Inner Bonding, Self Abandonment, and Following Your Gut with Dr. Margaret Paul

Carla and Sherry first start out with some eyebrow tips if you want to look like Brooke Shields, and then take a Love Fix question from someone struggling with self-love at certain times during arguments in their relationship. They then welcome Dr. Margaret Paul, best-selling author, relationship expert, and co-creator of the powerful inner bonding self-healing process. Dr. Margaret first talks about the process of inner bonding, and how it can help co-dependents learn to love themselves and rely on their own validation and acceptance. She explains how what we eat affects us on a large scale, and why cutting out junk food can help us eliminate junk thoughts and actions.    Connect with Us! The Love Fix | @thelovefixpodcast Become a Member — Codependency Special — Wake Up Recovery — $1 trial membership Get 1:1 Dating & Relationship Coaching  The Love Fix Relationship Quiz   Sherry Free Masterclass - Recognize and Recover from the Devalue and Discard Stages of Narcissistic Abuse    Carla Website | Instagram | Facebook | Contagious Love | Online Dating Bootcamp   Sign up to be in TDR database: https://www.threedayrule.com/CarlaRomo   Dr. Margaret Paul  Website | Books    Today’s episode is sponsored by Carla’s book Contagious Love: Break Free from Codependency for Damn Good and Sherry’s book Love Smacked: How To Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency To Find Everlasting Love.   Thanks to Contagious Love and Love Smacked for sponsoring this episode.   What You’ll Hear In This Episode: Self-love is not a one-stop destination, but a constant journey.  Dr. Margaret shares her own self-love journey and how she worked so hard to get to the point where she treats her body with respect and nurturing. She is now 82 and has amazing energy, health, and vitality!  When you eat junk food, you have junk thoughts. Dr. Margaret talks about the many mental and emotional benefits that come with eating clean and how food affects our mood.  Not sure what to do in your relationship? Unless you are in an abusive or harmful relationship, Dr. Margaret recommends hanging in there until you are responsible for yourself and making yourself happy.  Gain access to Dr. Margaret’s Inner Bonding book that has sold millions, along with how to work with Sherry and Carla on overcoming codependency, dating, break-ups, healing from toxic relationships, and gaining confidence. What is the process of inner bonding and why is it important for everyone, especially co-dependents?  Many times, we feel like if we take care of ourselves, people won’t love us because we aren’t giving to them.  What does self-abandonment look like? Dr. Margaret shows four examples of how we tend to abandon our needs.