Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself

Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. HTML: Revised and Updated, with a New Chapter on Trauma and Anxiety, a List of Resources, and More Over 7 Million Copies Sold A cultural phenomenon that has helped heal millions of readers, this modern classic holds the key to understanding codependency and unlocking its hold on your life. As heard on Glennon Doyle's We Can Do Hard Things podcast. Melody Beattie's compassionate and insightful look into codependencyâ??the concept of losing oneself in the name of helping anotherâ??has guided millions of readers toward the understanding that they are powerless to change anyone but themselves and that caring for the self is where healing begins. Is someone else's problem your problem? If, like so many others, you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to a loved one's self-destructive behavior, you may be codependentâ??â??and you may find yourself in this book. With personal reflections, exercises, and instructive stories drawn from Beattie's own life and the lives of those she's counseled, Codependent No More helps you break old patterns and maintain healthy boundaries and offers a clear and achievable path to healing, hope, freedom, and happiness. This revised edition includes an all-new chapter on trauma and anxietyâ??subjects Beattie has long felt necessary to address within the context of codependencyâ??making it even more relevant today than it was when it first entered the national conversation over… (more)