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How to Stop Caring Too Much (and Leaving Yourself Empty) | Terri Cole

Good Life Project

Jonathan Fields / Acast

Education, How To, Self-improvement, Business, Health & Fitness

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

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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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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