For years, I thought I was just being loving and supportive, but beneath those good intentions were habits softly feeding my ...

Have you ever struggled to say “no” to someone? Maybe you say “yes” even when you’re exhausted because you don’t want to let them down. Maybe you fear that saying “no” will make them mad at you. While ...

American author Melody Beattie named her problem in the 80s, and now one of her books on the subject is being reissued, 'Codependent No More'. Two women aware of being codependent explain how they ...

Do you always fall for people who don't like you back? Do your friendships feel one-sided? Do work obligations creep into your personal life? If you notice that your needs aren't being met or that ...

"I thought: if I just helped my friends, colleagues and neighbors, maybe I'd get the connection I craved in love, work and life," writes... How I broke free from codependency — and learned the meaning ...

If you are codependent, you likely grew up with or had prolonged exposure to a set of oppressive rules that prevented the open expression of feelings, and which taught you to avoid conflict. You very ...

It’s independence that artists like Kelly Clarkson, Destiny’s Child, and Ne-Yo waxed poetic about—not codependence. While only two little letters separate the words phonetically, in practice the two ...

"Codependents are people who love other people more than they love themselves," says Melody Beattie, author of Codependent No More, a central text on the subject. It can look like saying yes to others ...