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🗓️ 14 October 2024
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Are you a high-achiever who feels overly invested in the outcomes of others? In this insightful episode, psychotherapist Terri Cole dives into the concept of "high-functioning codependency" from her book Too Much: A Guide to Breaking the Cycle of High-Functioning Codependency.
Discover whether you exhibit signs like over-functioning, auto-advice giving, and excessive self-sacrifice. Terri provides powerful strategies to find balance, set boundaries, and reclaim your inner peace without compromising your caring nature.
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0:00.0 | When you're a |
0:03.0 | a perfect girl, when you're an over-functioner, when you're a perfectionist, |
0:05.0 | it's like you do not want to disappoint other people, it really feels bad. |
0:10.0 | And yet, what I really invite you to do in this book is dial into all the ways that you |
0:16.4 | disappointing yourself if you are constantly prioritizing other people's |
0:21.3 | wants, needs and desires over your own. |
0:25.0 | So have you ever felt like you're just constantly putting out fires for other people in your life? |
0:32.0 | Like you're so focused on managing their |
0:34.5 | feelings and situations and outcomes making them happy, helping them out and |
0:38.3 | making sure nothing goes wrong that you've lost touch with your own internal peace and well-being. |
0:45.0 | So where's the line between caring and caring too much? |
0:48.5 | Or tipping into what today's guest calls high-functioning codependency. So my guest Terry Cole is a licensed |
0:54.8 | psychotherapist, relationship expert, and author of the new book Too Much, a guide to |
0:59.3 | breaking the cycle of high functioning codependency. and for over two decades she's helped clients |
1:04.6 | from all walks of life international pop stars athletes CEOs and more learn how to |
1:10.0 | establish healthy boundaries and overcome dysfunctional relationships. |
1:14.6 | And in our conversation you'll learn the telltale signs that you might actually be a high functioning |
1:20.7 | cod dependent and how to break free from patterns like over-functioning |
1:25.0 | and endless self-sacrificing and Terry shares the huge costs of codependency |
1:30.1 | from burnout to bitter resentment and how it can limit your potential in all areas of life. |
1:35.8 | And you'll also discover some powerful mindset shifts and practical tools for developing greater emotional |
1:41.6 | resilience, self-compassion, and the ability to finally honor your own wants and needs. |
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