Gay Men's Life Lab with Buck Dodson

Codependence and Love Addiction with Jodi White, LPC

March 11, 2022 Buck Dodson Season 1 Episode 45
Gay Men's Life Lab with Buck Dodson
Codependence and Love Addiction with Jodi White, LPC
Show Notes

In this episode, I unpack codependence, developmental trauma and love addiction with Jodi White, a psychotherapist, sober recovering love addict and host of “Journals of a Love Addict.” 

Jodi and talk about:

  1. The 5 core symptoms of codependence
  2. How dysfunctional families set the stage for being over or anti-dependent
  3. What love addiction is and how it’s different from codependency
  4. Developing a Functional Adult Self to care for our “inner woundeds”
  5. How experiential learning bypasses the ‘thinking brain’ to heal trauma

Jodi White, LPC
Learn how you can work with Jodi White, LPC at www.jodiwhitelpc.com
Subscribe to Jodi’s podcast Journals of a Love Addict.
Follow Jodi on Instagram

Read Pia Mellody’s books on Codependency, Love Addiction and Intimacy


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About Buck Dodson, Host

Learn more about how I help leading edge gay, bi and queer men and allies find joy, deep connection and gay superpower by visiting www.buckdodson.com and following Buck Dodson Coaching on Instagram.

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Thanks!
Buck