What serial fixers are really avoiding in relationships | Leah Marone | TEDxMallard Creek

[applause] So, it took me 20 years as a psychotherapist to realize that my greatest gift was also my biggest trap, especially outside of the therapy room. I've worked with thousands of people, high achievers, athletes, educators, stay-at-home parents, CEOs, and I started to pick up on a pattern. These people weren't primarily addicted to your stereotypical vices. Alcohol, caffeine, work, sex. No, their primary addiction was fixing. fixing people, fixing situations, fixing emotions. Because if they didn't ha ...