16 Codependency Relapse Tips
Where there are enmeshed relationships, especially in families experiencing substance or behavior use disorders, there is going to be codependency relapse. Melody Beattie bestselling author of Beyond...
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When A Loved One Leaves YOU
Why do active and recovering substances users often run away from loved ones trying to “Save” them? The truth is, no one feels good when...
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Breaking The Denial Cycle
The denial cycle has a special meaning for families coping with substance use. We all have denial in our lives. Denial is a way to...
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Hope For Healing Codependency
Healing codependency takes time to develop roots just like plants. Codependency doesn’t exist only in families where there is substance use disorder. This unhealthy conditioning...
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Healthy Detachment: Melody Beattie Says Do It With Love
Healthy detachment? It sounds like a recipe for the impossible. We often hear that we need to detach from a dysfunctional family system. But how...
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What Is Enabling
No one sets out to enable addiction. On the contrary, many start out with good intentions. We love the person struggling with addiction, and she’s...
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Letting Go Of An Ungrateful Son –
Letting go of someone you love, but who uses you, is the hardest thing to do. My friend, Jackie, asked me for some advice last...
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The Fourth C In Addiction Is Really Enabling
When I first heard the three C’s, “I didn’t cause it. I can’t cure it, and I can’t control it,” I was so relieved, but...
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When Codependency Is Compassion
Sometimes, people think that they’re codependent when they’re not – they are simply being compassionate and are care-taking of others. This is being a good...
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Why Children Of Alcoholics Become Over-Responsible
My brother Ricky called me, his big sister whenever he needed help. I threw on my hero’s cape and flew to his side. He had...
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Co-Dependent’s Son Makes Mug Cupcake –
A year ago, I was a full-time “smother.” I thought being hopelessly devoted to the world’s most beautiful boy was my highest calling. I was...
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My Daughter Only Wants My Money
Dear Dr. Gail, My 32-year-old daughter is a heroin addict — I think it got started in her late teens. She says she is going...
