Monthly Archive: January 2023
The holiday season can be fun and festive for some, but also increases stress and can shine anunforgiving light on the quality of our relationships to family and loved ones. If you struggle withcodependency,...
By Marshall Burtcher Codependency is the strategy you used to survive unreliable relationships. It has been your best effort to nurture three specific needs met that are essential to your survival and ability to...
By Susan Ball, Abuse Recovery Expert. When you have a toxic attachment style, you are vulnerable to emotional manipulation, codependency, and abusive relationships. You find it difficult to “break-up” even though you know the...
By Carista Luminare, Ph.D. Have you experienced this? You’re having a normal calm conversation with your partner and suddenly one of you gets triggered into an extreme reaction. There may be a volcanic emotional...
By Candace van Dell. Many people feel that they back slide in their healing journey. This is totally normal andcan actually prove to be beneficial. This sounds strange right? Going forward thensliding backwards due...
By Michelle Farris, Psychotherapist & Anger Management Specialist. Every relationship needs boundaries in order to stay healthy. Without boundaries, you risk becoming a doormat. Once that happens, hurt and resentment aren’t far behind. Setting...
By Stephanie McPhail, MS. Happiness is a personal and abstract emotion that can be affected by many things, including our romantic relationships. While it’s natural to want to be happy in our relationships, we...
Regardless of today’s date, I wish all of you an amazing New Year, starting right now! For those of you who are consciously wanting your lives to be more peaceful and enjoyable, who are...
By Rhoberta Shaler, PhD, Relationship Crisis Consultant. Feeling resentful? When you feel it, do you immediately beat yourself up and tell yourself you’re not being nice, fair, patient, or compassionate enough? Instead of taking...
By Stacy Brookman, Women’s Leadership Coach. In our society, it’s easy to get caught up in the idea of needing someone else to complete us. This can manifest in our relationships as codependency, where...
Will I EVER be able to trust myself again? This may be the constant song playing in your mind. After 40 or 50 years of repeatedly attracting narcissistic, addicted or emotionally unavailable partners… It’s...
By Yasmin Kerkez. Breaking free from codependency in family IS possible. The steps to take are in keeping with key areas of self-love and empowerment. Through focus on these two areas of wellbeing, it...