Codependency For Dummies

Codependency For Dummies
Author: Darlene Lancer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2012-04-06
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1118236874

Codependency is much more widespread than originally thought. You don’t even have to be in a relationship. Codependents have trouble accepting themselves, so they hide who they are to be accepted by someone else. Codependency for Dummies is the most comprehensive book on the topic to date. It describes the history, symptoms, causes, and relationship dynamics of codependency and provides self-assessment questionnaires. The majority of the book is devoted to healing and lays out a clear plan for recovery with exercises, practical advice, and helpful daily reminders to help you know, honor, protect, and express yourself. It clarifies deep psychological dynamics that underlie codependency, yet is written in a conversational style that’s easily understandable by everyone. You will learn: How to raise your self-esteem The difference between care-giving and codependent care-taking The difference between healthy and dysfunctional families How to set boundaries How to separate responsibility for yourself and for others How to overcome guilt and resentment

Conquering Shame and Codependency

Conquering Shame and Codependency
Author: Darlene Lancer
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2014-05-16
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1616495332

A nationally recognized author and codependency expert examines the roots of shame and its connection with codependent relationships. Learn how to heal from their destructive hold by implementing eight steps that will empower the real you, and lead to healthier relationships. Shame: the torment you feel when you’re exposed, humiliated, or rejected; the feeling of not being good enough. It’s a deeply painful and universal emotion, yet is not frequently discussed. For some, shame lurks in the unconscious, undermining self-esteem, destroying confidence, and leading to codependency. These codependent relationships—where we overlook our own needs and desires as we try to care for, protect, or please another—often cover up abuse, addiction, or other harmful behaviors. Shame and codependency feed off one another, making us feel stuck, never able to let go, move on, and become the true self we were meant to be. In Conquering Shame and Codependency, Darlene Lancer sheds new light on shame: how codependents’ feelings and beliefs about shame affect their identity, their behavior, and how shame can corrode relationships, destroying trust and love. She then provides eight steps to heal from shame, learn to love yourself, and develop healthy relationships.

Codependency For Dummies

Codependency For Dummies
Author: Darlene Lancer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2012-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118095227

Codependency is a learned behavior that can be passed down from generation to generation. Lancer offers assistance in understanding the history, symptoms, causes, and relationship dynamics, and lays out a clear plan for recovery.

Codependent No More Workbook

Codependent No More Workbook
Author: Melody Beattie
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2011-03-09
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1616491884

This highly anticipated workbook will help readers put the principles from Melody Beattie's international best seller Codependent No More into action in their own lives. The Codependent No More Workbook was designed for Melody Beattie fans spanning the generations, as well as for those who may not yet even understand the meaning and impact of their codependency. In this accessible and engaging workbook, Beattie uses her trademark down-to-earth style to offer readers a Twelve Step, interactive program to stop obsessing about others by developing the insight, strength, and resilience to start taking care of themselves. Through hands-on guided journaling, exercises, and self-tests, readers will learn to integrate the time-tested concepts outlined in Codependent No More into their daily lives by setting and enforcing healthy limits; developing a support system through healthy relationships with others and a higher power; experiencing genuine love and forgiveness; and letting go and detaching from others' harmful behaviors. Whether fixated on a loved one with depression, an addiction, an eating disorder, or other self-destructive behaviors, or someone who makes unhealthy decisions, this book offers the practical means to plot a comprehensive, personalized path to hope, healing, and the freedom to be your own best self.

Codependent No More

Codependent No More
Author: Melody Beattie
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2009-06-10
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1592857922

In a crisis, it's easy to revert to old patterns. Caring for your well-being during the coronavirus pandemic includes maintaining healthy boundaries and saying no to unhealthy relationships. The healing touchstone of millions, this modern classic by one of America's best-loved and most inspirational authors holds the key to understanding codependency and to unlocking its stultifying hold on your life. Is someone else's problem your problem? If, like so many others, you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to someone else's, you may be codependent--and you may find yourself in this book--Codependent No More. The healing touchstone of millions, this modern classic by one of America's best-loved and most inspirational authors holds the key to understanding codependency and to unlocking its stultifying hold on your life. With instructive life stories, personal reflections, exercises, and self-tests, Codependent No More is a simple, straightforward, readable map of the perplexing world of codependency--charting the path to freedom and a lifetime of healing, hope, and happiness. Melody Beattie is the author of Beyond Codependency, The Language of Letting Go, Stop Being Mean to Yourself, The Codependent No More Workbook and Playing It by Heart.

Awakening in Time

Awakening in Time
Author: Jacquelyn Small
Publisher: Bantam
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1991
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780553349559

A pioneer in psychological and spiritual approaches to addiction, Jacquelyn Small integrates ideas from the Twelve Step movement, Jungian thought, Western mysticism, and Eastern philosophy to create a path-breaking new synthesis. She shows that "codependence," rather than being a term that labels and limits us, is a spiritual crisis with a sacred purpose -- and a spiritual solution. Book jacket.

Dating For Dummies

Dating For Dummies
Author: Joy Browne
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2011-01-11
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0470892056

Trusted guidance on meeting Ms. or Mr. Right With new and updated content, Dating For Dummies, 3rd Edition includes all the information you'll need for navigating the contemporary, social media driven dating scene where women and men Google potential dates beforehand, Tweet after, and even meet on Facebook. You'll find all you need to use these social media sites and take advantage of the ever-expanding ways to socialize, flirt, and date in the 21st century. With dating advice for singletons in all stages of life (including baby boomers), you'll get the confidence to date someone who is significantly older or younger, someone who has been previously married, or someone with children. Author Dr. Joy Browne, America's favorite psychologist, demystifies the whole dating process, from getting a date, plotting the place, and having a great time (or dealing with duds) to moving beyond a first date toward a budding relationship. Confidence boosters to help meet, date, and start a relationship with Mr. or Ms. Right Safe tips and advice on using social networks like Facebook and Twitter to meet new people The latest tips about dealing with money matters and dating diversity If you're looking for a fun Saturday night date or a happily-ever-after mate, Dating For Dummies is the guide for you!

How to Be an Adult

How to Be an Adult
Author: David Richo
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1616433558

Using the metaphor of the heroic journeydeparture, struggle and returnthe author shows readers the way to psychological and spiritual health.

The Language of Letting Go

The Language of Letting Go
Author: Melody Beattie
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 596
Release: 2009-12-12
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1592857973

Written for those of us who struggle with codependency, these daily meditations offer growth and renewal, and remind us that the best thing we can do is take responsibility for our own self-care. Melody Beattie integrates her own life experiences and fundamental recovery reflections in this unique daily meditation book written especially for those of us who struggle with the issue of codependency.Problems are made to be solved, Melody reminds us, and the best thing we can do is take responsibility for our own pain and self-care. In this daily inspirational book, Melody provides us with a thought to guide us through the day and she encourages us to remember that each day is an opportunity for growth and renewal.

The Adult Chair

The Adult Chair
Author: Michelle Chalfant
Publisher: Michelle Chalfant
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2018-03-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780999892602

The Adult Chair is more than a book, or a tool, or a process. It is an entirely new way to see your world, your relationships, your career, and your life.