#291 Why Shame-Based Addiction Recovery Often Backfires
Feeling the full weight of what you’ve done sounds like the price of recovery. For a lot of people, it’s what keeps the addiction going. If you or someone you love has been through a recovery program ...
2 Nov 8min
#290 Why Your Numbing Behaviors Show Up at the Same Moment Every Time
You quit drinking, and suddenly you can’t stop eating. You put the phone down, and the anxiety becomes unbearable. Maybe it’s the wine after a fight with your partner. Maybe it’s the fridge when lonel...
26 Okt 9min
#289 Porn Addiction and the Firefighter Part: An IFS Approach to Recovery
Why does porn addiction keep coming back, even after a sincere promise to stop? Most people who struggle with porn try to quit through willpower. They white-knuckle it. They install blockers. They pro...
19 Okt 5min
#288 Strong at Work, Alone at Home? Why Men Struggle With Vulnerability
You built a career on being strong, steady and composed. So why does your partner keep saying they feel alone? A lot of men tell me some version of the same story. They work hard. They think of the fa...
12 Okt 5min
#286 | Why Talk Therapy Alone Didn't Work for You
You can name the wound. You can trace it back to where it started. So why does the same nerve still get hit, and why do you still react the same way? In this solo episode, licensed Marriage and Family...
14 Sep 5min
#285 | 42 Years Married: The Protective Parts That Show Up in My Own Marriage
What if the reaction you have with your partner isn't really you — it's a part of you doing a job it took on when you were five years old? In his yearly anniversary episode, Todd Creager marks 42 year...
31 Aug 12min
#284 | The Body Remembers: Somatic Clues That Your Parts Have Activated
Your partner hasn't finished the sentence yet, and your stomach has already dropped. Your jaw is clenched. There's a tightness across your chest that wasn't there ten seconds ago. That isn't stress. T...
24 Aug 9min
