Ep. 55 - Releasing Codependency

Barb Knows Best

Michelle Maros & Barb Schmidt

Education, Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Journals, Spirituality, Relationships, Parenting, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle talk about one of their favorite books, Codependent No More by Melody Beattie, and how it’s teaching and insights helped them to release codependent relationships. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at www.michellemaros.com/podcast.

Episode Notes:

Codependency is a dysfunctional relationship dynamic where one person assumes the role of “the giver,” sacrificing their own needs and well-being for the sake of the other, “the taker.’

Red Flags of Codependency:

Putting the other person’s needs above your own.
Feeling like you cannot live without a person.
Relying your happiness on someone or something else.
People-pleasing to an extreme level.
Having rigid expectations of what you think will make you happy.
Losing your sense of boundaries and what you will and will not tolerate.
Participating in things that go against your best interest.
Ignoring your intuition or advice of loved ones.
Feeling stuck, trapped, or unclear how to make a change.
Loss of your own sense of identity and desire.

Helpful Tips as You Come Out of a Codependent Relationship:

Begin a daily meditation/mindfulness practice that works for you.
Establish a strong, centered relationship with yourself.
Learn how to take care of yourself first.
Get clear on what you want in your life.
Cultivate a sense of self-confidence and self-worth to believe you are worthy of your desires. You don’t have to settle.
Get clear on your boundaries: what you will and will not tolerate.
Seek professional assistance when necessary.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone. Hi friends. Welcome back to Barb knows best, the
0:20.5	podcast. It is I, it is me, it's Michelle. It is I. It is I. The grammar police
0:30.9	inside me could not figure out which was the right one but I know that you will tell me.
0:34.8	No, it's you. It's Michelle Mouse. It's it is I. It is I Michelle.
0:41.8	Oof. Doesn't sound right, but I know that it is right. It is I'm
0:45.0	It doesn't sound right but I know that that's right. It is I anyways my name is
0:46.0	Michelle and your name is Barbara and we have a podcast and we're excited to
0:50.9	be here as As always.
0:52.8	How are you doing today?
0:57.2	I'm always happy to be here because I love doing this podcast with you Michelle
1:02.2	and I love being you know how I am I love
1:04.7	being with people I love love being with people I love talking with people and I
1:09.8	love the fact that we are having a conversation with people in our living room.
1:14.0	But can I just say something? Sure. I know that to be true about you, but since so much of your life has been changing and evolving and people coming and going,
1:28.4	I have noticed that now that you have so much more space in your life because of the changes,
1:37.0	you seem to be even more happy to be around people and to engage with people and to talk to people. We just got back from a trip.
1:46.0	We went to my favorite place, not Disney World, but Bloomington, Indiana and you were like Chady Kathy
1:56.9	Social Susie and it's funny because I don't know you to be that way.
2:04.7	Like I know you love people, but you've always been tired.
2:07.8	You know, your energy reserves for socializing
2:10.2	haven't always been there, but to see you just like flourishing in social situations
2:16.4	because that is who you are was really cool. I love that thank you I feel
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