Coming Back to Myself: Love Addiction, CPTSD, and the Path of a Christian Mystic

In this episode of Yoga of Relationship, Dr. Amanda Brees shares a candid, voice-note–style reflection on love addiction, codependency, and CPTSD — and how these patterns often show up most intensely for spiritually sensitive women.

Rather than offering clinical definitions or quick fixes, this episode explores love addiction as a nervous system and attachment response shaped by developmental trauma, faith, and relational longing. Dr. Amanda speaks openly about her own journey through divorce, heartbreak, and healing, and how what once felt like disqualification became the very source of her authority.

She also shares what it means to walk the path of a Christian mystic today — integrating biblical faith with herbs, essential oils, embodiment, womb alchemy, and devotional (Bhakti-style) practices — and how this integration became central to her healing from complex trauma and the building of a grounded, embodied life.

This episode is not about “arriving” at a perfected version of yourself or proving healing through a flawless relationship. It is about coming back to yourself, reclaiming internal authority, and learning to stay in relationship with God and self — even while continuing the very human journey of love, loss, and connection.

• Why love addiction and codependency are nervous system adaptations, not character flaws

• How CPTSD develops through chronic relational stress and shows up most in intimate relationships

• Why spiritually sensitive women often experience attachment more intensely

• What it means to be a Christian mystic in embodied, practical terms

• Integrating faith with herbs, essential oils, crystals, and womb-centered practices

• Releasing the idea that healing must be proven by a perfect marriage

• How ongoing dating, relating, and learning are part of the medicine

• Returning to self as internal authority instead of outsourcing worth to relationships

• Healing God-attachment through devotion, embodiment, and alchemical practices

If this episode resonates and you’re ready for more structured support, guided practices, and deeper integration, you can explore Dr. Amanda’s work through her signature relationship trauma healing program.

You’ll find links and details in the show notes, or you can visit yogaofrelationship.co to learn more.