{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 268: What Free Love Ought to Mean: Healing Codependent Wounds and Learning to Love Freely","description":"Even if you\u2019re Christian \u2014 even if your spouse is a genuinely good person \u2014 you can still feel deeply unfulfilled. In this episode, Dr. Greg explores how asking another person to carry your identity, security, and worth turns love into survival \u2014 and leaves both people depleted. Key Topics:  How misplaced dependence slowly erodes love Why identity collapses when relationships become sources of self-worth The difference between free self-gift and anxious attachment How to properly order your love   Learn More:   Pilgrimage to Poland - Learn more about this interior journey with St. John Paul II  Summit of Integration 2026 - Sign up to learn more about this year\u2019s event! Healing Retreat in Wyoming - Learn more about our upcoming retreat experience. Being Human episodes on the Dependent Defense Pattern:  Ep. #267:  Not All Satisfaction Is Good: Understanding Codependency As Relationship Cancer Ep. #266:&amp;nbsp;You\u2019re Giving Too Much! Uncovering How Anxiety Disguises Itself as Holiness Ep. #265:&amp;nbsp;Jerry Maguire, Gollum, and the Fear of Not Existing    Gaudium et Spes - Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World by Pope Paul VI Need help? Schedule a  free CatholicPsych consultation Want to help? Learn more about our  Certification in Professional Accompaniment   Follow Us on Socials:&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter (X) | LinkedIn ","author_name":"Being Human","author_url":"https:\/\/beinghuman.catholicpsych.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40286255\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/337388\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199129555"}