Therapy Shorts 85: Those Who Say Can’t Usually Mean Won’t
How many times have you heard someone say “I can’t change”? If you are like me, you have heard it many times. In most cases, what is really being said is “I won’t change”…
Why Codependents Let The Right Person Slip Away
Codependents often pursue inconsistent and unhealthy partners due to early emotional conditioning, low self-worth, and familiarity with unpredictability. This behavior stems from childhood experiences where love was scarce and complex. Consequently, they overlook emotionally available partners, mistaking stability for dullness, leading to regret for missed opportunities with genuinely loving individuals.
Accountability, Repair, Consistency: The Real Work After Conflict and Why Codependents and Narcissists Find This Difficult
Conflict is not what damages relationships most. It is the failure to repair afterwards. This article explores the three essentials of healthy conflict repair, accountability, repair and consistency, and explains why narcissists resist this process while codependents often over-function within it, hoping for change that never fully arrives.
Stop Trying to Heal Alone: The Community Move That Breaks Codependency for Good
Break codependency by taking recovery into real life. Learn how group therapy builds healthier relationship skills, boundaries, and nervous system safety—and how to transfer these gains into everyday community, friendships, and support networks without over-giving, rescuing, or people-pleasing. Practical, clinical guidance for lasting change.
Group Therapy for Codependency Recovery starts again on 29 March 2026 (via Zoom), with free access to Dr Jenner’s Codependency Self-Help Programme (value $390 USD).
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Therapy Shorts 68: Why You Keep Being Attracted to the Wrong People
Explore the complex psychology of attraction, uncovering how familiarity and attachment styles shape our relationships and choices.
Therapy Shorts 62: Understanding Codependency: The Push-Pull Dynamic Explained
Discover the dynamics of codependent relationships, their origins, and how to break free from unhealthy patterns and embrace real love.
When Love Turns Into Panic: The Three Projects That Quietly Ruin Relationships.
Explore the complexities of relationships entering 2026, covering love, compatibility, and the importance of personal identity.
Therapy Shorts 51: The Myth of “We Complete Each Other”
In this episode, we look at how the Adaptive Self, early attachment learning, and blurred boundaries shape the way we enter relationships, and what it takes to build a stable, healthy We-Self where both people can stay present as themselves.
Love Does Not Conquer All: Expectations In Relationships Under The Spotlight
Just how prepared are we for the considerable work needed in order to maintain a relationship? Many of us say that we know fully what lies ahead when we commit ourselves but I wonder just how true this really is...
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