7 Red Flags Of Parent Enmeshment
Red Flags Of Parent Enmeshment: Have You Launched Yet What are the red flags of parent enmeshment when you’re all grown up? Serious question, do you know the red flags that you haven’t emotionally launched from your parents? Growing up is supposed to mean independence, but for many of us, myself included, adulthood came with […]
Helping Versus Enabling Worksheet
Helping Versus Enabling – Do You Know The Difference? Helping versus enabling is a question all parents have to ask themselves. Think you’re helping and getting bad results? You may be enabling. When the family situation has become dysfunctional, for any reason, and there’s no training in healthy family dynamics, it’s easy to mistake enabling […]
These Are 16 Symptoms Of Codependency
What Are The 16 Symptoms Of Codependency How many symptoms of codependency do you have to have to qualify? Do you expend all of your energy in meeting your partner’s needs? Do you feel trapped in your relationship? Are you the one that is constantly making sacrifices in your relationship? Then you may be in […]
3 Tips To Calm Mom’s Codependent Relationship Woes
Is Your Codependent Relationship Killing You? Are you a mom in a codependent relationship with one or more of your children? Am I being dramatic when I say it could be killing you? Well, maybe just a little. I do speak in hyperbole. Maybe you have grown children who are always telling you in graphic […]
Why You Have To Let Go Of Resentments
“Expectations are resentments waiting to happen” Have you ever heard that expression – because I’ve heard it over and over for twenty years in recovery. Resentments sound bad and they are bad. They’re destructive to your daily well-being and happiness and can increase anxiety, especially if you have anxiety. But, let’s back up. What is […]
4 Ways To Stop Codependency
Codependency Warning Signs Can Help You From Relapsing Before I knew what codependency was, I was codependent with everyone. I couldn’t say no when people asked me to do things, I felt bad if someone else felt bad, I was constantly in a cycle of being manipulated and feeling resentful. In recovery, I learned that […]