{"podcast":{"title":"It’s Not About the Sex","slug":"it-s-not-about-the-sex-16808","podcast_index_feed_id":16808,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/westsidetherapist/feed.xml","website_url":"https://westsidetherapist.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/4993685/Andrew_Couch.jpg","author":"Westside Therapist","episode_count":100,"summary":"It's Not About The Sex is a podcast based on the book by the same name. Psychotherapist Andrew Susskind examines issues such as shame, grief, narcissism, and codependency to demonstrate how people use out-of-control sexual behavior to cope with broken-heartedness.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T16:18:57.252995+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-not-about-the-sex-16808"},"episode":{"title":"Receiving Love - Susskind & Merlino","slug":"receiving-love-susskind-merlino","published_at":"2025-03-21T08:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-not-about-the-sex-16808/receiving-love-susskind-merlino","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-not-about-the-sex-16808","url":"https://westsidetherapist.podbean.com/e/receiving-love-susskind-merlino/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dwyf7cvzbzfgw3vr/Andrew_Sue_Chap9_PODBEAN.mp3","summary":"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","meta_description":"If you scratch the surface of compulsive sexual behavior, you’ll find intimacy avoidance. In this powerful episode, Susskind and Merlino look through the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1476,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-s-not-about-the-sex-16808/episodes/receiving-love-susskind-merlino/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-not-about-the-sex-16808/receiving-love-susskind-merlino.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}