Sex, Love, and Addiction
174 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsOn Sex, Love, and Addiction, Dr. Rob Weiss, sex therapist and author of a dozen books on sex and relationship healing, interviews global experts like Dr’s. Sue Johnson, Harville Hendrix, Dr. Stan Tatkin, and Helen Fisher, Dr. Kenneth Adams among others. This podcast features robust discussions focused on healing from chronic infidelity, cheating, porn, and sex addiction, along with the pain of relationship betrayal. Dr. Rob is Chief Clinical Officer for Seeking integrity Treatment Centers. He is a 30-year licensed therapist, a Ph.D. sexologist, and author Sex Addiction 101, Prodependence, and Out of the Doghouse, among other books. This podcast is dedicated to bringing information, advice, and direction from experts around the world to those seeking answers to some of life’s most challenging questions.
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How could you love AND Cheat on me? — Part 2
July 01, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this week’s episode, Dr. Rob shares part 2 of a webinar he did about addiction, relationship healing, low-self esteem, the power of denial, and so much more. When Dr. Rob was at the height of his addiction, he felt terrible all the time. He felt ashamed, he was suffering from depression, and he was wondering why. Despite this, he never wanted to pin his depression on his addictions. He was looking for every excuse in the book to not live a life of integrity. Addicts love to live in their ...
How could you love AND Cheat on me? - Part 1
June 24, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this week’s episode, Dr. Rob shares a webinar he did about addiction, relationship healing, low-self esteem, the power of denial, and so much more. As addicts, we become so disintegrated in our everyday lives. We do not believe our loved ones when they say they love us. We do everything in our power to push love away because we feel we do not deserve it. There’s a lot of internal shame that we face. Dr. Rob talks about how you can begin to live a life of integrity and value, and connectio...
Rebuilding Your Life After Betrayal with Kelly Ibarra
June 03, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBKelly Ibarra is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who specializes in Sexual Addiction and complex partner betrayal trauma. Kelly is the author of Deeply Troubled Radically Forgiven: A memoir about rebuilding after complex sexual betrayal. She is also a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) and is trained in Somatic and Attachment-Focused EMDR (SAFE). In this week’s episode, Kelly talks about why she wrote her book and how she helps people who have been in her position of deep emotio...
BONUS: Q&A with Rob & Tami - How Can I Heal My Addiction?
May 20, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBRob and Tami talk about the biggest emotion you should fear in your marriage is not hate, it’s indifference. When they no longer care, that’s when you know the relationship can not be salvaged. They also share how you can recover from a betrayal, and how long it truly takes to ‘heal’ an addiction. TAKEAWAYS: [0:30] Dissociation and decompartmentalization, how does it work? [3:50] Addicts don’t trust that people can soothe and comfort us. [6:25] At the end of the day, reality is what w...
Journaling to Recovery
April 22, 2021 04:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBHarriet Hunter has been on a long journey of sobriety and uses her experiences to help others overcome their addiction to alcoholism and drugs. Her drug of choice these days? Journaling. Harriet started this practice to finally be ‘seen’ for the first time. As someone who was always hidden in the shadows, journaling provided Harriet an outlet where she could explore her thoughts, emotions, and more in an organized way. Through journaling, Harriet found healing. Find more about her story in t...
“I Want to Stay” Keeping Relationships Together After Betrayal
April 15, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutes - 42.8 MBDr. Merry Frons has been working with individuals’ and couples’ relationship issues for the past 25 years. Her training as a sex therapist grew out of her experience working with couples when she realized that sexuality issues were part of couples' concerns and had a large influence on the underlying couples’ dynamic. Dr. Merry is out with a new book, The Trust Solution, where she talks about how two spouses can work on building trust and a healthy relationship again; A topic both her and Dr...
How to Heal from The Pain Your Sex Addict Has Caused You
April 01, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutes - 40.8 MBCarol Jeurgensen Sheets is a certified CSAT, Social Worker, and has been in this space for over 40 years. It is Carol’s mission to help both betrayed spouses and addicts overcome their own hurts and challenges so that they can live happy lives together. As a betrayed spouse, it’s important that you do inner work to heal your wounds and hurts that your addict has caused you. In this episode, Carol talks about her new book, Unleashing Your Power, and how you can use it (along with her other on...
Do Sex and Porn Addicts Commit Violent Crimes?
March 23, 2021 15:12 - 38 minutes - 44.7 MBStefanie Carnes, Ph.D., CSAT-S is the President of the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals, a training institute and professional organization for addiction professionals, and a senior fellow for Meadows Behavioral Healthcare where she works with sexually addicted clients and their families. Dr. Stefanie talks about the recent tragedies that happened in Atlanta, and how the shoot claimed he struggled with porn addiction, and more. Do sex addicts commit violent crim...
REPOST: What is Sex Addition and What is it Not?
March 23, 2021 15:09 - 31 minutes - 45.5 MBWelcome to Sex, Love and Addiction 101! Your host, Rob Weiss, is a licensed therapist, sexologist and author of numerous books on sex, relationships and addiction. This podcast is a way to discuss these topics in frank and informative ways. Rob will talk with everyone from experts from around the world to regular people just looking to make their relationships better. In today’s episode, Rob breaks down what sex addiction is, and isn’t. He also discusses the recovery of sex and love ad...
A 12-Step Program for People Who Aren’t Addicts
March 04, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 41.5 MBKristin Snowden and Scott Brassart collaborated to write a book, based on the 12-step program, that can help anyone, of all walks of life, find coping strategies when ‘life just happens’. Not an addict herself, Kristin struggled deeply when crisis after crisis happened in her life and she was completely unable to cope. She used the 12-step program to help her through this journey and give herself a newfound sense of accountability. Scott, a person in recovery and has gone through the steps h...
BONUS: Q&A with Rob & Tami - Can Betrayed Spouses be Addicts Too?
February 04, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 40 MBRob and Tami talk about codependency and why the term actually shames betrayed partners, not supports them. They also dive into some of the misconceptions people have about the partners of addicts. In this week’s episode, they share how you can find a therapist that understands you and what you’re going through, and doesn’t shame you. TAKEAWAYS: [0:25] Is it a good sign my addict is apologizing or is this a manipulation tactic? [2:15] Dr. Rob, are you offering partner meetings? [3:50]...
What is the Concept of ‘Home’, Really?
January 14, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 40 MBDr. Rob does a solo episode this week to talk about the concept of home and what it means to us and how it differs from people who aren’t addicts. No matter where you are, home is meant to be a safe place, but for addicts, it’s a place we run away from. If you grew up in an environment where home was hell, then it makes sense why you never want to go back there. Dr. Rob discusses how you can rebuild and really find ‘HOME’. TAKEAWAYS: [1:45] Let’s talk about the concept of home. [2:30...
BONUS: Q&A with Rob & Tami - My Addict’s Therapist Blames Me for His Wrong Doings!
January 07, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 38.3 MBRob and Tami explain in depth what a betrayed spouse is going through during the first year and a half after a reveal, and what a person in recovery can do about it. They also answer listener questions about porn addiction since the age of 10, and what to do when a CSAT therapist sides with the addict and not with the betrayed spouse. TAKEAWAYS: [0:25] My wife hates me. When will it stop? [2:25] Dr. Rob explains why it’s important for betrayed spouses to find a place to vent outside of...
Dating Starts with Warmth, Safety, and Fun with Ken Page
December 03, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 42.9 MBKen Page, LCSW, is a renowned psychotherapist, popular Psychology Today blogger, and author of the bestseller Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy. Ken was desperately looking for love but found himself chronically single as the years went by. What was he doing wrong? Through his own exploration and diving into the research, Ken shares how we can build intimacy and find a loving and healthy relationship on this week’s episode. TAKEAWAYS: ...
The Three Pillars to Restoring Sexuality after Betrayal with Drs. Ginger and Bill Bercaw
November 12, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 42.1 MBDr’s. Ginger and Bill Bercaw are the founders of The California Center for Healing in Pasadena, CA. The Bercaws are nationally recognized relationship and sexuality experts, appearing regularly on Access Hollywood Live and Fox News as well as being Huffington Post columnists and cited in Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Maxim, and the LA Times. Drs. Ginger and Bill discuss how a betrayed spouse can become intimate with their love or sex addict, ways couples can build intimacy, and how to prioriti...
You’re Not Crazy for Trying to Reconcile with Your Addict with Kristin Snowden
November 05, 2020 05:00 - 38 minutes - 45 MBKristin Snowden is a specialist in helping clients recover and heal from addiction, depression, anxiety, trauma, loss, and relationship challenges (namely infidelity and divorce). Kristin has seen women come into her office completely unsure why they feel depressed, why they feel lost, why they feel so broken. And upon further investigation, it’s because these women hide their true feelings and they’re being gaslighted by their addict. Kristin discusses how you’re not crazy about the feeling...
BONUS: Q&A with Rob & Tami - You Can’t Fix Your Partner, You Can Only Work on Your Addiction and Your Healing
October 29, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 39 MBRob and Tami discuss how to best keep boundaries with your mother, how to work through betrayal as a betrayed spouse in a way that encourages your addict to be honest with you, and Rob explains how sexuality works and why you might be attracted to men vs. not. TAKEAWAYS: [0:45] How can I communicate my boundaries without making it into a threat? [7:25] There are three rules you want to keep in mind when you want to make it work and there’s been a betrayal in the relationship. Dr. Rob ...
BONUS: Q&A with Rob & Tami - When Should We Tell Family About Our Addictions?
October 15, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 38.8 MBRob and Tami dive into whether you can rewire your sexual tastes after being exposed to hardcore porn. They also discuss how to have a successful open relationship (when you’re not an addict) and so much more on this week’s episode! TAKEAWAYS: [0:30] Can I rewire my sexual tastes? [6:10] I don’t think I can handle my partner relapsing. What can I do? [10:45] How can we have a successful open relationship? [13:45] Should addicts reveal their addiction to their family members? [18:00]...
You have such a pretty face! Women, Trauma Food & Addiction with Kelley Gunter
September 24, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 43.2 MBKelley Gunter is an internationally acclaimed speaker, life coach, and author of the memoir, You Have Such a Pretty Face. She is a survivor, emotional warrior, and a woman in recovery who is unafraid to tell her truth. She went through a 243lb weight loss journey and opens up about her multiple addictions in this week's episode. If she can get through to the other side, so can you. TAKEAWAYS: [2:05] For many women, it's very hard to tell their truth due to society's expectations of them...
Understanding Internal Family Systems Therapy with Jenna Riemersma
August 27, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 51 MBJenna Riemersma is the Clinical Director of The Atlanta Center for Relational Healing. She is a teaching faculty member for the International Institute of Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP). Jenna holds a Master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard University and a Masters’ Degree in Professional Counseling from Richmont Graduate University. Jenna is the recent author of Altogether You, which better explains IFS therapy and how every part of you is meant to be (and should not be sh...
Trauma and the Twelve Steps with Dr. Jamie Marich
July 23, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 56.5 MBDr. Jamie Marich is an EMDR therapy master trainer and the author of several books including, Trauma and the Twelve Steps and Trauma Made Simple. On this week’s show, Dr. Jamie discusses the healing process between the Twelve Step program and addressing your trauma. She also discusses her philosophy with the Twelve Step program and why it’s important to update the language in it to help people grow and recover. TAKEAWAYS: [3:00] Dr. Jamie has recently revised one of her books, Trauma a...
Porn Addiction Among Pre-Teen and Teenage Children with Michelle Holleman
July 16, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 54 MBMichelle Holleman is a Sex Addiction Therapist based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. Michelle councils pre-teens and teenagers about their porn addiction habits and teaches children the difference between reality and fiction. Young children are being exposed to porn and it can deeply impact their brain. Michelle shares seven tips parents can use to have a healthy conversation with their children about porn, and why they need to talk about it with them; not avoid it. TAKEAWAYS: [1:45]...
A Guide to Intervention with Dr. Louise Stanger
July 09, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBDr. Louise Stanger is an Ivy League Award winner (2019 Interventionist of the Year from DB Resources in London and McLean Hospital – an affiliate of Harvard), educated social worker, popular author, internationally renowned clinician, interventionist and speaker and an expert on mental health, addiction, process disorders, and chronic pain. In this episode, Dr. Louise provides insight as to how families can best cope and provide support when it comes to a loved one’s addiction. TAKEAWAY...
Building a Loving Relationship with Ourselves with Troy L. Love
June 25, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBTroy L. Love is a two-time Amazon Best-Selling Author and has a third book, A Year of Self-Love, which was published in 2019. Troy shares why we feel such deep shame and dives into the six attachment wounds we carry around after a traumatic childhood. He also helps visualize these six attachment wounds through characters to help people in recovery better understand themselves and their journey. TAKEAWAYS: [2:45] Troy shares his journey and why he is passionate about helping people with...
Food & Addiction with Lulu Cook
June 18, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 37.1 MBLulu Cook is an expert in eating disorders and food addiction. She is a coach and dietitian. Lulu helps her clients feel good about their emotional and physical health. Food addiction can show up in many ways and it can be a big struggle to stop binge eating. Lulu provides information on why people typically develop eating disorders, how to best recover/manage their relationship with food, and so much more on today’s episode! TAKEAWAYS: [3:25] Lulu shares her food addiction journey and...
Love Addiction and Rejection with Dr. Helen Fisher
May 28, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 49.5 MBHelen E. Fisher, PhD biological anthropologist, is a Senior Research Fellow, at The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She has written six books on the evolution, biology, and psychology of human sexuality, monogamy, adultery and divorce, gender differences in the brain, the neural chemistry of romantic love and attachment, human biologically-based personality styles, why we fall in love with one person rather than another, hooking up, friends with benefits, living together and other curr...
Prodependence: What Does it Mean? - Part 2
May 21, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 62.2 MBDr. Rob is back with a continuation of last week’s episode about explaining what prodependence is. How can we better navigate and not stigmatize the people who are just trying to care for their loved ones? Spouses feel terrible enough being married to an active addict, our jobs as therapists is to not make them question themselves, but to help them through their feelings. They are in crisis mode and this means therapists need to do crisis counseling, not codependency counseling. Dr. Rob is t...
Prodependence: What Does it Mean? - Part 1
May 14, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 51 MBDr. Rob understands that there might be some confusion over what prodependence is, and sheds some light on how we can better navigate and not stigmatize the people who are just trying to care for their loved one; who so happens to have an addiction problem. We support/feel sorry for the spouse trying to care for their partner’s cancer treatments, but why are they shamed for trying to do the same with mental health or addiction issues? Dr. Rob is tired of seeing spouses blamed for codependenc...
Prodependence: What Does it Mean?
May 14, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 51 MBDr. Rob understands that there might be some confusion over what prodependence is, and sheds some light on how we can better navigate and not stigmatize the people who are just trying to care for their loved one; who so happens to have an addiction problem. We support/feel sorry for the spouse trying to care for their partner’s cancer treatments, but why are they shamed for trying to do the same with mental health or addiction issues? Dr. Rob is tired of seeing spouses blamed for codependenc...
Inside the Mind of a Cheater with Dr. Rob
April 30, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 50.1 MBDr. Rob shares some insights on what goes on in the mind of a cheater. Men do not see cheating as big of a betrayal as women do because they have the ability to detach sex from the relationship, whereas a woman will see sex as deeply connected to the relationship and when that breaks, a whole foundation comes down which can take over a year to recover from. TAKEAWAYS: [2:15] What is considered cheating? Is porn cheating? How about webcamming? How about talking to your exes? [4:05] Che...
Overcoming the Shame of Porn Addiction & Seeking Help — Dr. Rob Weiss on The Mel Robbins Show
April 16, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 37.6 MBDr. Rob went on The Mel Robbins Show with his colleague Noah Church to help a couple work through the man’s porn addiction. Dr. Rob also offered the couple resources they needed to better understand porn addiction after the show. The male partner has felt a lot of regret over his porn use and wants to better understand how to make it stop. His girlfriend is feeling betrayed and doesn’t know where to go from here. Listen in to Dr. Rob’s insight and advice. TAKEAWAYS: [3:55] The girlfrie...
Don’t Rely on Willpower, Rely on Micro Habits and Gratitude with Karl Staib
April 09, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 44.5 MBKarl Staib is the Author of Bring Gratitude, a book to help people unlock their mindset and build a more resilient and confident life. Karl tried to have a head-strong approach to building gratitude, but he realized he was doing it all wrong. Instead of trying to change the way he feels, he started paying attention to how he was feeling, and when he did this, he realized a very important shift happening in his life and wellbeing. TAKEAWAYS: [2:50] Why is Karl so passionate about gratit...
Going to Therapy Online with Forest Benedict
April 02, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 42.4 MBForest Benedict is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Sexual Addiction Treatment Provider (SATP), and the author of the book, Life After Lust: Stories & Strategies for Sex & Pornography Addiction Recovery. Forest Benedict has taken his practice online! He lives in Washington State but conducts therapy sessions in California, where he is licensed. He discusses how online therapy differs from in-person therapy and what might be the best options for you. TAKEAWAYS: [2:50] Can you do ...
Let’s Talk About Porn Addiction — Dr. Rob Weiss on The Doctors TV Show
March 26, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 37.5 MBDr. Rob went on The Doctors TV Show with his friend Alexander Rhodes, from NoFap, to discuss porn addiction and its impacts on today’s youth. The guests on the show discuss whether porn addiction is just used as an excuse to escape criminal behavior, young men preferring porn over sex, and so much more. In this podcast episode, you will be hearing some clips from the TV show and some of its key highlights. TAKEAWAYS: [3:20] Is Porn really a health crisis? [5:20] People who enjoyed po...
Help Her Heal with Carol the Coach!
March 19, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 39.1 MBCarol Juergensen Sheets is a Coach, Therapist, Speaker, and Author of the book, Help. Her. Heal, in which she discusses how a relationship can recover after sexual betrayal. Carol knows men desperately want to stop their sex addiction and stop hurting the people they care about, but can’t seem to control their compulsion. She wrote her book to help couples through this difficult time and to overcome sex addiction together. In this episode, she explains how to find the right coach to help wit...
Recovering the Child Within You with Eddie Capparucci
March 12, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 50.8 MBEddie Capparucci is a licensed therapist and certified in the treatment of sex and porn addiction. He runs a private practice with his wife in Marietta, GA and works with men struggling with sex/porn addiction, as well as their wives who are dealing with betrayal. Eddie recently wrote the book, Going Deeper: How the Inner Child Impacts Your Sexual Addiction and talks with Dr. Rob on how men can build their emotional IQ and reconnect emotionally with their families. TAKEAWAYS: [4:30] Ed...
Restored! Women, Porn, and Addiction with Alice Taylor
January 30, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 55.1 MBPorn is not only a guy’s issue. Women struggle with porn addiction, but you never hear about it. In fact, one in three visitors to adult websites is women! So why is there such silence for women looking for recovery resources? Alice Taylor overcame her addiction to porn by finding healthier, non-sexual, ways to have her needs met. She is the author of Restored: A Woman’s Guide to Overcoming Pornography. On this week’s episode, she shares her journey of recovery and the shame that surrounded ...
The Call of Darkness with Dr. Larry Hedges
January 23, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 62.1 MBDr. Larry Hedges is a psychologist, a psychoanalyst, owns a private practice in Orange County, California and specializes in the training of psychotherapists and psychoanalysts. He is also the Director of the Listening Perspective Center and the Founding Director of the Newport Psychoanalytic Institute in Tustin, California, where he is a supervising and training psychoanalyst. Dr. Larry is the author of numerous papers and books and through his contribution to psychoanalysis over the years,...
Understanding ACE’s (Adverse Childhood Experiences) with Dr. Tian Dayton
January 16, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 52.7 MBDr. Tian Dayton is a Senior Fellow at The Meadows and she has also authored 15 books on the subject of recovery, trauma, addiction, and more. Dr. Tian is the director of the New York Psychodrama Training Institute and served on the faculty at NYU for eight years as a psychodrama teacher. In Dr. Tian’s latest book, The Soulful Journey of Recovery, she says that “All of us who have been touched, directly or indirectly, by chemical or behavioral addictions and related mental health disorders ca...
BONUS: All We Really Want is a Meaningful Connection with Dr. David Fawcett
January 15, 2020 04:05 - 30 minutes - 43.8 MBBONUS Episode: Today's episode was pulled from Dr. David Fawcett's podcast "Sex, Love, and Addiction: Healing Conversations for Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Men". Dr. Fawcett had the one and only Dr. Rob on to discuss sex addiction and chem sex in men. Dr. Rob dives into why we shouldn’t separate the relationship with drugs and sex in therapy because it’s often combined and needs to be addressed together. He also believes there’s a lot of benefit for hosting gay and straight group therapie...
Women Experience Porn Addiction Too with Lacy A. Bentley
January 02, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes - 43.1 MBLacy A. Bentley is the Founder and CEO of Women United Recovery Coalition, an organization dedicated to raising awareness of female pornography addiction. She is the author of Addicted to Love, an international bestseller, and is currently collaborating with Dr. Rob on a book about sex addiction. Lacy shares some of her thoughts on why so many women feel like they have to hide in shame because of this addiction and how this addiction gets developed in the first place. TAKEAWAYS: [2:25...
Not Living The Life That We Want to Live — Sex Addiction Recovery with Jason Swilling
December 26, 2019 08:00 - 35 minutes - 51.1 MBJason Swilling is the Program Manager at Seeking Integrity and works alongside addicts at the treatment center. He is on the ground working one-on-one with individuals seeking recovery from sex addiction and shares his experiences with Dr. Rob on today’s episode. How is a treatment center different than a support group? Does drug addiction differ from sex addiction? All these questions answered and more! TAKEAWAYS: [2:35] Jason has worked with addicts in some form for over 20 years. ...
Are You Stuck in a Relationship Ditch? With Charlene Benson
December 19, 2019 08:00 - 35 minutes - 50.5 MBCharlene Benson is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and fluent in American Sign Language. She is out with a new book, Unstuck: Move From Powerless to Empowered in Your Relationships, which details the ways you can get out of a relationship (romantic or non-romantic) ditch. When we are experiencing conflict in our relationships, we tend to want a complete 180 change from that person. However, it’s important to realize that it takes time to develop good hab...
Defining Love Again After a Betrayal with Michelle Mays
November 28, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes - 47.8 MBMichelle Mays is the Founder and Clinical Director of the Center for Relational Recovery with offices both in Leesburg, VA, and Washington, DC., where she and her team deliver treatment to addicts and betrayed partners. Today’s topic covers how couples can overcome betrayal after infidelity and why it’s perfectly normal to have an attachment ambivalence pattern towards the person who has hurt you. Michelle dives in on some of the challenges couples face as they build the trust back up again ...
Sex, Porn and the Culture Wars: Being An Expert in a Disinformation Era
November 21, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutes - 42.8 MBRob wanted to take some time to express some of the challenges he is facing in communicating the importance of his work on this week’s episode. Rob recently attended a conference in Australia that was a bit frustrating to experience. Facts matter in the therapy world and it seems that people prefer to listen to the loudest of voices instead of the experts who have dedicated their lives and education to addiction and therapy. Everyone wants you to take a side or to think in absolutes, but the...
BONUS WEBINAR - Part 2: Q&A with Tami: Jealous Spouses, Unresolved Relationships and Emotional Immaturity
October 16, 2019 14:17 - 28 minutes - 40.9 MBYou wrote in, and Rob and Tami want to answer! Rob’s compadre and sidekick, the great Tami VerHelst, returns to the show for another Q&A episode. Just a few of the questions/answers include: dealing with a jealous spouse, what to do when you can’t stop thinking about an old relationship, and understanding emotional immaturity.
Part 2: Q&A with Tami: Jealous Spouses, Unresolved Relationships and Emotional Immaturity
October 16, 2019 14:17 - 28 minutes - 40.9 MBYou wrote in, and Rob and Tami want to answer! Rob’s compadre and sidekick, the great Tami VerHelst, returns to the show for another Q&A episode. Just a few of the questions/answers include: dealing with a jealous spouse, what to do when you can’t stop thinking about an old relationship, and understanding emotional immaturity.
BONUS WEBINAR - Part 1: Q&A with Tami: Relapse, Objectifying Others and Doing the Work
October 16, 2019 14:17 - 28 minutes - 41.4 MBYou wrote in, and Rob and Tami want to answer! Rob’s compadre and sidekick, the great Tami VerHelst, returns to the show for a Q&A episode. Just a few of the questions/answers include: worrying about partner relapse, how to control objectifying others, and attending meetings vs. doing the work.
Part 1: Q&A with Tami: Relapse, Objectifying Others and Doing the Work
October 16, 2019 14:17 - 28 minutes - 41.4 MBYou wrote in, and Rob and Tami want to answer! Rob’s compadre and sidekick, the great Tami VerHelst, returns to the show for a Q&A episode. Just a few of the questions/answers include: worrying about partner relapse, how to control objectifying others, and attending meetings vs. doing the work.
The Difference Between Addiction and Physical Dependence with Dr. Jennifer Schneider, M.D., PhD
September 26, 2019 07:00 - 31 minutes - 46.1 MBDr. Jennifer Schneider, M.D., PhD, is a nationally recognized author and expert in both the management of chronic pain with opioids and in addictive sexual disorders. She returns to the show to talk about the important topic of the difference between addiction and physical dependence, and what each experience looks like in terms of diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Schneider also talks about what physical dependence is, the signs of addiction, and why the two continue to get confused. Dr. Schneid...