{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68df6f255f95c3d4193089e4/69730abd4b6b88f001bff86b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How To Break Up With Love Addiction | author Aldo Grech discusses life after losing everything. ","description":"<p>What happens when the life you've built comes crumbling down to reveal an empty core?</p><p><br></p><p>Aldo Grech lived what most would call the dream. Senior IT executive, trophy partner, Lake Como lifestyle. At 50, when his wife left and his career imploded, Aldo discovered something terrifying: there was no authentic self to fall back on. Just a wounded child and an exhausted avatar who'd been performing for 40 years.</p><p><br></p><p>Now approaching 70, Aldo has transformed from vacant achiever to authentic contributor. His journey through love addiction, corporate burnout, cancer, financial ruin and intensive therapy offers a brutally honest roadmap for men willing to do the hardest work of their lives. </p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation, we dig into:</p><ul><li>Why workaholism, love addiction, and achievement obsession are celebrated rather than treated</li><li>The difference between being successful and being whole</li><li>How physical symptoms signal spiritual dysfunction</li><li>How childhood wounds create protective personas</li><li>Why \"boys don't cry\" creates vacant men</li><li>The paradox of surrender vs. giving up</li><li>Ten years alone: building electric cars and authentic friendships</li><li>The mother conversation that changes everything</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Pod O'Sullivan"}