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How Their Addiction Creates Trauma for You
Today we're going to talk about a topic that I think is so important. Probably one of the most important things that we can talk about. Because...
Trying to control an addict’s behavior: what is enabling?
You’re reading this because you are in a relationship of some kind with an addict or an alcoholic. And you're wondering if all the work you're...
When to break up with an addict or alcoholic.
There’s no more frustrating relationship than the one with an addict and alcoholic because it's like you're with two people: the person you know...
When to stop trusting an addict or alcoholic to do the right thing” Overcoming Codependency
Here's the truth. You can have absolutely everything else but if you have a relationship that causes you confusion, anxiety, resentment, or pain,...
Why do people stay in unhealthy, toxic relationships?
Why do people stay in toxic or dysfunctional relationships? You're smart. In other areas of your life you can make things work and people are around...
The Perfectionist Attachment Personality Pattern: Overcoming Codependency
This is the last Pattern of all the Attachment Personality Patterns I have been teaching on over the past 8 weeks. And it’s been the most difficult....
The Pretender Attachment Personality Pattern: Overcoming Codependency
Even though I used to pride myself on having a built in bullshit detector the size of Texas, being able to spot a phony a mile away, I was...
Overcoming Codependency: The pleaser attachment personality pattern
In Coming to America, there’s a scene where Eddie Murphy is about to marry his prescribed bride. Before the “I dos”, the groom wants to make sure...
Understanding Codependency: The Clinger Attachment Personality Pattern.
There’s a funny portrayal of the clinger personality in the movie Wedding Crashers. The lead character attracts the affection of a young woman who...