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The Terri Cole Show

362 Curb Codependent Anticipation

The Terri Cole Show

Terri Cole

Relationships, Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Are you stressed out of your mind from anticipating all of the needs of all of the people, all of the time? Do you go out of your way to indulge a particularly difficult family member so that they don't explode and ruin the family gathering? If you find that you are always anticipating the needs of others, I might be able to help. In this episode, I'm breaking down what I call codependent anticipation and giving you some steps that you can take to stick to your side of the street a little bit more and stress a little bit less.

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0:00.0

Hey there, I want to start this episode with a question.

0:03.8

Are you stressed out of your mind from anticipating all of the needs of all of the people, all

0:09.5

of the time?

0:10.5

Really think about it.

0:12.1

Or do you go out of your way to make sure that a particularly difficult family member

0:17.2

has all that they need to not explode and ruin the family gathering?

0:21.9

Are you always anticipating the needs of others?

0:27.0

If you're nodding your head, then this episode is for you because in today's episode,

0:31.0

I'm breaking down what I have coined co-dependent anticipation, and I'm giving you some steps

0:36.8

that you can take to stick to your side of the street a little bit more and stress a

0:42.0

little bit less.

0:43.0

Sound good?

0:45.0

If you happen to be new to my podcast, my name is Terri Cole and I'm a licensed psychotherapist

0:50.4

a relationship expert and the author of Boundary Boss, which you can get at BoundaryBossbook.com

0:57.4

or anywhere that find books are sold.

1:01.0

And I want to take a moment to just say thank you so much for being here, for hanging

1:04.8

out with me.

1:05.8

I super duper appreciate you because you could be hanging out anywhere right now.

1:09.8

But the fact that you choose to be here with me really warms my heart.

1:13.8

If you want to support the show, it helps us immensely if you rate, review, or subscribe

1:18.5

to the podcast on Apple Podcasts.

1:20.7

I love to feature you guys and what you have to say is so.

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