Codependency prevents us from having healthy, balanced relationships where the needs of both people are recognized and met. A codependent relationship will leave you frustrated, exhausted, and ...

Co-dependence and love are not the same. That intoxicating feeling of can't-live-without-you devotion we romanticize in films? Often it's less a portrait of love and more a sketch of codependency—that ...

Your mother may have been the first to hold and feed you, perhaps within minutes of your first earthside breath. Somewhere in between, someone cut your umbilical cord. However, you may (figuratively) ...

I thought I was in love in my late twenties. I organized my entire life around my partner's schedule, felt anxious when we ...

Codependency can be damaging to a relationship, leading to feelings of suffocation and dissatisfaction, even in what could otherwise be a healthy partnership. If you find it difficult to create space ...

Many people are confused by the word “codependency.” When they hear it, they think it simply means that a person is “clingy” or needy. But in fact, codependency is considered a specific and harmful ...

It can be surprisingly hard to spot a codependent friendship—especially when we’re constantly fed idealized images of “ride or die,” inseparable duos who do everything together. That level of ...