Co-Dependent’s Chicken Salad
For years, I made my famous chicken salad for friends and family. When a neighbor had surgery, I was there with chicken salad in hand. When my mother-in-law came to visit, I served this lovely dish with buttery croissants and her favorite dessert. At church dinners, I’d strategically lurk near my bowl of chicken salad […]
People-Pleasing And A Polska Kielbasa Omelet
You might be codependent if your standard restaurant order is, “I’ll have what he’s having.” Here’s the story of how my love affair with an omelet ended (thanks to people-pleasing) and began again (thanks to recovery). Losing Our True Selves Little by little, codependency (more specifically people-pleasing) drives us to give up our wants and […]