
    • The need for us to practice slowing down and really listen to each other.
    • 99% of fights are miscommunications.
    • What is The Change Triangle?
    • We all have some level of dysfunction, but some people's trauma can be more debilitating than others.
    • Should you add that it's important for your partner to go to therapy in your dating profile?
    • How we can learn to have healthy conflict.
    • Join Hilary's community, and get a monthly post with emotional wisdom, along with how to work with Sherry and Carla on overcoming codependency, dating, break-ups, healing from toxic relationships, and gaining confidence.

    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.

    34 min
  • How toxic relationships, trauma, and stress can affect our sex life with Rafaella Fiallo

    Sherry and Carla start with a Love Fix question from a listener wanting to know when the right time is to get a therapist, which leads to a discussion on the important things to note before jumping into couples therapy. They then welcome Rafaella Fiallo, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Sexual Liberation Activist, Educator, and Therapist specializing in relationship, sex, and trauma therapy. Rafaella owns a therapy private practice, Healing Exchange LLC, and co-founded Afrosexology, a sex-positive pleasure-based sexuality education business. Rafaella talks about her guide to Sexual Self-Care, and group for Trauma Survivors, which is basically a sex-ed class with a trauma-informed lens to let people know they can take up space, in whatever sexual way feels good to them.

    Want to work with Sherry and Carla together? Head to www.thelovefix.com to sign up for the 6 Week Live Coaching Program.

    Connect with Us!

    • The Love Fix | @thelovefixpodcast
    • Get 1:1 Dating & Relationship Coaching
    • The Love Fix Relationship Quiz

    Sherry

    Website | Sign up for your FREE strategy call for life coaching/psychotherapy with Sherry Sherry Gaba | Psychotherapist, Life Coach & Author | Join Sherry's Inner Circle for healing from Narcissistic Abuse, Codependency, and Love Addiction -($1 trial or 1/2 off 6 months free)

    Carla

    Website | Instagram | Facebook | Contagious Love | Online Dating Bootcamp

    Rafaella

    Website | Instagram | A Guide to Sexual Self-Care | Afrosexology | Group Therapy

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    Today's episode is sponsored by Carla's book Contagious Love: Break Free from Codependency for Damn Good and Sherry's book Love Smacked: How To Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency To Find Everlasting Love.

    Thanks to Contagious Love and Love Smacked for sponsoring this episode.

    What You'll Hear In This Episode:

    • Why it's important for couples to seek out support and coaching or therapy before things go wrong in a relationship.
    • In order for couples therapy to work, both people must be committed to making the relationship work. Otherwise, you're just wasting your time.
    • Rafaella talks about what being sex-positive means to her.
    • Labels can be liberating, or they can be limiting.
    • How can a toxic relationship and even just trauma or stress affect our sex life?
    • We have stress and trauma every day, and then we can have it from childhood, PTSD, and other experiences that are going to trickle into our intimacy, our relationship, and just our overall body response.
    • Check out Rafaella's guide to sexual self-care and community, along with how to work with Sherry and Carla on overcoming codependency, dating, break-ups, healing from toxic relationships, and gaining confidence.
    • You don't have to have sexual trauma, you don't even have to have a big trauma. If you've just been under stress and duress and oppression like we all are, that can absolutely have an impact on different facets of our life and lived experience, especially our sexual one.
    • How can we support consent culture and boundaries as a community?
    • Why is victim blaming so prevalent, and what can we do about it?
    • Rafaella discusses how our body and nervous system can confuse excitement for fear.

    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.

    37 min
  • The Difference Between Codependency and Anxious Attachment with Tana Espino

    Sherry and Carla start off the episode talking about self care, and take a Love Fix question from a listener in her 30's who can't seem to shake anxiety when she doesn't hear from her partner. They then welcome Tana Espino, a LMFT and Somatic Coach, guiding women to heal codependency and anxiety in relationships. Tana talks about how you can learn to shift from an anxious to secure attachment, and move from codependency to confidence. She discusses the different nervous system responses, and the tools we can use to learn to have healthy and empowering responses to the world around us.

    Want to work with Sherry and Carla together? Head to www.thelovefix.com to sign up for the 6 Week Live Coaching Program.

    Connect with Us!

    • The Love Fix | @thelovefixpodcast
    • Get 1:1 Dating & Relationship Coaching
    • The Love Fix Relationship Quiz

    Sherry

    Website | Sign up for your FREE strategy call for life coaching/psychotherapy with Sherry Sherry Gaba | Psychotherapist, Life Coach & Author | Join Sherry's Inner Circle for healing from Narcissistic Abuse, Codependency, and Love Addiction -($1 trial or 1/2 off 6 months free)

    Carla

    Website | Instagram | Facebook | Contagious Love | Online Dating Bootcamp

    Tana

    Website | Instagram

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    Today's episode is sponsored by Carla's book Contagious Love: Break Free from Codependency for Damn Good and Sherry's book Love Smacked: How To Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency To Find Everlasting Love.

    Thanks to Contagious Love and Love Smacked for sponsoring this episode.

    What You'll Hear In This Episode:

    • With codependency, there is a behavioral component that stems from the belief that they are not good enough.
    • How codependent behavior and anxious attachment are similar, and how they differ.
    • What does it look like once our attachment systems are activated?
    • Accessing our internal world looks differently for each individual, and it's a highly personal thing. That's why it's best to work with a therapist or trained individual who can support you through the process.
    • Tana walks us through a cliffs notes process of our nervous system reactions, and what that looks like in someone with anxious attachment.
    • What is fawning?
    • Check out Tana's free coaching, along with how to work with Sherry and Carla on overcoming codependency, dating, break-ups, healing from toxic relationships, and gaining confidence.
    • The crux of codependency is someone not knowing who they are, and feeling invisible, abandoned, and not worthy.
    • How can someone start to feel good enough and worthy of both love for themselves and from someone else?
    • How can we better set boundaries with our friends, family, and in the workplace?

    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.

    29 min
  • Boundaries, Toxic Relationships, and Codependency with Kamini Wood

    Sherry and Carla start the show talking about east coast fashion vs. dressing in LA, and then take a Love Fix question from a listener wondering the difference between setting boundaries and reacting. They then welcome Certified Professional Coach Kamini Wood, creator of the Authentic Me Rise Up program and CEO of Live Joy Your Way. Kamini talks about how to recognize red flags and toxic relationships, what setting a porous vs. rigid boundary looks like, and how codependents can start to set aside time and space for themselves without feeling guilty.

    Boundaries Master Class: https://sherrygaba.lpages.co/love-fix-master-class/

    Connect with Us!

    • The Love Fix | @thelovefixpodcast
    • Get 1:1 Dating & Relationship Coaching
    • The Love Fix Relationship Quiz

    Sherry

    Website | Sign up for your FREE strategy call for life coaching/psychotherapy with Sherry Sherry Gaba | Psychotherapist, Life Coach & Author | Join Sherry's Inner Circle for healing from Narcissistic Abuse, Codependency, and Love Addiction -($1 trial or 1/2 off 6 months free)

    Carla

    Website | Instagram | Facebook | Contagious Love | Online Dating Bootcamp

    Kamini

    Website | Instagram | Live Joy Your Way

    Sign up to be in TDR database: https://www.threedayrule.com/CarlaRomo

    Today's episode is sponsored by Carla's book Contagious Love: Break Free from Codependency for Damn Good and Sherry's book Love Smacked: How To Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency To Find Everlasting Love.

    Thanks to Contagious Love and Love Smacked for sponsoring this episode.

    What You'll Hear In This Episode:

    • Self love can be deep self acceptance of your authentic self, not the mask that you're wearing for the outside world.
    • Practicing self love does not make you a narcissist. In fact, they are two totally different things.
    • Why codependents struggle with setting boundaries, and what porous vs. rigid boundaries look like.
    • How to set better boundaries if you are a codependent dealing with a narcissist.
    • Check out Kamini's books and coaching, along with how to work with Sherry and Carla on overcoming codependency, dating, break-ups, healing from toxic relationships, and gaining confidence.
    • How Kamini sets boundaries with 5 kids!
    • Often the people that push back against our boundary the hardest are the ones that were benefiting the most from your lack of boundary.
    • How we can recognize the elements of toxic relationships.

    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.

    28 min
  • Divorce and Toxic Relationships with Dawn Burnett

    It's all about divorce and moving on from toxicity this week. First, Carla and Sherry take a Love Fix question from someone who is hesitant to date a divorcee. They then welcome Dawn Burnett, CSA who is the founder of the #SHEROproject and a divorce and lifestyle consultant. Dawn has helped countless people around the world free themselves from relationships, habits, and situations that are no longer serving their highest selves. She discusses her own journey of abuse and how she broke certain patterns and freed herself from toxicity, why what we eat and how we treat ourselves really matters, and why it's important to have the right support and to take baby steps when leaving an abusive relationship.

    Connect with Us!

    • The Love Fix | @thelovefixpodcast
    • Get 1:1 Dating & Relationship Coaching
    • The Love Fix Relationship Quiz

    Sherry

    Website | Sign up for your FREE strategy call for life coaching/psychotherapy with Sherry Sherry Gaba | Psychotherapist, Life Coach & Author | Join Sherry's Inner Circle for healing from Narcissistic Abuse, Codependency, and Love Addiction -($1 trial or 1/2 off 6 months free)

    Carla

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    Dawn

    #SHEROProject | Instagram | Website

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    Today's episode is sponsored by Carla's book Contagious Love: Break Free from Codependency for Damn Good and Sherry's book Love Smacked: How To Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency To Find Everlasting Love.

    Thanks to Contagious Love and Love Smacked for sponsoring this episode.

    What You'll Hear In This Episode:

    • Dawn endured a very abusive and toxic broken home and a 15 year abusive marriage. She now is a thriver and is happy to be free for the last 13 years.
    • Abuse is a very overwhelming situation, and it's all about dealing with internal trauma through baby steps, positive affirmations, positive podcasts, etc.
    • Dawn discusses the tools she uses to help people move from a toxic force to being okay.
    • The importance of finding a community.
    • How we can begin to clear out toxicity through focusing on what we eat, drink, how we move and what we put on our bodies.
    • Check out Dawn's #SHEROproject, along with how to work with Sherry and Carla on overcoming codependency, dating, break-ups, healing from toxic relationships, and gaining confidence.
    • What it means to Dawn for someone to go from victim to thriver.
    • Can someone really be okay after divorce, or do they always have baggage with them in the next relationship?
    • You can't think your way to positive action. You have to do positive action, and then it changes your thinking.

    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.

    35 min
  • The One Personality Trait Narcissists Have In Common: Darlene Lancer

    Carla and Sherry share their favorite snacks, from Tostitos to eggs with ketchup. They take a Love Fix question about a listener who feels like they are constantly in denial about their relationship, and then welcome Darlene Lancer, best-selling author, psychotherapist, and international relationship expert on narcissism and codependency. Darlene shares some of her wisdom from writing 10 books and counseling individuals and couples for over 30 years and shines a light on some traits of a narcissist, how to spot one, and why certain people are more vulnerable to this behavior.

    Connect with Us!

    • The Love Fix | @thelovefixpodcast
    • Get 1:1 Dating & Relationship Coaching
    • The Love Fix Relationship Quiz

    Sherry

    Website | Sign up for your FREE strategy call for life coaching/psychotherapy with Sherry Sherry Gaba | Psychotherapist, Life Coach & Author | Join Sherry's Inner Circle for healing from Narcissistic Abuse, Codependency, and Love Addiction -($1 trial or 1/2 off 6 months free)

    Carla

    Website | Instagram | Facebook | Contagious Love | Online Dating Bootcamp

    Darlene

    Website| Blog | Codependency for Dummies

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    Today's episode is sponsored by Carla's book Contagious Love: Break Free from Codependency for Damn Good and Sherry's book Love Smacked: How To Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency To Find Everlasting Love.

    Thanks to Contagious Love and Love Smacked for sponsoring this episode.

    What You'll Hear In This Episode:

    • The one inherited personality trait that researchers have found narcissists share.
    • Narcissists score low on agreeableness as an inherited trait. They tend to think they are entitled to special treatment and that they are above the law.
    • How narcissistic personalities are actually a defense to shame.
    • Can narcissists be aggressive?
    • Check out Darlene's impressive body of work and free articles, along with how to work with Sherry and Carla on overcoming codependency, dating, break-ups, healing from toxic relationships, and gaining confidence.
    • Why do narcissists act so nice at first, but end up being so hard to get along with?
    • Why it typically takes people several meetings to notice a narcissist and especially in dating, a narcissist's goal is to try even harder to make you like them.
    • A codependents' goal is to connect, and they feel safe when they are in a relationship.
    • What is the "Q-TIP" acronym?
    • What are some signs you are vulnerable to a narcissist?
    • How can codependents gain their own power?

    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.

    36 min
  • Embracing Codependency and Taking Custody of Your Inner Child with Aishia Grevenberg

    Carla and Sherry start this week off with tips for staying focused, and then take a Love Fix Question about the difference between love addiction and codependency. They then welcome Aishia Grevenberg, LCSW., a psychotherapist with over 20 years experience and clinical expertise in trauma, relationships, codependency and addiction. Aishia is a on a tireless quest to promote transformational change in women and she talks about realizing her own self worth, embracing the non-married (and happy!) life, and giving herself permission to feel any and all emotions.

    Connect with Us!

    • The Love Fix | @thelovefixpodcast
    • Get 1:1 Dating & Relationship Coaching
    • The Love Fix Relationship Quiz

    Sherry

    Website | Sign up for your FREE strategy call for life coaching/psychotherapy with Sherry Sherry Gaba | Psychotherapist, Life Coach & Author | Become a Member — Codependency Special — Wake Up Recovery — $1 trial membership

    Carla

    Website | Instagram | Facebook | Contagious Love | Online Dating Bootcamp

    Aishia

    Website | Instagram

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    Today's episode is sponsored by Carla's book Contagious Love: Break Free from Codependency for Damn Good and Sherry's book Love Smacked: How To Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency To Find Everlasting Love.

    Thanks to Contagious Love and Love Smacked for sponsoring this episode.

    What You'll Hear In This Episode:

    • It's 2022, and we are still making it a primary focus for women to find a man? How do we flip the script so our self love and health comes first?
    • Aishia talks about her journey into becoming a wellness consultant and psychotherapist.
    • How can we better accept being single?
    • Check out Aishia's community, along with how to work with Sherry and Carla on overcoming codependency, dating, break-ups, healing from toxic relationships, and gaining confidence.
    • It's great to have a relationship and be in love, but it's equally as great loving the single life and deciding however you want your life to look as your reality.
    • What to say when people accuse you of being "selfish" for not wanting a marriage or children?
    • We must embrace our codependence and not run away from it, to be able to fully work on it.
    • How Aishia works with her clients to help them look inside themselves for care and comfort rather than externally.
    • What does it mean to "take custody of your inner child?"
    • Aishia talks about her feeling of having her anger invalidated, and how she gave herself permission to be okay with whatever emotions came up.
    • How somebody can take steps forward so that they are able to ask for their needs, but also express their love and be in a healthy relationship moving forward.

    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.

    41 min
  • Jessica Da Silva: The Four Attachment Styles and Steps Towards Secure Attachment

    Carla and Sherry start this week off with a Love Fix question from someone whose partner gets frustrated with their lack of focus and undivided attention. They then welcome Jessica Da Silva, LMFT and Attachment Coach, who helps adults end their unhealthy dating patterns to create strong and secure relationships. Jessica talks about the four different attachment theories, and how we can learn from both the challenges and gifts that each one brings.

    Connect with Us!

    • The Love Fix | @thelovefixpodcast
    • Get 1:1 Dating & Relationship Coaching
    • The Love Fix Relationship Quiz

    Sherry

    Website | Sign up for your FREE strategy call for life coaching/psychotherapy with Sherry Sherry Gaba | Psychotherapist, Life Coach & Author | Become a Member — Codependency Special — Wake Up Recovery — $1 trial membership

    Carla

    Website | Instagram | Facebook | Contagious Love | Online Dating Bootcamp

    Jessica

    My Secure Self Academy | website

    Sign up to be in TDR database: https://www.threedayrule.com/CarlaRomo

    Today's episode is sponsored by Carla's book Contagious Love: Break Free from Codependency for Damn Good and Sherry's book Love Smacked: How To Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency To Find Everlasting Love.

    Thanks to Contagious Love and Love Smacked for sponsoring this episode.

    What You'll Hear In This Episode:

    • Where the attachment theory came from and how it stems from the attachment bonds between caregiver and child.
    • More about the four different attachment styles and ways we experience love: anxious attachment, dismissive, avoidant, and secure attachment.
    • No one is 100% one way of an attachment style, but it is on a spectrum.
    • Jessica discusses some soothing exercises she does to help ground different attachment styles.
    • Check out Jessica's attachment coaching programs, along with how to work with Sherry and Carla on overcoming codependency, dating, break-ups, healing from toxic relationships, and gaining confidence.
    • What does it mean when someone is a dismissive avoidant?
    • How can an anxiously attached person be in a relationship with an avoidant attached one?
    • Jessica talks about her own experience as a fearful avoidant, and how her current relationship made her more secure.
    • Which attachment style seems to go with codependents, and which is more narcissistic?
    • Why it's important for us to know what attachment style we fall more into.
    • What the healing and recovery process can look like and why having a therapist or professional help you is critical.
    • If we don't deal with our traumas, we can end up projecting our insecurities on other relationships in our life.
    • The steps someone can use to cultivate a secure attachment style.

    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.

    28 min
  • The Roller Coaster of Trauma Bonding and Love Bombing with Nova Gibson

    Sherry talks about her new move to Florida, and then she and Carla take a Love Fix question from a listener in a new relationship who is trying to break old patterns from having to deal with narcissists. They then welcome Nova Gibson, Founder and Principal Counselor at Brighter Outlook Narcissistic Abuse Counseling Service. Nova talks about her expertise and passion behind supporting victims and survivors of narcissistic abuse, how to begin the process of recovery, why a tribe is important as you begin to seek help, and why victims tend to get stuck in a cycle of going back to either the same or a new narcissist partner.

    Connect with Us!

    • The Love Fix | @thelovefixpodcast
    • Become a Member — Codependency Special — Wake Up Recovery — $1 trial membership
    • Get 1:1 Dating & Relationship Coaching
    • The Love Fix Relationship Quiz

    Sherry

    Join me for the FREE Obsessive Love & Codependent Relationship Transformation Challenge, beginning Monday, August 15th ...

    Website | Sign up for your FREE strategy call for life coaching/psychotherapy with Sherry Sherry Gaba | Psychotherapist, Life Coach & Author

    Carla

    Website | Instagram | Facebook | Contagious Love | Online Dating Bootcamp

    Sign up to be in TDR database: https://www.threedayrule.com/CarlaRomo

    Nova

    Website | Facebook

    Today's episode is sponsored by Carla's book Contagious Love: Break Free from Codependency for Damn Good and Sherry's book Love Smacked: How To Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency To Find Everlasting Love.

    Thanks to Contagious Love and Love Smacked for sponsoring this episode.

    What You'll Hear In This Episode:

    • How self-care and setting boundaries go hand in hand with narcissistic abuse recovery.
    • Why is there so much talk about narcissists and the people that have been affected by them?
    • How trauma bonding keeps victims physically attracted and addicted.
    • Nova talks about her own experience with a narcissist, and why she chose this area of expertise after getting the help she needed.
    • Check out Nova's Brighter Outlook community, along with how to work with Sherry and Carla on overcoming codependency, dating, break-ups, healing from toxic relationships, and gaining confidence.
    • Nova gives a snapshot of what love bombing looks like, and why even smart successful people can fall prey to it.
    • Love addicts tend to live in fantasy rather than reality.
    • Why no contact is important and finding a tribe that can support you is critical.
    • What resources are there for people getting out of a toxic relationship that want to go no contact but have children?

    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.

    37 min

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