As A Codependent, I Was Horrible But I Am Now Using That Experience To Help Others
When I give a free initial consultation to a new client and it concerns codependency, I often get asked a very relevant question...
The Value Of Assignments In Therapy Cannot Be Understated
One of my clients said to me the other day that she had seen many therapists but no-one like me. While I was still trying to work out whether this was a compliment or not,...
Codependency Stories Day 5
In Day 5, I highlight J who found out he was codependent after starting therapy. J is a successful business man who by his own admission "can't live alone"...
Codependency Stories Day 2
Welcome to the second day of the Codependent Stories. M is a fictional character based on my client's experiences...
How Conflict Can Better Your Relationship
Conflict in a relationship is inevitable. In itself, conflict is not a problem; how it is handled, however, can bring people together or tear them apart...
Codependency: “I Know It Logically But Emotionally, I Don’t Get It”!
Many codependents I work with are stuck in relationships that are abusive, unfulfilling and going nowhere. The sad thing is that they are also going nowhere and stay when they know they should logically leave...
Narcissists Are Abusers But Codependents Choose To Stay (Until They Don’t)
Can you imagine being locked away with another person for a number of years, isolated from the outside world and seemingly helpless to escape?...
Dealing With Internal Conflict: A Case Study; Part 1: Awareness and analysis
Using the term "Analysing the voices in your head" will often conjure up images akin to the famous film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest starring Jack Nicholson...
Emotional Traffic And Self-Talk? Take Leadership!
We all experience self-talk to varying degrees. Some of it can be positive but mostly it berates us, make us feel guilty, angry, can encourage us to slip into addiction…
Masochistic Personality Disorder And Codependency
Masochistic Personality Disorder was removed from the latest version of the DSM. Some eminent scholars, notably Theodore Millon, regard its removal as a mistake and lobby for its reinstatement in future editions...
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