“There are no boundaries in codependency. And that's the thing, it's like there's no distinction between you, me and us," she said of her codependent nature Savannah Chrisley is recognizing an ...

American author Melody Beattie named her problem in the 80s, and now one of her books on the subject is being reissued, ...

Codependency often operates as an invisible force undermining otherwise promising relationships, creating feelings of suffocation and preventing personal growth for both partners. When individuals ...

"I thought: if I just helped my friends, colleagues and neighbors, maybe I'd get the connection I craved in love, work and life," writes... How I broke free from codependency — and learned the meaning ...

Savannah Chrisley has been getting candid about her “pattern of painful dependency” when it comes to the men in her life, including her relationship with her father, Todd Chrisley. The reality star ...

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 ...

Co-dependence and love are not the same. That intoxicating feeling of can't-live-without-you devotion we romanticize in films? Often it's less a portrait of love and more a sketch of codependency—that ...

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If these traits start sounding familiar, it might be time to do some self-reflection. Most of us dream of finding the person we want to spend life with. Sadly, it's not that easy. Healthy ...

With 15 years experience, I have expertise working with clients suffering from anxieties, depressions, PTSD, codependency, and adjustment difficulties into life’s transitions and balancing multiple ...

Dear Amy: My stepson, a college instructor, is 33 years old and recently married. He and his mom have always been very close to the point of being codependent. I was hoping that when he got married he ...

I'm a Jungian-oriented Board Certified Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor & Registered Art Therapist in the states of CT, IL, NY, PA, TX. I specialize in relationships, adult attachment ...