Attraction to the Emotionally Unavailable – Gabby

02/19/2021 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Attraction to the Emotionally Unavailable – Gabby

Paul’s long-time friend shares her story of emigrating to the U.S. from Afghanistan and overcoming the abuse from her childhood. She digs into her issues with love addiction and shares the things that have helped her be able to find emotional intimacy and to trust men again.

 

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3 Comments

  • Dan S

    02/20/2021 at 10:46 am Reply

    I really connected with this episode. Can anyone recommend similar episodes? Does anyone know what type of group or organization offers programs to do with attachment styles, intimacy, and “love addiction” (I know it’s a real thing). I love near Toronto, Canada.

  • Dan S

    02/20/2021 at 10:47 am Reply

    Oops…live. Hilarious.

  • Daan

    03/08/2021 at 7:49 am Reply

    Like Dan who posted above, I really loved this episode, for so many reasons. One was how Gabby opened with ‘I don’t think I have anything interesting to tell’ and then proceeded to share so many moving and relatable things.

    I learned a lot from Gabby, and I loved being witness to the sweet, comfortable connection between Paul and Gabby.

    When Gabby said that ‘feeling seen was her heroin’, I somehow felt less shame about my own situation, and more warmth and acceptance.

    I’m starting to understand that I have this same problem. It isn’t really a ‘thing’ here in The Netherlands, love addiction, so I’m still in the early stages of grappling with this.

    Luckily I’ve dealt with many other addictions before, so I can apply some of the same things now, though not all.

    Thank you both, Gabby and Paul, you help me so very much.
    X from a tiny village near Amsterdam.

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