For many, the prospect of therapy – of having to open up and share your deepest most vulnerable self with a stranger – is terrifying. In fact, fear is cited as one of the main reasons many people who could benefit from therapy opt out, instead. However, the key to...
Codependence. It sounds nice, doesn’t it? Like two people in a mutually beneficial alliance, dependent on one another because they’re so in love they just can’t help themselves. Yet far from being something to aspire toward, the word belies the truth:...
The term “codependency” refers to the excessive emotional or psychological reliance on your partner in a relationship. While codependency is common in partnerships where one person is recovering from an illness or addiction, it’s not altogether uncommon for people to...
One of the most common questions our therapists get asked is: What is the difference between caretaking and caregiving? In order to answer this question, we first need to talk about codependency. Codependency is a behavioral pattern, typically learned in childhood,...
What are boundaries?Boundaries are simply dividing lines, physical or metaphorical dividers that say “over here” is what I am comfortable with, and over there is not”. Boundaries mark the space where we end and others begin. They allow us to separate who we are from...
Codependency is defined as a series of behaviors that involve or result from being physically, emotionally, or in any other way completely devoted to another individual, usually at a detriment to their own wellbeing. There are several types of codependency. In...
