When you hear "codependency," the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't a healthy relationship. It is, by Mental Health America's definition, "an emotional or behavioral condition that affects ...

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 ...

Treva Brandon Scharf was anointed her family’s healer-in-chief at an early age. She learned quickly what the job entailed: to be of service. “I was a natural-born helper, fixer, rescuer,” recalls ...

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 ...

Many people find themselves repeating the same unhealthy relationship patterns—despite their best intentions. Consider codependency—when two people with dysfunctional personality traits become worse ...

In the world of health and wellness, we often talk about self-care, boundaries, and personal growth. But sometimes, our relationships can unknowingly pull us away from these principles. Codependency ...

It’s a fairly well-known truth that relationships are never meant to be easy. Maintaining a long-term relationship by keeping it alive and healthy over decades of change requires effort, labor and the ...

In a world where friends often feel like family, the line between supportive and suffocating relationships can become dangerously blurred. Mental health professionals are noting an alarming rise in ...

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 ...

These zodiac signs tend to meet the needs of others, while neglecting their own in order for control and to feel secure in ...

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 ...