For years, I thought I was just being loving and supportive, but beneath those good intentions were habits softly feeding my ...
A reader recently asked me what she could do to prevent codependence in her grandchild. Apparently, alcoholism runs in the family along with codependence. I’m not surprised; the enabling apple doesn’t ...
If you’re confused about the concept of codependence, you’re not alone! Mental health professionals and addiction specialists disagree on what exactly codependence is, where it comes from, and how to ...
Relationships fundamentally build on mutual support, love, and understanding. However, sometimes the boundaries between healthy care and codependency blur, leading to dynamics where one partner relies ...
Your mother may have been the first to hold and feed you, perhaps within minutes of your first earthside breath. Somewhere in ...
Her “Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself,” a guide to shedding toxic relationships, has sold more than seven million copies. By Richard Sandomir Melody ...
Melody Beattie, whose experiences as a drug addict, a chemical dependency counselor and the wife of an alcoholic informed a bestselling book about codependence that has guided countless people to shed ...