Co-Dependent’s Chicken Salad
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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
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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 […]