I wanted to send a clear message: That codependents aren’t sick. They don’t need pills or diagnosing. I wanted to make it very clear that recovery is very much in the hands of the codependent and that recovery starts and finishes with the codependent. Codependency is behavioural and learned from the environment we grew up in and it can be unlearnt. The only recovery from codependency is to find and maintain the individual within.
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing…
We are by nature, social creatures and that means that we generally feel lonely when we are separated from others for a long period.
Child abuse encompasses various forms of maltreatment, including physical and emotional harm, neglect, and exploitation. Survivors often struggle with emotional scars that complicate adult relationships. The process of re-parenting the “inner child” is crucial for healing, allowing individuals to regain lost spontaneity and intimacy while recognizing their strength as survivors.
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I have recently been very nostalgic about the Seventies. Not with any great fondness but it was a very significant time for me. In this decade, I went from being 8 to 18 and my near adult self was formed…
In my daily work with codependents, I hear a lot about so-called “red-flags”. Usually this comes when clients are describing the early stages of a relationship they were or are in…
Fostering a genuine connection with oneself is vital for personal growth, understanding, and wellbeing.
Improving mental health through nature is not only a holistic approach but also one that’s backed by a growing body of scientific evidence.
Here is a series of inner child exercises to be used over one month
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