Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
“Codependents are caretakers—rescuers. They rescue, then they persecute, then they end up victimized. Study the Karpman Drama Triangle,”
Melody Beattie • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself (Revised and Updated)
Maintain a bottom line: a limit to how many times you allow someone to say no, lie, disappoint, or betray you before you will admit the painful reality and move on to mutual work or separate tables. This includes confronting addiction to exciting but futureless relationships in which you keep looking for more where there is only less, keep looking
... See moreDavid Richo • How to Be an Adult: A Handbook on Psychological and Spiritual Integration
Real power comes when we stop holding others responsible for our pain, and we take responsibility for all our feelings.
Melody Beattie • The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations on Codependency (Hazelden Meditation Series)
Beloved friends, your life—your life—is your way home! If you do not live it fully, how can you ever arrive home? Therefore, fear not your greatness. Fear not the power that comes from embracing your life and claiming its value. Live it full out with every bit of passion you can muster!
Shanti Christo Foundation • The Way of Mastery ~ Part One: The Way of the Heart
“Through the gateway of feeling your pain lies your pleasure and joy.”
Eva Pierrakos • The Undefended Self: Living the Pathwork
We try to eliminate “shoulds” from our decisions and learn to trust ourselves.
Melody Beattie • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
giving you an important resource that helps you know you can handle the rough spots on the bumpy road of life
Jasmin Lee Cori MS LPC • The Emotionally Absent Mother: A Guide to Self-Healing and Getting the Love You Missed
We are on a path to the Inner Child or the True Self.
ACA WSO INC. • ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS/DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES: Big Red Book
“Each time you learn to act as if you are valuable, not desperate, you make it easier the next time,”