S4 - #9 Codependency and Relationships - Sex (part 3) - Sexual Trauma

S6 - #4 Chapter 4: Toxic Relationships: If you are enjoying listening to the book, please leave a review on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/?ie=UTF8&channel=glance-detail&asin=B0CYH7TMZ1 In this episode, Brian reads chapter 4, which details his back to back rela... by A Codependent Mind

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S6 - #3 Chapter Three: Human Connection: If you are enjoying listening to the book, please leave a review on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/?ie=UTF8&channel=glance-detail&asin=B0CYH7TMZ1 In this chapter, Brian reflects on his struggles with codependency, which h... by A Codependent Mind

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S6 - #2 Chapter 2 - Trauma: Get your copy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYH7TMZ1 In this chapter, Brian discusses the connection between trauma and his codependent habits. His experiences, including childhood dynamics and an early, abusive friendship are explored as s... by A Codependent Mind

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S6 - #1 Chapter One: Codependent Beginnings: This season Brian will be reading aloud from the book we just published (link and description below). Chapter One frames codependency as learned, strategic, adaptive response to feelings of powerlessness, to emotional pain. It also covers the dynamic... by A Codependent Mind

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S5 - #11 Codependency Voices: Money Talks: website: https://www.codependentmind.com/ Money talks, as they say, and in this episode we hear about the financial dimensions of Brian's codependency. For most of his life, money was not a tool for Brian to express his values and achieve his life go... by A Codependent Mind

33 min listen

S5 - #10 Codependency Voices: Pets: website: https://www.codependentmind.com/ We have described codependency as an interpersonal relationship dynamic, but in doing so, we may have inadvertently left out a whole category of relationships in which codependency can manifest - relationship... by A Codependent Mind

25 min listen

S5 - #9 Codependency Voices: Nicole on the Helping/Healing Professions: Learn more about Nicole's coaching practice, Meaning in Medicine, here: https://www.meaninginmed.com/about The Enneagram Test - free test. Be sure to select the "Classical Test." Read about your results through the Enneagram Institute here. In th... by A Codependent Mind

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S5-#8 Codependency Voices: Rebecca on Self-Discovery: website: https://www.codependentmind.com/ In this episode, Brian and Stephanie talk with Rebecca about the emotional complexities of self-discovery and growth within the context of codependency. We discuss Rebecca's relationships, her struggle with ... by A Codependent Mind

40 min listen

S5-#7 Codependency Voices: Chris on Happy Endings: website: https://www.codependentmind.com/ Chris shares with us his story of codependency recovery. From a lonely, difficult childhood, through two marriages to disordered partners, through isolation, depression and despair, Chris found his way out of... by A Codependent Mind

66 min listen

S5-#6 Codependency Voices: Bea on Isolation: In this episode, we talk with Stephanie's friend Bea, who has struggled with codependent behaviors her whole life. Her last relationship ended when she realized that it was not a relationship in which she felt seen or safe - her role in the relations... by A Codependent Mind

35 min listen

S5-#5 Codependency Voices - Narcissism and Codependency: In this episode we ‘hear’ from narcissists as Brian shares his hardwon insight into narcissistic behaviors coming from decades of friendships and relationships with narcissistic people. Building on conversations from previous episodes, we discuss the... by A Codependent Mind

40 min listen

S5 - #4 Codependency Voices - Taylor on self-(re)discovery: In this episode, we talk with Taylor about the roots of the codependent behaviors, their challenges in breaking free from those behaviors and finding a sense of identity, the lessons they have garnered and the insight they have achieved. Taylor share... by A Codependent Mind

57 min listen

S5 - #3 Codependency Voices - Brinn on addiction and attachment styles: In this episode, we hear from Brinn about her journey of self-discovery, including her exploration of codependency patterns, her family's dynamics, and her own relationships Brinn talks about her family roles, her father's history as an adult child o... by A Codependent Mind

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S5 - #2 Codependency Voices - Carly on authenticity: In this episode, we have a candid and open conversation Carly about her personal journey of overcoming codependency, people-pleasing, and addiction. She shares with us her childhood experiences growing up in a chaotic household with dr... by A Codependent Mind

70 min listen

S4 -#13 Codependency and Relationships: You, Me, Us: In this episode, we expand on the discussion of interdependence, that we started in episode 2 or Season 4 ”Dependency, Codependency and Interdependence”. We use the lens of ”You, Me, Us” to explore what we owe ourselves in relationships, what we owe ... by A Codependent Mind

32 min listen

S4 - #12 Codependency and Relationships - Gender: In this episode we discuss the intersection of gender with codependency. We explore how gender roles and expectations can be sources of trauma, leading individuals to internalize shame and feel pressure to conform. Gendered expectations can also rein... by A Codependent Mind

31 min listen

S5 - #1 Codependency and Relationships - Jason: As a preview of Season 5, when we will be introducing more voices into the conversation, we have a guest on this episode. Jason reflects on his struggles with codependent behaviors and the origins of these behaviors in their family of origin. He disc... by A Codependent Mind

38 min listen

S4 - #10 Codependency and Relationships - Sex (part 4) - Sexual Healing: In this episode, the final one in our 'mini-series' about sex and codependency, we discuss Brian's past experiences of sexual trauma and how they had led to codependent behaviors in his relationships. We highlight three key elements that contributed ... by A Codependent Mind

35 min listen

S4 - #8 Codependency and Relationships - Sex (part 2) - Sexual Trauma: In this episode, we continue the discussion about the way that the trauma Brian experienced and the codependent behaviors that developed in response to it affected his sexual relationships and his relationship to sex. We broke this episode in to two ... by A Codependent Mind

38 min listen

S4 - #7 Codependency and Relationships - Sex (part 1): One subject that we have not discussed with much depth is sex, even though it is an important component of human relationships and it played a central role in Brian's struggle with shame and fear of intimacy. In this episode, we put sex front and cen... by A Codependent Mind

35 min listen

S2 -#6 Codependency and Relationships: Vulnerability: Vulnerability, a key ingredient for emotionally intimate relationships, can be difficult for people struggling with codependency. Brian developed codependent behaviors in order to try to protect himself from emotional harm, so deliberately being vuln... by A Codependent Mind

38 min listen

S4 - #5 Codependency and Relationships - Anniversary Episode: This episode we celebrate one year of doing the podcast! It has been a tremendous learning experience for both of us, we have each learned a lot about ourselves and it has strengthened and deepened our connection to each other. We have also learned s... by A Codependent Mind

38 min listen

S4 -#4 Codependency and Relationships: Trust: Trust has been a major issue in our relationship. Brian's codependent habits, which included people pleasing and reflexive lying, made it difficult to for him to trust himself and consequently, difficult for Stephanie to place her trust in him and in... by A Codependent Mind

44 min listen

S4 - #3 Codependency and Relationships: Emotional Regulation: Learning how to regulate your emotions is a critical to be able to go on to develop healthy, stable relationships. Unfortunately, that learning is interrupted and/or distorted for many people; it was for Brian. We discuss how what emotional regulatio... by A Codependent Mind

31 min listen

S4 - #2 Codependency and Relationships: Dependency, Codependency and Interdependency: Unlike Codependency, Dependency Personality Disorder is listed in the Diagnostic Statistical Manual as a recognized personality disorder. Both Dependency and Codependency, however, share many maladaptive behaviors and can be rooted in negative childh... by A Codependent Mind

32 min listen

S4 - #1 Codependency and Relationships: Intimacy: In this season, we investigate core concepts about relationships and the ways in which codependent behaviors can make it difficult to form and sustain loving, intimate relationships. In this episode, we start with a discussion of intimacy itself - wh... by A Codependent Mind

34 min listen

Trailer: Rooting out codependency involves going back to the source, to where the codependent habits and behaviors first formed. This is a clip from Season 3, episode 5 where Brian discusses the effect his dad's anger had on him as a child. by A Codependent Mind

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S3 - #13 Beyond Codependency - 12 Steps, part 2: This episode is a continuation of the previous episode, S3 - #12 Beyond Codependency - 12 Steps. We discuss steps six through 12. Below are all 12 steps, plus reference to previous episodes that expand on the ideas and actions described by each ind... by A Codependent Mind

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S3 - #12 Beyond Codependency - 12 Steps: In "The Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 steps are suggested as a program of recovery. Those 12 steps have been adopted, with minimal changes, by Co-dependents Anonymous. Brian did not find the CoDA or the AA steps helpful in his efforts to unde... by A Codependent Mind

102 min listen

S3 - #11 Beyond Codependency - Anger and Resentment: Along with shame and fear, anger and resentment are two challenging emotions for people with codependent habits to deal with. That was certainly the case for Brian. In this episode we explore the differences between anger and resentment, where they c... by A Codependent Mind

40 min listen

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