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Feb 2023
28m 43s

Creating Joy, Loving Solitude, and Embra...

SHERRY GABA AND CARLA ROMO
About this episode

Sherry and Carla kick off this week by playing a clip from Michelle Obama and discuss how it exemplifies respect and patience for your partner. They take a Love Fix question from a listener that is down in the dumps from feeling single this Valentine’s Day and then welcome guest Robin Joy Meyers, a Molecular Geneticist, Self-Mastery Mindset Coach, TEDx, and international speaker, and author. Robin has empowered thousands of women worldwide to amplify their voices, embrace change, and thrive through life’s transitions by falling in love with themselves. 

 

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Sherry

Website | Sign up for your FREE strategy call for life coaching/psychotherapy with Sherry Gaba, Psychotherapist, Life Coach & Author | Join Sherry’s Inner Circle for healing from Narcissistic Abuse, Codependency, and Love Addiction

 

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Carla

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Robin 

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Today’s episode is sponsored by Carla’s book Contagious Love: Break Free from Codependency for Damn Good and Sherry’s book Love Smacked: How To Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency To Find Everlasting Love 

 

Thanks to Contagious Love and Love Smacked for sponsoring this episode.

 

What You’ll Hear In This Episode:

  • What is a joy lifestyle, and what are the building blocks? 
  • How can someone find joy around holidays such as Valentine’s Day? 
  • What is the difference between happiness and joy? 
  • What is the difference between being alone and loneliness? 
  • How to get out of the loop of feeling like you “should be” doing something or living in a certain way? 
  • What Robin learned from her own experience of getting back together with her husband after her marriage ended. 
  • More on how to join Robin’s community, along with how to work with Sherry and Carla on overcoming codependency, dating, break-ups, healing from toxic relationships, and gaining confidence.
  • Joy is just a consistent feeling of contentment within yourself. 
  • How can solitude be a time of growth?

 

Disclaimer: The Love Fix Podcast content has been made available for informational, entertainment, and educational purposes only. The Love Fix Podcast is distinctly different from coaching, counseling, psychotherapy, or psychoanalysis and does not deal with the diagnosis or treatment of emotional problems. The Love Fix podcast does not constitute medical consultation or treatment, health insurance does not apply.

 

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