EP 576: Q&A: Life After “I Do”, Sobriety, Secure Love, and the Joy of Deep Connection (Part 2)

Let’s Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice

Dr. Morgan Anderson

Mental Health, Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

We are back for Part 2 of my wedding reflections — and this episode is extra vulnerable. 💛

I’m sharing with you how life feels on the other side of “I do.” From the ways marriage has deepened my sense of safety, joy, and playfulness — to what it was like experiencing my entire wedding day sober (and why that was one of the best decisions of my life).

Inside the episode, I talked about:

The identity shift of becoming a wife and what that has meant for me
How secure attachment creates more safety, play, and laughter in your relationship
My three-year sobriety journey — and the surprising ways it’s impacted my dating life, my healing, and now my marriage
Why weddings are not just about two people, but about honoring all the relationships that have poured into us
The magic of presence, connection, and celebrating without regrets

If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to build a securely attached love story, or if you’ve been curious about sobriety and how it ties into healing, this episode is for you.

And if you’re listening and thinking, “Okay Dr. Morgan, I want this. I want to heal, I want to feel safe in love, I want to create my own securely attached relationship” — I got you!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Morgan Anderson, psychologist, relationship coach, attachment theory expert, creator of the ESL relationship method, author of Love Magnet and Athletic Wear Connoisseur. My mission is to help you raise yourself worth, have great relationships, and step confidently into the next level of your life.
0:22.3	Each week, two episodes will air featuring expert advice, live coaching, and tips, showing you
0:28.4	exactly how to improve your life and attract a healthy relationship. You deserve to feel empowered,
0:34.8	secure, and love. Buckle up and Let's Get Vulnerable. Welcome to the Let's Get
0:43.3	Vulnerable podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Morgan, and we are diving in today, y'all. We are going to
0:49.4	get into my wedding day. What has changed? Do I feel any different after being married, even though I've
0:58.4	been with my partner for four years? I'm going to give you all the juicy, behind the scenes,
1:05.4	real talk, the stuff that people don't talk about when it comes to healing and becoming securely attached and then
1:14.1	being able to get married and what does that, what does that whole process feel like?
1:20.7	I'm going to tell you all of that. I'm going to talk about being sober on my wedding day.
1:26.6	I'll tell you all about our first look.
1:30.1	My spiritual life. I'm even going to share with you what my husband, still not used to saying that word,
1:38.1	what my husband says is different now about our relationship. So this is going to be a juicy episode. I want to just say,
1:50.6	if you case you did not know, it is September, welcome. Hello. I am also feel like I don't know what day it is or what month it is. The whole Labor Day, right after
2:03.2	the wedding, and then just, who knows? But in case you didn't know, it's now Wednesday,
2:11.3	and it is September 3rd, believe it or not, we are approaching the holiday season. And I just want to let you know,
2:19.8	this is an incredible time to do the work. To work on you before the busyness of the holidays,
2:28.9	before you're traveling to go be with your family. I love the fall for what I would call like a personal
2:36.8	development sprint. I myself am working on a lot of things, my own internal growth because it
2:43.9	never stops. And I love the fall as a time to recommit and really go all in on your healing. I'm doing something really
2:53.4	special. This is my gift to you because I believe that you deserve to let this be the September
3:01.3	that you became securely attached. I am giving you my private podcast at the lowest price it'll ever be offered.
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