Liberated Love vs Codependent Love

Sex With Emily

Sexuality, Health & Fitness

4.3 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Mark Groves is a human connection specialist who transformed his own painful relationship patterns into wisdom he now shares with millions. In this episode, Mark opens up about the Thanksgiving dinner betrayal that shut him down at 19, the years he spent as an emotionally unavailable guy, and the breakthrough that finally let him receive love. In this episode we dig into codependency, why chemistry fades, and what it actually takes to build a relationship where you can be fully yourself. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why a failed one-night stand taught Mark more about himself than years of relationships • The real definition of codependency and why it's not just about addiction • How to identify your "Thanksgiving dinner moment" that shaped how you love • Why the space between partners disappears and chemistry dies in long-term relationships • The question that reveals if you're being codependent in the bedroom • What "liberated love" looks like and why truth-telling is the foundation • How Mark and his wife broke up, had a closing ceremony, and came back stronger • Why your capacity to love equals your capacity to lose • The three things you can do now to get on the path toward the love you want • How parenthood changes intimacy and why the six-week clearance is misleading • What to do when you can't stop fantasizing about past flings while in a relationship More Dr. Emily: • Shop With Emily! Explore Emily’s favorite toys, pleasure accessories, bedroom essentials, and more — designed to support your pleasure and confidence. Free shipping on orders $99+ (some exclusions apply). • Join the SmartSX Membership: Access exclusive sex coaching, live expert sessions, community building, and tools to enhance your pleasure and relationships with Dr. Emily Morse. • Sex With Emily Guides: Explore pleasure, deepen connections, and enhance intimacy using these Sex With Emily downloadable guides. • The only sex book you’ll ever need: Smart Sex: How to Boost Your Sex IQ and Own Your Pleasure • Want more? Visit the Sex With Emily Website • Let’s get social: Instagram | X | Facebook | TikTok | Threads | YouTube • Let’s text: Sign up here • Want me to slide into your email inbox? Sign Up Here for sex tips on the regular. This episode is sponsored by… Magnesium, multiplied. 10 forms for total support. Go to https://qualialife.com/SEXWITHEMILY to get 50% off and save an extra 15% with the code SEXWITHEMILY Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 3:13 - How Mark Started Sharing Vulnerable Relationship Advice 8:31 - The Thanksgiving Dinner That Changed Everything 16:00 - Finding Your "Moment" That Shapes How You Love 20:13 - What Is Codependency Really? 30:04 - Signs You're in a Codependent Pattern 33:51 - Why Couples Stop Having Sex (It's Not What You Think) 39:17 - How Parenthood Changes Your Sex Life 51:01 - Use Your Relationship to Become Everything 54:53 - Listener Question: Can't Stop Thinking About Past Flings 1:02:55 - Quickie Q&A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What I see happen in longer-term relationships where chemistry, quote-unquote, dies, is that what...
0:10.0	It always dies.
0:11.0	Right, which is, in my thought, is that what actually happens is the space between you and your partner, the self-abandement, the erratus, self-erasure, the eradication of who you are, your identities,
0:23.7	your passions, everything like that, which actually creates two individuals, that is gone.
0:30.2	You're listening to Sex with Emily. I'm Dr. Emily, and I'm here to help you prioritize your pleasure
0:35.1	and liberate the conversation around sex.
0:38.2	My guest today, Mark Groves, is a man who has done the work on himself to give accessible
0:42.4	advice to others. He's a human connection specialist. In other words, an emotional translator.
0:47.7	In today's episode, Mark talks about his book, Liberated Love, release co-dependent patterns,
0:52.5	and create the love you desire that he co-wrote with his wife.
0:55.4	We get into how a fateful moment, one Thanksgiving led to many twists and turns in his life,
1:00.6	how to break free from codependent relationships, and why we should all be using the word boner again.
1:06.1	I think you're really going to love today's episode.
1:12.4	Look, magnesium is something most of us lack, and if you're taking the drugstore
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