Episode 719: Healing from Codependency and Love Addiction with Christine Gutierrez

Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Andrea Owen

Education, How To, Self-improvement

4.8 • 516 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Joining me on the podcast this week is leading Latina psychotherapist, Christine Gutierrez, LHMC. Christine is the founder of Christineg.tv, an online hub that features psychologically-savvy and soulful advice. Christine also specializes in love addiction which happens to be the topic of today’s episode. In this episode, we talked about healing from love addiction, Christine’s own experience with it and how she now helps clients move through the healing process. We also touched on codependency and love addiction red flags. It’s clear through my conversation with Christine that she has worked hard and tirelessly on learning how to trust in herself and lean into her biggest self. I’m happy to share our conversation with you. In this episode you’ll hear: What love addiction is, how Christine’s early childhood experiences ultimately led to love addiction, and how she got on the path to healing The distinction between healthy, falling in love and love addiction Some tips and tools for women struggling with love addiction Christine’s journey to helping other women heal, the merging of the mundane and divine and what the word Diosa means to her How to experience more fierce love in your life (and what fierce love is, exactly) Resources from this podcast:Christine’s websiteJoin my email list for info on upcoming writer’s program Christine Gutierrez, MA, LMHC, is a Latina licensed psychotherapist, self-worth expert, and thought leader. Gutierrez is also the author of the book I Am Worthy, I Am Diosa: A Journey to Healing Deep, Loving Yourself, and Coming Back Home to Soul and the affirmation deck Wisdom Del Alma. Christine has a Bachelor’s degree from Fordham University in human behavior and development and a Master’s degree from City College of New York in mental health counseling with a focus on prevention and community. Through her work, Christine offers group coaching, corporate wellness, transformational retreats such as her annual Diosa Retreat in Puerto Rico, and soul-based business mentorship in her annual Madre Diosa Legacy Council. In addition, Christine is the founder of the forthcoming app DIOSA a global community where like-hearted women gather to meet soul sisters, gather in circle, and rise together. She has been featured on the Kelly Clarkson Show, Latina Magazine, Yahoo Health, Ebony, Cosmopolitan for Latinas, Oprah Magazine, Entertainment Online, Telemundo, and others. Christine currently resides in Puerto Rico. Book recommendations:I love a good personal development book, and you do too, right? I’ve compiled a list of book recommendations, as mentioned in past episodes. Check out these amazing book recommendations here. Happy reading! MSN is supported by:We love the sponsors that make our show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: andreaowen.com/sponsors/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.7	You're listening to Makes & Noise podcast, episode number 719 with guest Christine Gutierrez.
0:48.9	Welcome to Make Some Noise podcast, your guide for strategies, tools, and insight to empower yourself.
0:55.7	I'm your host, Andrea Owen, global speaker, entrepreneur, life coach since 2007, an author of three books that have been translated into 18 languages and are available in 22 countries.
1:02.1	Each week, I'll bring you a guest or a lesson that will help you maximize unshakable
1:06.7	confidence, master resilience, and make some noise in your life.
1:11.7	You ready?
1:12.6	Let's go.
1:19.5	Hi, everyone.
1:20.4	Welcome to another episode of the podcast.
1:22.2	I'm so glad that you're here.
1:24.0	My voice is shot.
1:25.3	It's a little hoarse a couple of nights ago.
1:45.0	Dr. Fox and I went to a concert in Charlotte, North Carolina. I haven't been to a concert in a really long time. And even though I don't drink anymore, I still, you know, we were out late. I didn't get much sleep. I was talking really loud, laughing a lot, as I always do, with Dr. Fox. And it shot my voice completely.
1:48.7	You know, I guess these are the problems of being this age and going out and having fun.
1:53.1	It's really amazing to me how much it impacts you when you don't have enough sleep.
1:59.4	That's really the crux of it. For me now,
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