Codependence is one of those things that doesn’t seem to be all that bad. In fact, people who exhibit codependent traits and characteristics are often well-liked ordinary functional members of society. Things could be a lot worse, right? What is Codependence? Becoming...
Is self-care selfish? Memorial Day weekend was coming up, and I had three days off to decide what to do. Because I am balancing a job and my counseling practice, a family, and my own self-care needs, normally this is the time to get “a bunch of stuff...
Are you your own worst enemy? Do you do what you shouldn’t and fail to do what you should? Maybe you know you shouldn’t eat certain foods because of a health problem, but you do it anyway. Maybe you know you really need to get an assignment done by the end of the week...
You just had another bad fight. The whole weekend, you fixate on your phone, and they never call or respond to your texts. “It’s rude, disrespectful! You told me we should do something Saturday, and then…nothing!” Literally a bundle of nerves, you hover over your...
If you are curious about whether or not you could benefit from therapy, there’s one way to tell for sure: Are you breathing? Great. You need therapy. All joking aside, all of us benefit from therapy at one point or another. No matter who you are or what you have, the...
What is a Codependent Relationship? A codependent relationship is defined as dependency on the approval of another person for one’s self-worth and identity. The behavior pattern of a person in a codependent relationship leads them to ignore their own needs,...
