American author Melody Beattie named her problem in the 80s, and now one of her books on the subject is being reissued, ...
Relationships fundamentally build on mutual support, love, and understanding. However, sometimes the boundaries between healthy care and codependency blur, leading to dynamics where one partner relies ...
As explained in the original texts on codependence, codependence tends to feel more blaming, shaming, and pathologizing than welcoming. And because of this, exhausted clients in crisis over a loved ...