RE-RELEASE: Codependent No More with Melody Beattie

The Angry Therapist Podcast

John Kim

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Today, John and Vanessa speak with the best selling author of Codependent No More, Melody Beattie. They define codependency, its roots in childhood experiences, practical steps for recovery, emphasizing the significance of understanding one's feelings and setting boundaries, and more. Melody Beattie is the best selling author of Codependent No More. Since its first publication 36 years ago, it has helped heal over seven million readers and continues to sell 100,000+ copies a year. Updated for the first time, with a new chapter on trauma and anxiety, and Melody’s personal story revealed for the first time, this modern classic holds the key to understanding codependency and unlocking its hold on your life. You can find her book HERE Order John's new book, Break Up. On Purpose, HERE Jump into John’s new Single. On Purpose app HERE Follow John on Instagram HERE Find out more about John HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.6	Hi, my name is John Kim. I'm a therapist who went through his own rebirth many years ago,
0:36.1	and I've been documenting my journey ever
0:37.9	since sharing my life lessons and revelations I believe in casual or clinical with you instead of at
0:43.9	you I come unrehearsed on purpose because self-help doesn't have to be so complicated.
0:52.8	So, Melody, my first question to you, because I'm also an author, is what does it feel like to know that 7 million people, or over 7 million people have read your book?
1:07.8	It's pretty astounding.
1:09.8	Yeah.
1:10.5	Does that make you want to just say, okay, I don't have to do anything else in the world. I'm done. I have made my dent. I'm done. No, I, when I start working and start being creative, it just goes on and on. Yeah. Because then I get another idea and I think, oh, and it takes me about five years to develop an idea once I get it.
1:30.7	So that means I have to live with that idea, mush it around in my head.
1:34.7	I mean, I become bedmates with that idea until I really get it.
1:39.7	So I don't think I'll ever get tired of writing, no.
1:43.1	Yeah.
1:44.7	So we both have many questions for you.
1:47.8	I'll let you, because I don't want to hog this,
1:50.9	I know that your book and you have become foundational, you know?
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