#128: Dating, Sex & Love in Recovery with Nina Pick

Nina Pick is a somatic healing practitioner and integrative counselor dedicated to helping individuals develop healthy relationships and full, embodied lives. In private practice in Western Massachusetts, she is also a group clinician at the Berkshire Transition Network, where she facilitates groups for men in early recovery. She received an MA in counseling psychology with a focus on marriage and family therapy from Pacifica Graduate Institute and an MA in comparative literature from UC Berkeley. She is a certified NeuroAffective Touch practitioner and a Safe and Sound Protocol provider, with additional training in a range of modalities spanning psychotherapy, somatics, spiritual leadership, and energy medicine. Her books include Sober Secure: An Attachment-Based Guide to Dating, Sex, and Love in Recovery and The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps: Finding Joy, Sensuality, and Pleasure in Recovery.  In this episode, we discuss: An attachment-based approach to recovery How early attachment wounding influences adult relationships Dating for secure attachment Boundaries around a partner's substance use Why shame intensifies in early sobriety Rethinking codependency Moving from isolation to healthy interdependence  Relationship focused recovery meetings For additional Sober Secure resources, including a meeting facilitator’s guide, visit ninapick.com/sober-secure _ SUN & MOON SOBER LIVING: Access a free mindfulness meditation guided by Mary Tilson to help manage cravings and regulate emotions: https://pages.sunandmoonsoberliving.com/easemeditation Follow along on Instagram: @sunandmoon.soberliving  ___ Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.