Adult Children of Alcoholics and Codependency
By Lisa A. Romano All children require a sense of safety and predictability in order to develop a healthy sense of self. One’s self concept can be understood as the cornerstone of life. Every...
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Stop Seeking External Validation: Healing Codependency From the Inside Out
By Michelle Farris, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist One of the major pitfalls in codependency is constantly worrying about what others think of you. Codependent people spend most of their time and energy trying...
Effects of Codependency in Family
By Yasmin Kerkez Codependency is a common relationship struggle within the family unit. Let’s look deeper into the areas of codependency to really understand what behavioral patterns exist – so that we can then...
Why You’ll Never Feel Truly Loved In A Codependent Relationship
By Marlena Tillhon I recently asked my audience what they want most from their romantic relationship and the top answer was ‘to feel loved’. Of course. It’s the same for me. Always has been,...
Overcoming Self-Sabotage
By Stephanie McPhail, MS Why do we sabotage ourselves? Have you ever had the frustrating experience of wanting more for yourself, but finding you think, feel and act in ways that are contrary to...
The Link Between People Pleasing and Perfectionism
By Stacy Brookman, Resilience and Performance Coach Introduction: Are people pleasing and perfectionism common? If you find yourself people-pleasing or being a perfectionist, you’re not alone. It’s common to feel the need for approval...
Understand Codependent and Narcissistic Traits (In Yourself and Others)
By Carista Luminare, Ph.D. Life is busy. You have many options for how you distribute your daily time and energy. If you want to have a healthy relationship, prioritize healing each other by illuminating...
12 Sneaky Ways Passive-Aggression Cultivates Codependence
By Rhoberta Shaler, PhD Are passive-aggression and codependency odd bedfellows? Not at all. Codependent people are often fearful of directness. Passive-aggressive people avoid directness at all costs. So, it’s a fit! Neither are usually...
What is Codependency?
Addiction. It’s a disease that affects the entire family. When a person suffers from addiction, it creates a detrimental impact on one’s life, and it can be difficult to watch someone you care about...
The Life-Changing Insight That Helped Me Finally Break Free From Codependency
Traditional codependency literature has you believe that codependency usually emerges in romantic relationships. We only become aware of it once we’ve had our hearts broken a few dozen times and leap from unhealthy relationship...
The Natural Attraction of Codependents and Narcissists
I have been a relationship counselor for 44 years, specializing in how the bond with our primary attachment figures impacts our adult intimacy dynamics. Our childhood experiences and development define our capacity to know...
What Does Codependency Look Like in Family Relationships?
Codependency is certainly not a new condition, and awareness of codependency is growing in the greater community. At the same time, it’s also one of those labels that many of us have heard of...
What is Codependency and What Are Some of the Signs and Symptoms
By Lisa A. Romano When you are a codependent person, you are often unaware that your relationship style is problematic. Often, you are someone who quickly loses themselves within a relationship once you begin...
Is There A Codependency Type?
Dr. Nicholas Jenner We frequently read about the various forms of narcissism in the countless articles available on the internet. There are some that are official and others that individuals use to explain their...
How to Cultivate Self Trust
Codependency created much pain and agony in my life. One of the ways it manifested most was my extreme lack of self trust. I would overthink decisions to death, fearful that I would choose...
Stop Gaslighting Your Inner Child
In my work, I often talk about what we do to our inner child is what was done to us in childhood. Welearn to parent our inner child, punish her/him, neglect, reject or abandon...
