A microphone, a teal coffee mug, a laptop, and books on a wooden table with a wooden chair in the background.

Learn from experts and hear real stories of recovery on the Journals of a Love Addict Podcast

Do you…

Continually find yourself in dysfunctional relationships?

Undervalue yourself while putting others on a pedestal?

Have a pattern of dating emotionally unavailable partners?

Yes? I can totally relate.

Jodi White, LPC, smiling and holding a blue mug

On my podcast, Journals of a Love Addict, I share my personal story of love addiction recovery, and my experience as a therapist who works with love addiction.

I also talk with others who have struggled, as well as experts in trauma, addiction, and other areas of mental health.

My hope is to help listeners feel less alone as I spread awareness of what love addiction is really all about.

Music by JD Pendley

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Episode 39: Intimacy Intolerance with Kelly McDaniel

What is intimacy? If you Google the term you might find varying--yet similar--definitions...but what does it mean to YOU?

Jodi White 5/28/21 Jodi White 5/28/21

Episode 16: Mother Hunger with Kelly McDaniel, Part Three

In Part Three, author and therapist Kelly McDaniel continue our conversation by defining Third-Degree Mother Hunger, as well as the steps involved in the healing process.

Jodi White 5/14/21 Jodi White 5/14/21

Episode 15: Mother Hunger with Kelly McDaniel, Part Two

Nurturance, guidance, and protection are three developmental needs for appropriate brain development in childhood; but what happens if any (or all) of these are inconsistently provided?

Jodi White 5/14/21 Jodi White 5/14/21

Episode 14: Mother Hunger with Kelly McDaniel, Part One

Mothers are valuable: they're our first love and the source of everything we need to survive. But what happens when a mother doesn't get the support she needs or is struggling with her own unresolved trauma?

Jodi White 8/20/20 Jodi White 8/20/20

Episode 3: An Interview with Kelly McDaniel

What is love addiction? According to Kelly McDaniel, therapist and author of “Ready to Heal: Breaking Free of Addictive Relationships”, the answer is quite complex. In this episode, Kelly joins me to discuss the cultural programming that leads to love addiction; how sex and love get intertwined (and confused) at an early age; and how we can recover. Get a notebook and pen because this episode covers a lot of ground.