How To Stop Being Codependent
Codependency is one of those words that we have all heard but cannot necessarily define. 90% of Americans exhibit codependent behaviors at some point in their lives. So what is it?
It is not easy to define but is a set of behaviors that affects our ability to have healthy relationships with the people in our lives. The good news is that they are learned behaviors that can be unlearned with knowledge and practice.
In this episode:
Where does codependent behavior come from?
Identifying codependent behavior
Enabling codependency
Further Reading:
The Codependent's Guide to the 12 Steps by Melody Beattie
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
It Didn’t Start With You by Mark Wolynn
You’re Not Crazy– You’re Codependent.: What Everyone Affected by Addiction, Abuse, Trauma or Toxic Shaming Must know to have peace in their lives by Jeanette Elisabeth Menter
Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives by Pia Mellody
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