Part of learning how to be in reciprocal relationships, is learning to spot unsafe qualities in others. Please note, we all have unsafe traits. This is because we are human! But there is a difference
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Codependency
This is How You Combat Codependency
Codependency is a learned skill; one you needed perhaps as a child, but not anymore. Back then it manufactured a sense of safety and love or connection that you felt was unavailable otherwise.
But
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Codependent vs Boundary Led Thinking
Once you begin the work of setting boundaries, you may notice how much of your thinking is wrapped up in codependency. It is one thing to change the behavior around this belief system. It is another
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Mother Hunger
The term Mother Hunger hit the scene this past year thanks to trauma therapist Kelly McDaniel’s new book. She refers to “mother hunger” as a way to frame an insecure attachment with your primary
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Before sharing with your child, ask yourself this:
Many women are carrying the hurt of their own childhood. They also are accustomed to parenting the way they were parented. It can be seen when a mother opens up to her child without taking the time to
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Signs you are a People Pleaser…
Are you a people pleaser? Read through these to find out…
I feel guilty taking care of myself.
I feel guilty about succeeding or accomplishments.
I have low self esteem and struggle
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Codependency
Codependency is a survival pattern of behavior that is often acquired as a child through a desire to feel safe and connected to their caregivers.
Maybe these caregivers never directly said “I need
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Boundaries: Healing from Codependency
I didn’t know I was codependent. I just knew I didn’t know what I wanted and focused on what everyone else wanted. I desperately needed those in my life to be happy. I wanted
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Growth is not blaming…
I know reading that may sting. But I also know the pain that arises when you continue to self abandon, when the resentment gets so heavy you can’t breathe, when the confusion and bitterness makes you
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