357: Prodependence, Sex, Love And Addiction

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Supporting a partner with an addiction can be a very challenging journey. Dr. Weiss' prodependence approach revolutionized addiction healthcare by improving the ways we treat loved ones of addicts and other troubled people by offering them more dignity for their suffering rather than blame for the problem. Listen to today's episode to learn more about prodependence. In this episode with Dr. Rob Weiss, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: Understanding how the theory of codependency evolved in the psychiatric treatment community Why the traditional approach to healing for those partnered with an addict may not be healthy The importance of not shaming someone who is partnered with an addict How to best support a partner with an addiction And much more! Sponsors Faherty Brand makes the best clothes, from premium fabrics with gotta-feel-it-to-believe-it softness. Head to FahertyBrand.com and enter the promo code IDO at checkout to snag 20% off ALL your new spring staples. Füm is a tobacco-free non-electronic inhaler used to quit smoking and vaping naturally. Join 50,000+ worldwide and create healthier positive habits. Quit naturally with Füm and use IDO to save 10% at https://www.breathefum.com/IDO. Fuzzy is is a tele-health service for pet parents that offers 24/7 access to personalized pet care from veterinary professionals. Fuzzy is offering our listeners a FREE 7-Day Trial membership. Go to YourFuzzy.com/ido today to sign up. Calm is the #1 app for sleep and meditation. Transform your life with just a few minutes a day. For listeners of the show, Calm is offering an exclusive offer of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/ido. Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Music
0:28.0	Hi guys
0:29.0	I hope you're having a wonderful day wherever you are tuning in from.
0:33.0	Today I have a great conversation with Dr. Rob Weiss.
0:38.0	He is a chief clinical officer at Seeking Integrity LLC,
0:43.0	an organization that provides online education and residential treatment for porn and substance or sex-addicted men in their families.
0:52.0	And today Dr. Rob and I talk about what he calls pro-dependency.
0:58.0	And we talk about co-dependency and how it arose as a, let's say, diagnosis.
1:05.0	And why a lot of it is a bit troublesome or misleading or mislabeling, especially when it comes to co-dependency and addiction.
1:15.0	And he has a really different view on it and how to reframe our relationships with someone who may be an addict.
1:25.0	And this is valuable, whether or not you're with someone who is addicted, maybe you have a family member or someone in your life that is supporting someone who is an addict.
1:37.0	And even as it comes to general co-dependency and love, I found this conversation very interesting and valuable in reframing the way we think about co-dependency.
1:49.0	So you guys are going to enjoy today's show.
1:52.0	As always, thank you so much for tuning in and we really appreciate you.
1:58.0	Have a wonderful day, evening or night and enjoy the show.
2:10.0	Hi Dr. Rob, thanks so much for joining me on the show today.
2:13.0	Chase, you know, it's always good to get out there and inform and help people grow.
2:19.0	I'm really excited to talk to you because we've never talked about this on the show and probably because we've never had you on the show.
2:27.0	It seems like you're one of the bigger thought leaders in this area of what you call pro-dependence.
2:34.0	So I thought we could start by having you talk about what co-dependence is and then we'll talk about how you define pro-dependence and dive into that.
2:44.0	Well, co-dependence is a pop culture idea that came out of four books that were written in the 1980s.
2:51.0	Someone more quite famous, you'd know them like co-dependent no more or women who love too much, you know, those kinds of things.
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