Breaking Free from Love Addiction: Healing Attachment Trauma and Building Healthy Relationships in NYC
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Love addiction isn’t about true love—it’s often a way to fill emotional voids or cope with unresolved trauma. Rooted in attachment wounds, it can trap you in cycles of unhealthy relationships and constant anxiety. But healing is possible. By understanding the connection between love addiction, trauma, and anxiety, and taking steps like practicing self-compassion, setting boundaries, and working through past pain, you can build healthier, more fulfilling relationships. Start your journey toward love that uplifts, not consumes, by reconnecting with yourself and seeking support. Read more to learn how to break free and heal.
Are You Parenting Your Partner?
Ever feel like you are telling your partner what to do, doing things for them, nagging them to do more of the things you want them to do, or not do? Then you're probably parenting your partner.
Learn what to do instead from my latest blog post.
One Big Cause of Conflict in a Relationship — And the Simple Fix
Love Languages and Sexual Blueprints can help bring you and your partner closer and resolve some conflict.
5 Ways to Overcome Relationship Jet Lag
The term "relationship jet lag" means “when the transition into or out of time with your partner takes longer because your mind is still lagging behind, stuck in the last thing you were doing.”
It’s when you feel out of sync.
Two Things That Impact Your Relationship and How to Make it Better
Humans are wired for attachment. When my clients say, “I’ll just be alone forever,” I know they don’t mean it. We are designed to be interdependent, and it’s ok to want someone to depend upon. In fact, science demonstrates that the more our needs ARE met in our dependency years, the more confident and independent we can become.
Our emotional needs continue to vie for attention as adults though, and research again demonstrates that when we feel safely partnered, we can feel secure enough to venture forth in other endeavors. Learn how to make your relationship secure.
5 Signs You Might Be in a Codependent Triangle
Codependency isn’t a new subject. Unfortunately, it’s become something of a buzzword in everything from psychology to marriage counseling. However, while many people understand the basic definition of a codependent relationship, fewer have an understanding of a codependent triangle.
A codependent triangle comprises three roles; rescuers, persecutors, and victims. Read this post to learn what roles you play.