My latest podcast is with Nancy L. Johnston LPC, author of the recently published book You Here Today 200 Readings for Growth from Codependency to Self-Recovery (Bridge City Books, 2026). This book contains readings for people who tend to lose themselves in others, who are people-pleasers, fixers, or simply someone who is “too nice”. People
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TheoryI am quoted in the attached article in Woman and Home about codependency: How to stop being codependent: 7 tips from psychotherapists to help you find independence again. “What do you want to do in life, with your plans, aims, and dreams?” asks Bell. “Codependent people often become overly attentive to the needs of others, and
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articlesDo you find yourself over-focused on caring for another, such as fixing, controlling, pleasing, and/or conflict-avoiding in your relationships? Are you struggling to leave an abusive relationship? Are you too afraid to make necessary changes in your relationship in spite of being unhappy? If the answer is yes to these aforementioned questions then you may
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TheoryIt has been interesting to observe the reversal in policy by the Trump administration regarding the forced separation of parents and their kids seeking to gain entry into the USA by illegal means. Trump’s so-called ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy witnessed more than 2300 children separated from their parents who entered the criminal justice system for
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TheoryI recently had the pleasure of catching up in London with Nancy L. Johnston, therapist and author of Disentangle: When you’ve lost your self in someone else and My Life as a Border Collie: Freedom from codependency. Nancy Johnston, MS, LPC, LSATP, MAC is a licensed professional counselor, licensed substance abuse treatment practitioner and master addiction
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