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Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes From, How It Sabotages Our Lives
Your boundaries weren't broken by accident. They can be rebuilt on purpose. 📖
Who it's for
Where many books describe codependent behaviour, Mellody asks where it comes from.
Confused→Understood
Feelings it meets
What it is
Pia Mellody, writing with Andrea Wells Miller and J. Keith Miller, explains what codependence is, where it comes from and how it undermines adult lives. Mellody traces five core adult symptoms back to painful childhood experiences and describes how behaviours that once helped someone cope become harmful later on.
Where to find it
Widely available in paperback and ebook from major booksellers and libraries. A companion workbook, Breaking Free, is also available.
Before you start
Heads up: Discusses childhood sexual abuse.
Age: Adult self-help (not rated); suggested 18+
But let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Marriage”
