Living From The Heart Coaching
Heidi Anderson
Recovery Coaching for Codependency and Trauma
heidi@livingfromtheheartcoaching.com, 480-602-0800
Healing Happens
Impact Story For Love Addiction
Healing Happens
Love Addiction & Healing Toxic Relationship Patterns: Shannon's Story
Shannon began coaching with Heidi due to a painful relationship where she felt ‘stuck’ as she desperately tried everything she could to ‘make it work’. With Heidi’s support, Shannon was able to see the truth of her toxic relationship and empower her to the place where she could truly and permanently let go. Then she began experiencing love addiction withdrawal and needed strength and guidance to keep pushing through the pain while continuing to uncover the underlying source of her cycles and codependency. Their work together uncovered:
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Deep shame wounds and obsession
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Addiction to unhealthy relationship cycles
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Feeling disempowered in relationships
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Inability to set and keep boundaries
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Searching externally to fill a deep void
Withdrawal &
Breakup Support
You don't have to experience it alone.
Shannon: “The withdrawal that happens and that horrible pain that is so overwhelming and all consuming and that feeling like it would never, ever change. Heidi truly understood it, having gone through it herself. Her wisdom of knowing and being able to explain to me what was actually happening made all the difference.”
Heidi: “Our mission was to help her get to the truth and stay in her truth, supporting her in not going back and providing relapse support. Getting her focus off of him (her drug of choice), and back to herself to begin building self care and self love practices. As she stayed single, got into recovery, attended counseling and got in touch with her feelings, the core shame and abandonment wounds were revealed. As those wounds surfaced, we taught her how to love and heal them, becoming her own source of love, wisdom, and inner strength, building the inner sanctuary that is the foundation of a healthy life.”
Courage & Empowerment
Shannon: “There was this promise that if I just did the work and just hung in there and just surrendered and kept using my tools, that's all she had done. There was nothing magical about it. I just had to do the work and I could get the results. And so I thought, okay, I can do this work. I can, no matter how hard it is, I'll do it. And then I just felt like it would change and it did. She would tell me and we would break it down. I just needed to get through one more hour. One more hour, and I can do that. And she would give me little mantras to say and just to get me through the next few minutes at a time and just continue to pray and continue to talk to God. And she just promised me, it won't always be this way and she was right. “
Joyful Transformation
Heidi: “It was beautiful watching a joyful Shannon emerge out of the grips of obsession and chronic fear. She fought so hard for her freedom and was absolutely courageous in fighting through the wreckage to find the truth of her own wholeness. She built healthy habits, by being vigilant in confronting the shame messages and replacing them with her own loving kindness. Shannon is a true Warrior! “
Freedom
Shannon: “There's so much freedom to not get consumed by a relationship or anything. I am grounded and I feel whole. I don't need somebody to fill some gaping void within me. I have a loving relationship now. I have the healthiest loving relationship with a partner I've ever had. Like, it's truly a miracle that I have this person in my life and it's supportive, caring and loving, and it's not consuming. I don't have to please him and he doesn't have to please me. And he has a full life and I have a full life and that's okay. I'm not jealous. I don't need him to be with me all the time. I still have struggles and patterns I can sometimes fall into. I am more aware of my old thought process and habits and I know they're not in my best interest. There's freedom for me to enjoy what I enjoy and it's just an entirely different experience.”
Complimentary Coaching Session
Living From the Heart's no-obligation complimentary session starts off with a 30-minute call where we uncover specific goals or challenges that you’re currently facing in your life.
These may include:
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Self defeating behaviors
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Feeling numb or empty
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Unhealthy relationships patterns
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A Tough life transition
From here we can collaboratively determine if there's a good fit between us, and the areas where you need support. Just fill out this form and I'll reach out to schedule your complimentary session.