A Codependent Mind

S3 - #8 Beyond Codependency - Listener Questions

In this episode, we answer listener questions.  00:00:52 Question 1 00:14:04 Question 2 00:22:43 Question 3 1. Was there ever a time you felt like the investment in hel

S3 - #7 Beyond Codependency - The Serenity Prayer

The Serenity Prayer is often said at 12-step meetings like Alcoholic Anonymous and even Codependent Anonymous. But it can challenging to enact, especially if you were cau

S3 - #6 Beyond Codependency - Shame Venting

If shame is not resolved, it can just build up and up until the pressure of trying to suppress it gets to be too much.  Then what do you do with it? One way Brian attempt

S3 - #5 Beyond Codependency - Family of Origin

In this episode we take the opportunity to talk more about Brian's 'family of origin' and how it had more of an effect on the development of his codependent behaviors tha

S3 - #4 Beyond Codependency - Relationships

In this episode, we talk about the different kinds of relationships Brian has had in his life - with abusive people, with other 'codependent's, and with 'healthy' people.

S3 - #3 Beyond Codependency - People Pleasing

People pleasing sounds good. Why wouldn't we want the people in our life to be pleased? In this episode we explore the connect between people pleasing and codependency an

S3 - #2 Beyond Codependency - Diagnosis

Codependency is not an official diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders. What does that mean and does it matter? And what is a diagno

S3 - #1 Beyond Codependency - Boundaries

There is a lot of talk about personal boundaries these days - having them, respecting them, enforcing them. But what exactly are personal boundaries? Brian and Stephanie

S2 - #5 Healing Codependency - Loving a Codependent Mind

In this episode, we flip the script and Stephanie discusses her experiences loving, and trying to form a relationship with, someone who engages in codependent behaviors. 

S2 - #4 Healing from Codependency - Breaking the Powerlessness Habit

Even after largely healing from the trauma that started Brian down the path of codependency, he was still left with the behaviors that formed in response to that trauma.

S2 - #3 Healing Codependency - Re-Writing Stories

Stories are powerful tools to help us understand ourselves and our lives. Unfortunately for Brian, many of the stories he adopted or told did just the opposite - served t

S2-#2 Healing Codependency - Emotional Development

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S2 - #1 Healing Codependency - Getting Started

FREE for a limited time - get the eBook on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYB1K31V This season explores how Brian worked to 're-make' his codependent mind. In this

S1 - #7 Codependency and Emotional Immaturity

The process of learning what emotions are and how manage them was interrupted for Brian at a very early age by abuse and trauma.  Because of that, he never really learned

S1 - #6 Codependency and Shame

Shame evolved to give us information about the world. But trauma induced shame can be overwhelming and crippling, even life-threatening. Understanding the role shame play

S1 - #5 Codependency and Lack of Agency

What is involved in the concept of 'personal agency'? How is agency or its lack connected to codependent behaviors? We explore Brian's experience with those questions in

S1 - #4 Codependency and Narcissism

Narcissists are an especially dangerous and toxic pairing for people with codependent behaviors, due to the way each person’s maladaptive behaviors work together. In this

S1 - #3 Codependency and Trauma Bonding

In this episode, Stephanie and Brian discuss the concept of trauma bonding within codependent relationships, particularly focusing on two of Brian's past romantic relatio

S1 - #2 Codependency and Trauma

Often codependence behaviors emerge as a response to trauma. What is trauma? How is it different then other stressful, even violent, events? What is it like to live with

S1 - #1 Codependency - Origins

What is codependency? And from where do codependent behaviors emerge? Every 'codependent' has an origin story. This is Brian's. The paperback, eBook and audiobook versio