"I want to empower my partner to show up freely, not disempower her by withholding data that might affect the choices she makes and how she shows up."

"If you don't have a shared understanding of the past, you cannot have a shared trajectory for the future."

"The human brain is wired so that even a perceived threat to a primary attachment relationship registers as a survival issue."

We welcome Jake Porter of Daring Ventures to the show. Topics include: secondary addictions, couple-centered recovery, the importance of attachment, and power imbalance in the relationship. (jake@daringventures.com)

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Episode 339 * Couple-Centered Recovery w/ Jake Porter