Breaking Free of the Co-Dependency Trap

by Weinhold, Janae B.; Weinhold, Barry K.; Bradshaw, John

• ISBN13: 9781577316145
• ISBN10: 1577316142
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-28
• Publisher: New World Library

Summary

The framework used in this revised edition of the best-selling Breaking Free from the Codependency Trap differs radically from the prevailing medical definition of codependency as a permanent, progressive and incurable addiction. Rather, the authors identify it as a "developmental fragment" remaining from incomplete developmental tasks during the first year of life. The Weinholds use the first half of the book to describe the developmental causes of codependency and correlate them with problems later in life such as establishing and maintaining boundaries, clinging and dependent behaviours, people-pleasing, and difficulty in achieving success in the world. The second part of the book, which focuses on healing codependency, provides a wealth of case histories and experiential activities that readers can use to help them shift their consciousness and transform themselves and their primary relationships. The book concludes with a chapter describing how Janae and Barry worked through their own codependent patterns. Repeatedly described by readers as hopeful and visionary", Breaking Free from the Codependency Trap presents the Weinholds' groundbreaking developmental approach to shifting consciousness and restoring relationships.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Co-Dependency Revisited
Co-dependency: Getting Stuck in Infancy	p. 3
The Medical Model: Stuck in Hopelessness	p. 19
The Co-dependent Culture	p. 29
A Developmental Approach to Recovery	p. 47
The Causes of Co-dependency	p. 61
The Recovery Process
The Elements of Recovery	p. 75
Facing Your Problem	p. 87
Understanding the Causes of Co-dependency	p. 99
Unraveling Co-dependent Relationships	p. 109
I Have Met the Enemy and It Is I	p. 119
Eliminating Self-hatred	p. 133
Giving Up Power and Control Games	p. 143
Learning to Ask for What You Want	p. 157
Learning to Feel Again	p. 167
Healing Your Inner Child	p. 175
Building Your Boundaries	p. 189
Forming Bonds of Intimacy	p. 203
New Forms of Relationship	p. 217
Healing the Co-dependent Culture	p. 227
How We Changed Our Co-dependent Patterns	p. 239
Acknowledgments	p. 253
Notes	p. 255
Bibliography	p. 259
Index	p. 263
About the Authors	p. 271
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