Facing Codependence : What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives
by: Pia Mellody, Andrea Wells Miller
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A brilliant new guide to understanding the origins of codependence and the path to recovery by a nationally recognized authority on dependency and addiction.
In this fresh new look at codependence, Pia Mellody traces the origins of this illness back to childhood, describing a whole range of emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and sexual abuses. Because of these earlier experiences, codependent adults often lack the skills necessary to lead mature lives and have satisfying relationships.
Recovery from codependence comes from clearing up the toxic feelings left over from childhood and learning to reparent oneself by intervening on the adult symptoms of codependence. Central to Mellody's concept is the idea of the "precious child" that needs healing within each adult. She creates a framework for identifying codependent behavior and describes an effective approach to recovery that includes both therapy and self-help processes. Designed to be used with her new workbook for codependents, Breaking Free, this is a powerful tool for understanding the nature of codependence.
A brilliant new guide to understanding the origins of codependence and the path to recovery by a nationally recognized authority on dependency and addiction.
In this fresh new look at codependence, Pia Mellody traces the origins of this illness back to childhood, describing a whole range of emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and sexual abuses. Because of these earlier experiences, codependent adults often lack the skills necessary to lead mature lives and have satisfying relationships.
Recovery from codependence comes from clearing up the toxic feelings left over from childhood and learning to reparent oneself by intervening on the adult symptoms of codependence. Central to Mellody's concept is the idea of the "precious child" that needs healing within each adult. She creates a framework for identifying codependent behavior and describes an effective approach to recovery that includes both therapy and self-help processes. Designed to be used with her new workbook for codependents, Breaking Free, this is a powerful tool for understanding the nature of codependence.
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- Great book.
I'm working more than one 12-step program, so this book is timely for me."Facing Codependence" is terrific and is helping me understand what happpened.I'd recommend this one for anyone in recovery, as it's a very clear explanation of this complicated, murky, subject.
Rating: - Tour De Force
Prior to embarking on work with codepedency, Mellody was an RN, but amazingly her contributions in the field of psychology have been substantial according to luminary recovery therapist John Bradshaw.Today Mellody is the Senior Clinical Advisor at The Meadows, a renowned treatment center for trauma and addictions.
Before Mellody's work, the original work in the field of codependency was focused on family systems, alcoholism, as well as adult children of alchoholics, and people who ... Read More
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- Good service, good product
No complaints, sorry it took me so long to respond, it slipped my mind about doing a review.
Rating: - facing codependance by pia melody
If you've ever been abused in anyway this book will help you understand why you react the way you do to things. once you are aware, it helps you to control your behavior.
Rating: - The Best Book on Codependence
This book is the best work on codependce. Pia Mellody shares how to recover by reparenting yourself. She identifies what codependent behavior is in an easy to understand and read format. I love her work and I think she is the authority on codependence and how to work with it. Any therapist working with clients would benefit from reading any of her books, however, this one is my favorite.
- Great book.I'm working more than one 12-step program, so this book is timely for me."Facing Codependence" is terrific and is helping me understand what happpened.I'd recommend this one for anyone in recovery, as it's a very clear explanation of this complicated, murky, subject.
- Tour De ForcePrior to embarking on work with codepedency, Mellody was an RN, but amazingly her contributions in the field of psychology have been substantial according to luminary recovery therapist John Bradshaw.Today Mellody is the Senior Clinical Advisor at The Meadows, a renowned treatment center for trauma and addictions.
Before Mellody's work, the original work in the field of codependency was focused on family systems, alcoholism, as well as adult children of alchoholics, and people who ... Read More
- Good service, good productNo complaints, sorry it took me so long to respond, it slipped my mind about doing a review.
- facing codependance by pia melodyIf you've ever been abused in anyway this book will help you understand why you react the way you do to things. once you are aware, it helps you to control your behavior.
- The Best Book on CodependenceThis book is the best work on codependce. Pia Mellody shares how to recover by reparenting yourself. She identifies what codependent behavior is in an easy to understand and read format. I love her work and I think she is the authority on codependence and how to work with it. Any therapist working with clients would benefit from reading any of her books, however, this one is my favorite.
