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 relationship was to be the person her partner needed and wanted her to be and left no room for her authentic self. Since leaving that relationship, she has been in place of isolation. She very much wants to leave that state but is concerned about getting in to a relationship, whether a friendship or romance, where she is simply re-enacting the codependent dynamics that have governed her past relationship.
Stephanie and Bea have started a podcast to further explore Bea's journey in to and out of isolation. Search for "Not I - Not Isolated Anymore".
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/not-i
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-i-not-isolated-anymore/id1723114201
00:00:55 Isolation
00:03:19 Fear of new relationships
00:08:52 Lived experience of codependency
00:11:57 Self-knowledge, seeing yourself
00:13:27 Relationship needs
00:19:13 Brian's attempt to retreat into isolation
00:24:28 Shame
00:27:16 Are relationships even worth it?
 
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