Marriage traditionally represents a union of two individuals sharing love, responsibilities, and dreams. However, when relationships slip into codependency, this healthy balance shifts dramatically.

Co-dependence and love are not the same. That intoxicating feeling of can't-live-without-you devotion we romanticize in films? Often it's less a portrait of love and more a sketch of codependency—that ...

I specialize in Trauma, Codependency, Burnout, and Spiritual Guidance. I am here to help those struggling with unprocessed grief over trauma, abuse, and toxic home environments. Unprocessed grief ...

Breakups are rarely a clean break. Even when a relationship has soured, the emotional attachment and the uncertain future can make moving on a daunting task. But for those struggling with codependency ...

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"I thought: if I just helped my friends, colleagues and neighbors, maybe I'd get the connection I craved in love, work and life," writes... How I broke free from codependency — and learned the meaning ...

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The term "codependency" was all the hype on Instagram in 2019, kind of like how the concept of "gaslighting" was huge in 2020 and "boundaries" made a splash in 2021. It’s tempting to hear these terms ...

I have a pet peeve. I have a REAL problem with people who won't do their job. Sure, everyone has a learning curve. We're all learning something new, if we have a company that is growing. But as a CEO ...

If you haven't laid awake at night worrying about relationships, we are not the same. For most of my life, bedtime meant rumination. I'd agonize over a crush. I'd analyze work emails in my mind, ...