Exaholics

Breaking Your Addiction to an Ex Love

By: Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby LMFT BCC

Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya

Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

Severing a cherished relationship is one of the most painful experiences in life - and cutting those emotional ties to a loved one can feel almost like ending an addiction. Up till now, people recovering from other problems were able to get real help - like AA and rehab - while those struggling in the aftermath of traumatic breaks dealt with platitudes and friends insisting they should "get over it already". But now Exaholics Anonymous treats getting over an ex like kicking a chemical habit.

Written by counselor and therapist Dr. Lisa Bobby, Exaholics offers meaningful support and advice to anyone trapped in the obsessive pain of a broken, or dying, attachment. She helps the brokenhearted heal, showing them, on a deep level, how to develop a conceptual framework for their experience, understand the emotional processes at work inside themselves, find the path to recovery, and free themselves of shame, injured ego, and remorse. In-depth case studies of others' journeys will illuminate the way to future happiness.

©2015 Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby, LMFT, BCC (P)2019 Tantor

You might just NEED this.

I was struggling with a really bad breakup — for six months. No signs of me emerging. I usually roll my eyes at self-help things like this, but all I can say is the stories that resonated and way she breaks down everything that heartbroken people feel and experience was a great journey. It is short. It’s worth it. It really helped me. Finally able to get out of a really bad phase.

AMAZING

I have had immense past struggles! I listened to this book in 2 days while still being able to complete tasks around the house during areas that didn’t apply to me. The areas that did, life changing! Highly recommend.

Extremely Helpful

I don’t have the words to even describe how this book has helped me in my journey. The emotions I didn’t have the words to describe were so elegantly used in this book. I am very grateful for all the time and effort spent to write this book by all involved.
From the bottom of my heart, Thank you!

Best Book

This is the best and most helpful book I have ever read! The information in this book helped tremendously through the hardest time of my life.

I needed this!

I wish I had this book seven years ago when I was dealing with the aftermath of my past relationship first hand. The relationship ended very traumatically and I had never gotten full closure after all this time. Dr. Bobby writes out what I’ve been experiencing blissfully and I’m relieved to hear that I’m not the only one going through the same thing. If healing is what you’re searching for - whether it be short or long term heartache - this audiobook is for you!

Surprisingly good.

I was a not sure whether to listen to this book or not because the recent reviews were not that great. I decided to hear Lisa’s YouTube interview on this book and I ended up liking her talk quite a bit. Hence, I decided to listen to it. I finished this book in less than 3 days and it was absolutely worth it. I liked how Lisa was so empathetic about the situation(breakup) and she laid out the biological factors behind the traumatic experience of breakup. After listening to this book, I was able to add 2 plus 2 together coherently. My therapist recommended this book to me and this definitely earned her some respect in my life.

Life changing book

Regardless of your degree of “exaholism” this book is incredible! It starts by giving you a way at the beginning of a breakup to give yourself emotional space to grieve. I feel like what differentiates this book from every other “just gets over it breakup book” is how it then describes step by step how to move past the “train your mind to avoid the pain” directly in to “face the pain, walk through the hurt and emerge on the other side a different human with more emotional and relationship skills than you had at the beginning”. Too many of us get caught at the ignore and avoid stage and then figure out work is done because the pain has subsided only to re enter the same relationship (with a different person, or go back to the same person) and try again. But, when nothing changes..... nothing changes, right? This book gives you the tools for change. Highly recommend.

fantastic book

this book is amazing. its so nice to know everything I've been feeling is normal.

Solid divorce book

Not really new information. But a good listen if you are struggling with a breakup

ALL THE ANSWERS IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR

Couldnt stop listening to it! The narrator was absolutely great. Anyone who is going through a breakup has to get this book.