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Trust & Thrive

125: Codependency & Love Addiction - with Sherry Gaba, Licensed Psychotherapist & Life Coach

May 20, 2021
53:34

Sherry Gaba, LCSW, is a licensed psychotherapist and life coach who helps people cope with codependency, addictions, trauma, and mental health issues. Sherry is a single mother and once her daughter was old enough, Sherry returned to school to receive her Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California.

As a leading expert on addiction and recovery, Sherry’s TV appearances include: Vh1’s Celebrity Rehab, CNN, Inside Edition, the Robert Irvine Show and Access Live, E! News, among others. She has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Women’s World, the LA Times, Thrive Global, the New York Post, Marriage.com and other leading publications. She has also been a guest on many SiriusXM radio shows.

Sherry is the author of the best-selling book, Infinite Recovery, which addresses recovery from addiction and alcoholism through the lens of the Law of Attraction. Sherry is also the author of Love Smacked, in which Sherry addresses relationship addiction and codependency, and is a contributing writer to the book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times Tough People.

Sherry maintains a private practice in Westlake Village, CA, is Editor of Recovery Today Magazine, and founder of Wake-Up Recovery an online group coaching program that applies the principals of positive psychology, law of attraction, and mindfulness for codependents and addicts in recovery.

In this episode, we explore the topic of codependency, guilt and grieving that may come with one's recovery process, what it's like to have an anxious attachment, defining love addiction and trauma bonding, and more.

FOLLOW SHERRY:

INSTA: @codependencycurious
EBOOK: www.wakeuprecovery.com/codependency-quiz/
BOOKS: Love Smacked 

STAY CONNECTED:

INSTA: @trustandthrive
TIKOK:@trustandthrive
TWITTER: @trustandthrive
FACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramont
WEBSITE: www.tara-mont.com
EMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Co-Dependents Anonymous: https://coda.org/

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