469: Overcoming Codependent Habits
The Adult Chair
Michelle Chalfant
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Today, I’m talking about one of my absolute favorite topics…codependency. I’ve lived this, I’ve healed from it, and today I’m sharing my personal story of what that journey looked like for me.
This conversation was inspired by a thoughtful question from one of our listeners who asked how to handle the hurt and pain that can come from our own codependent behaviors in relationships.
Together, we explore what codependency really is, how it often shows up unconsciously, and why it can be so manipulative without us even realizing it. I’ll walk you through five practical steps to begin healing from codependency, including self-awareness, taking ownership, finding your truth, practicing self-care, and setting healthy boundaries.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
-
My personal journey with codependency and how I moved through it
-
Why codependency is often unconscious and can feel manipulative
-
Five practical steps to heal from codependency and create healthy change
-
How self-care and boundaries are essential for true healing
Resources from this Episode:
The Adult Chair book is NOW AVAILABLE!
MORE MICHELLE CHALFANT
Website: https://www.michellechalfant.com
Membership: The Academy of Awakening
https://www.theacademyofawakening.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themichellechalfant
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMichelleChalfant
The Adult Chair® Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theadultchair
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Come join me live for my brand new event, September 12th through 14th in Boone, North Carolina, |
| 0:09.1 | at the Art of Living Retreat Center. I am thrilled to announce this event. If you're someone that |
| 0:15.8 | is looking to end overwhelm and truly resolve it, to wipe out your stress, to find your purpose and why you're |
| 0:24.5 | here, how to live again with joy. Perhaps you're someone that lives with chronic self-talk |
| 0:32.5 | that is not supportive. Maybe you're someone that wants relationship help. Let me tell you what. Throughout the course |
| 0:39.3 | of this live event, you're going to learn how to do all of those things and more. The name of the |
| 0:44.1 | event is learning to live a soul-aligned life. And in this event, you're going to learn how to do |
| 0:50.0 | my version of parts work, which is more spiritually based. You're going to learn how to work with your |
| 0:55.5 | triggers. You're going to learn how to improve all of your relationships. Because here's the thing, |
| 1:00.9 | the common denominator is you. And I'm going to help you align with your truest self. That's what I call |
| 1:06.4 | living a soul-aligned life. For all the details, go to Michellechalphan.com forward slash events. |
| 1:15.1 | Welcome to the Michelle Chalfan Show, the next evolution of the adult chair podcast. I am |
| 1:22.2 | Michelle Chalfant and my goal is to help you to awaken to your true self. |
| 1:28.6 | Together, we will break through your barriers so you can find your purpose and live a soul-aligned |
| 1:35.2 | life. |
| 1:36.4 | Each week, I will bring you powerful conversations with thought leaders, spiritual teachers, |
| 1:41.6 | healers, and change makers, along with actionable insights to help you |
| 1:46.0 | to transform your life from the inside out. Welcome to the Michelle Chalphan Show. |
| 1:58.0 | Hello everybody. I am Michelle Chalfant. Happy to be here with you. I don't know how this is happening so fast, but I say that all the time. Time for me flies by. I don't know about you guys. My husband makes fun of me because I say that all the time. But that's how I feel. Like time is just zipping by. So spend time in the moment. Okay, guess what? We're talking about one of my |
| 2:20.5 | favorite subjects today, codependency. Yes, it's one of my favorites because I've spent so much |
| 2:27.7 | of my life, first of all, living with codependency in not knowing it, and then realizing, |
| 2:33.4 | oh my goodness, this is what's been |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in 9 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Michelle Chalfant, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Michelle Chalfant and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.