Hello again, friends!
In last week’s episode we started unpacking a very heavy subject: Codependency.
The weight was just too much to bear for one episode, so today we finish the conversation! Now that we’ve talked about what it is, how it presents itself in the mother daughter relationship, and how it played a role in our relationship, it’s time to dive into how we began to move away from our codependency.
Before we could begin breaking the codependency habit we had to first acknowledge and accept that we were in a codependent relationship. Ouch, am I right?! This was not something that we could recognize for ourselves. We knew our relationship had dysfunction, but we did not realize that codependency was part of the dysfunction. Our therapist brought it to light, and in the beginning she was the most used tool in our toolbox.
Just like with breaking any bad habit, it definitely wasn’t easy and took some trial and error. At the end of the day, it all came down to healthy and compassionate conversations with each other and ourselves.
If we can do it, so can you!
