• Love Addiction and Love Avoidance

  • Oct 14 2024
  • Length: 22 mins
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Love Addiction and Love Avoidance

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  • In this conversation, Ria Flanagan and Kelli Wagner discuss the complexities of love addiction, trauma, and the importance of understanding these issues in both individual and couples therapy. They explore how trauma impacts relationships, the dynamics of love addiction and avoidance, and the significance of daily practices for happiness. Kelli shares insights from her work with clients, emphasizing the need for connection and the role of trauma in shaping behaviors and relationships. The discussion highlights the importance of awareness, healing, and community support in the journey towards emotional well-being.

    • Kelli specializes in trauma and various addictions.
    • Understanding trauma is crucial for effective addiction treatment.
    • Couples therapy reveals relationship dynamics and blind spots.
    • Trauma can trigger survival responses in relationships.
    • Daily practices can help individuals seek joy and happiness.
    • Love addiction often stems from fears of abandonment and intimacy.
    • Therapists provide tools but do not fix clients.
    • Community and connection are essential for healing.
    • Awareness of unhealthy patterns is the first step to change.
    • Healing involves both individual and relational work.
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