Learn from experts and hear real stories of recovery with the Journals of a Love Addict Podcast
Do you…
Continually find yourself in dysfunctional relationships?
Undervalue yourself while putting others on a pedestal?
Have a pattern of dating emotionally unavailable partners?
Yes? I can totally relate.
On my podcast, Journals of a Love Addict, I share my personal journey through love addiction recovery, and my experience as a therapist who works with love addiction.
I also talk with others who have struggled, as well as experts in trauma, addiction, and other areas of mental health.
My hope is to help listeners feel less alone as I spread awareness of what love addiction is really all about.
Music by JD Pendley
Episode 11: Best Girlfriend Ever
Love addiction is rooted in codependence; it comes with boundary issues, dependency issues, and self-esteem issues, which leads us to look externally (often to our partners) for a sense of worthiness.
Episode 10: An Interview with Daniel Gowan
What’s it like to grow up as The Hero of the family? Hint: It’s not as awesome as it sounds.
Episode 9: Just So
Do you struggle with consistency? Does your desire to do All The Things - and do them perfectly - get in the way of actually DOING anything at all?
Episode 8: An Interview with Sarah Bridge: Part 2
What do seduction, fantasy, obsession, self-medicating and withdrawal have in common? They're all parts of the cycle of love addiction.
Episode 7: An Interview with Sarah Bridge: Part 1
In this episode (part one of a two part series), I talk with Sarah Bridge, LCSW, about the core symptoms of codependence, assigned family roles and post-induction therapy.
Episode 6: A Prefab Fantasy
Fantasy is a big part of love addiction; it’s what keeps us hooked in our co-addicted relationships as we try to make a partner into who we want them to be instead of accepting the reality of who they are.
Episode 5: Playing it Sexy
When a relationship ends, Love Addicts can spend a lot of energy trying to put it back together.
Episode 4: The Thing Is
Lots of people have a Thing - something that needs to be addressed in order to be the healthiest version of oneself; but sometimes that Thing is intertwined with another, much bigger Thing. In this episode, I talk about my experience with alcohol and how it was intertwined with my love addiction (AKA: The Big Thing) from a young age. My friend, Sondra Primeaux (The Unruffled Podcast), shares her history with her Things (codependence and alcohol) and how honesty, boundaries, and recovery have changed everything.
Episode 3: An Interview with Kelly McDaniel
What is love addiction? According to Kelly McDaniel, therapist and author of “Ready to Heal: Breaking Free of Addictive Relationships”, the answer is quite complex. In this episode, Kelly joins me to discuss the cultural programming that leads to love addiction; how sex and love get intertwined (and confused) at an early age; and how we can recover. Get a notebook and pen because this episode covers a lot of ground.
Episode 2: Brooke - A Breakup Story
Breakups are hard, but sometimes staying in the relationship is even harder. In this episode, my friend Brooke shares her experience with codependence and how it affected a recent longterm relationship (plus how and why that relationship ultimately ended).
Episode 1: An Introduction
Who is Jodi White and why is she always talking about love addiction? I promise to answer these questions in this first episode of Journals of a Love Addict (and in case you’re wondering “WTF is love addiction?”, I’ll answer that one, too.)