# Receiving Love - Susskind & Merlino

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Podcast: [It’s Not About the Sex](https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-not-about-the-sex-16808)
Published: 2025-03-21T08:02:00+00:00
Episode link: https://westsidetherapist.podbean.com/e/receiving-love-susskind-merlino/
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Duration seconds: 1476

## Resource

If you scratch the surface of compulsive sexual behavior, you’ll find intimacy avoidance. In this powerful episode, Susskind and Merlino look through the lens of attachment as they discuss the challenges and opportunities related to truly receiving love in recovery. With a focus on avoidant and anxious attachment styles they discuss the often-misunderstood term love addiction as well as the possibility of utilizing obsessive thinking to reveal deeper parts of self. By establishing emotionally reliable relationships and receiving love, the ruptures of the past will heal over time. Music credit: Neil Freebern Freebernmusic.com

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