The Self-Love Recovery Podcast

This is a podcast conversation between Ross Rosenberg and Dr. Steven Ross about how to choose a therapist. They advise prospective clients to ask upfront about a therapist's orientation, licensure, years in practice, and experience with their specific issue, and to reflect on any gender or age preferences while committing to a session or two to gauge fit. Ross and Steven explain the differences between psychologists and master's-level therapists but argue that after five to ten years o...

Your path to Self-Love Abundance starts here: https://www.selfloverecovery.com/ Have you spent years working harder, giving more, and trying to be perfect—yet that voice in your head still says you're not enough? Here's what no one has told you: this isn't a motivational problem or a mindset issue—it's a trauma problem. In this video, Ross Rosenberg reveals the critical difference between low self-esteem and Self-Love Deficit Disorder (SLDD), and explains why traditional therapy often fails...

Your path to Self-Love Abundance starts here: https://www.selfloverecovery.com/ Are you exhausted from constantly taking care of everyone else while neglecting yourself? In this video, you'll discover why people-pleasing isn't just being "too nice" – it's a toxic pattern rooted in Self-Love Deficit Disorder (SLDD) that's destroying your mental health and trapping you in one-sided relationships. You'll understand the real psychology behind why you people-please, the dangerous connection to ...

Interviewed by John Cooper for his Podcast. This interview focuses on Ross Rosenberg’s theories about toxic relationship patterns, particularly the Human Magnet Syndrome and Self‑Love Deficit Disorder (SLDD), formerly known as codependency. Rosenberg explains how people with unmet attachment needs and low self‑love are unconsciously drawn to pathological narcissists through intense chemistry, familiarity, and trauma bonding rooted in childhood attachment trauma. The discussion explores ...

In this video, Ross Rosenberg explains how an article on the “Happiness Paradox” completely changed his understanding of happiness by revealing that chasing it actually destroys it. He describes how true happiness arises naturally when we’re present, emotionally aligned, and engaged in life—not when we try to force it as a goal. Rosenberg connects this to self‑love deficit disorder (SLDD), noting that many codependents mistake the absence of pain or the approval of narcissistic partners for h...

For decades, the word codependency shaped how we understood toxic relationship cycles — but it was never quite enough. In this video, Ross Rosenberg explains why he redefined the concept as Self-Love Deficit Disorder (SLDD), a trauma-based framework that better explains the root causes of codependency and why recovery often fails without addressing them. Ross takes you back to his early years as a psychotherapist, how The Human Magnet Syndrome was born, and what inspired the Self-Love Recove...