This week on Sessions for the Soul, we’re revisiting one of our most powerful and foundational conversations: codependency — what it is, how it forms, and how it quietly shapes our relationships, self-worth, and identity.
Codependency isn’t just about addiction. It’s about emotional enmeshment, blurred boundaries, people-pleasing, and feeling responsible for everyone else’s happiness. In this episode, we unpack how codependency often begins in childhood — especially in homes affected by addiction, emotional immaturity, or generational trauma — and how it follows us into adult relationships.
We talk about:
Growing up in alcoholic or dysregulated family systems
Emotional immaturity in parents
The link between low self-worth and people-pleasing
Resentment, self-abandonment, and burnout
Hyper-independence vs. interdependence
How to stop sacrificing yourself for love
Breaking generational cycles of codependency
If you’ve ever felt responsible for fixing others, struggled to set boundaries, feared conflict, or felt stuck in obligation — this episode will hit home.
This conversation is raw, honest, and deeply healing — especially for adult children of emotionally immature parents, those healing from addiction-impacted homes, and anyone learning how to choose truth over people-pleasing.
It’s never too late to stop setting yourself on fire to keep others warm.
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