Eddie Capparucci, Ph.D.: Counselor, Coach, & Sex Addiction Therapist
Mar 3, 2021
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Licensed professional counselor and certified sex addiction specialist Eddie Capparucci discusses the impact of childhood trauma on addiction, online counseling benefits, navigating betrayal trauma, nurturing the inner child for emotional healing, and encouraging recovery.
Childhood traumas play a crucial role in addiction recovery.
Developing emotional intelligence is essential for navigating recovery and building relationships.
Deep dives
The Impact of Pornography on Individuals and Society
Pornography can affect individuals regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, or other diversifying factors. Recognizing the harmful effects of porn, individuals are encouraged to take the fighter pledge, striving to be bold, understanding, and accepting. Fight the New Drug aims to raise awareness on porn's effects using science facts and personal accounts, promoting educational and uplifting conversations.
Eddie Caparucci's Journey to Specializing in Treating Compulsive Sexual Behavior
Eddie Caparucci, a licensed therapist, shares his journey from a marketing executive to specializing in treating porn and sex addiction. He emphasizes the personal and academic qualifications that led him to focus on helping individuals struggling with compulsive sexual behavior. By delving into his own experiences, including attachment disorders and struggles with fidelity, Eddie highlights the importance of addressing childhood traumas in healing from addiction.
Books on Shame, Love, and Childhood Trauma Impact on Addiction
Eddie Caparucci discusses two books he authored, 'Removing Your Shame Label' and 'Going Deeper,' exploring themes of shame, love, childhood trauma, and their impacts on addiction. He emphasizes that childhood pain points underlie addictions, stressing the role of the inner child in addiction and recovery. Through identifying emotional triggers and nurturing the inner child, individuals can make healthier decisions.
Understanding Emotional IQ, Shame, and Guilt in Recovery
Eddie Caparucci delves into emotional intelligence, distinguishing between emotions of shame and guilt. He highlights the importance of addressing shame in recovery and describes guilt as related to regretful actions, while shame focuses on self-perception. By focusing on developing emotional IQ and addressing shame, individuals can navigate recovery and build stronger relationships.
Disclaimer: Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative awareness and education organization. While the guest in this episode discusses religion, Fight the New Drug is not religiously-affiliated.
Eddie Capparucci is a licensed professional counselor and certified sex addiction specialist. For over 10 years, Eddie has worked as a licensed professional counselor, but when he noticed more patients who were struggling with a compulsion to pornography were coming into his practice, he decided to get certified as a sex addiction specialist. In his practice, he’s been able to help individuals who struggle with an unwanted compulsion to pornography by helping them work through unresolved childhood problems. In addition to him being a licensed therapist, Eddie also has his own personal story with sex addiction and a compulsion to porn.
As you go about your day we invite you to increase your self-awareness, look both ways, check your blindspots, and consider before consuming.
Fight the New Drug collaborates with a variety of qualified organizations and individuals with varying personal beliefs, affiliations, and political persuasions. As FTND is a non-religious and non-legislative organization, the personal beliefs, affiliations, and persuasions of any of our team members or of those we collaborate with do not reflect or impact the mission of Fight the New Drug.
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