Welcome back to Healing Our Relationships. I'm Marisa, Healer and Transformation Guide. One of the biggest questions I hear from people on the journey of codependency recovery is this: "How do I know if I'm being loving… or if I'm being codependent?" Because when you're healing from codependency, it can feel confusing to tell the difference between true caring and patterns of people-pleasing, self-abandonment, or over-giving. In this episode, I'm diving deep into how to recognize when your caring is coming from fear, obligation, or anxiety — versus when it's rooted in genuine love, choice, and self-connection. I'll talk about:The key differences between codependent behaviors and healthy, interdependent relationships <ul> <li>Real-life examples of what codependent caring looks like — and how true caring feels different</li> <li>A story from my own journey of learning to stay connected to myself while loving others</li> <li>Reflection questions to help you explore how these patterns show up in your life</li> </ul> If you've ever wondered whether helping someone else is codependent or simply part of healthy love… this episode is for you. I want you to know: Caring for others isn't wrong. The question is whether it includes you, too. Thanks for being here with me. Let's keep walking this journey — together.

Welcome back to Healing Our Relationships. I'm Marisa, Healer and Transformation Guide. One of the biggest questions I hear from people on the journey of codependency recovery is this: "How do I know if I'm being loving… or if I'm being codependent?" Because when you're healing from codependency, it can feel confusing to tell the difference between true caring and patterns of people-pleasing, self-abandonment, or over-giving. In this episode, I'm diving deep into how to recognize when your caring is coming from fear, obligation, or anxiety — versus when it's rooted in genuine love, choice, and self-connection. I'll talk about:The key differences between codependent behaviors and healthy, interdependent relationships Real-life examples of what codependent caring looks like — and how true caring feels different A story from my own journey of learning to stay connected to myself while loving others Reflection questions to help you explore how these patterns show up in your life If you've ever wondered whether helping someone else is codependent or simply part of healthy love… this episode is for you. I want you to know: Caring for others isn't wrong. The question is whether it includes you, too. Thanks for being here with me. Let's keep walking this journey — together.

Codependency vs. True Caring: How to Know the Difference

Healing Our Relationships is a transformational podcast guiding listeners into the deeper work of relational healing, self-trust, and spiritual awakening. Hosted by Marisa La Fata—Insight Timer Meditation Teacher, Intuitive, Transformation Guide, and a woman with more than 18 years of lived recovery and spiritual practice—this podcast offers a grounded, heart-centered path back to the truth of who you are.

Marisa's work blends psychology, codependency recovery, addiction healing, Toltec wisdom, trauma-awareness, and soul-level spiritual practice. She is known for her ability to translate complex inner work into clear, embodied, compassionate guidance—rooted in her lived experience of awakening and her commitment to helping others return to themselves.

Each episode invites listeners beneath the surface of codependency—not just the behaviors, but the origin: the fear, the survival strategies, the inherited agreements, and the inner narratives that once kept us safe but now keep us small.

With her signature depth and clarity, Marisa explores patterns such as people-pleasing, avoidance, projection, control, hypervigilance, and self-abandonment, showing how each one formed and how to shift them with compassion rather than shame.

Listeners learn how to:

• Identify the unconscious agreements shaping their relationships
• Differentiate fear from intuition, trauma from truth
• Set boundaries without collapsing into guilt
• See themselves through the lens of their soul rather than their history
• Heal from old relational wounds and learn to trust their inner voice
• Build relationships rooted in courage, clarity, honesty, and love

Whether you're navigating partnership, friendship, family dynamics, or your own inner patterns, this podcast is ultimately about coming home to the most important relationship you will ever have—the one with yourself.

Learn more about Marisa's 1:1 journeys and group offerings at www.healwithalchemy.com

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Healing Our Relationships is a transformational podcast guiding listeners into the deeper work of relational healing, self-trust, and spiritual awakening. Hosted by Marisa La Fata—Insight Timer Meditation Teacher, Intuitive, Transformation Guide, and a woman with more than 18 years of lived recovery and spiritual practice—this podcast offers a grounded, heart-centered path back to the truth of who you are. Marisa's work blends psychology, codependency recovery, addiction healing, Toltec wisdom, trauma-awareness, and soul-level spiritual practice. She is known for her ability to translate complex inner work into clear, embodied, compassionate guidance—rooted in her lived experience of awakening and her commitment to helping others return to themselves. Each episode invites listeners beneath the surface of codependency—not just the behaviors, but the origin: the fear, the survival strategies, the inherited agreements, and the inner narratives that once kept us safe but now keep us small. With her signature depth and clarity, Marisa explores patterns such as people-pleasing, avoidance, projection, control, hypervigilance, and self-abandonment, showing how each one formed and how to shift them with compassion rather than shame. Listeners learn how to: • Identify the unconscious agreements shaping their relationships • Differentiate fear from intuition, trauma from truth • Set boundaries without collapsing into guilt • See themselves through the lens of their soul rather than their history • Heal from old relational wounds and learn to trust their inner voice • Build relationships rooted in courage, clarity, honesty, and love Whether you're navigating partnership, friendship, family dynamics, or your own inner patterns, this podcast is ultimately about coming home to the most important relationship you will ever have—the one with yourself. Learn more about Marisa's 1:1 journeys and group offerings at www.healwithalchemy.com

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