Themes: Codependency, Relationship Dynamics, People Pleasing, Fear of Abandonment, Self-Betrayal, Personal Growth, Childhood Patterns, Love, Addiction, Self-reflection, Healing, Self-discovery, Breaking Patterns Summary: Feeling caught in the push and pull dynamic in your relationships? Maybe you've realized that, you've unintentionally neglected your own needs? It's a scenario that many of us can relate to, and I want to share my personal experience with codependency. In this episode you will learn what codependency is and how it shows up in one's life—using my own experiences as an example. How it is rooted in childhood and persists into adulthood, influencing how we approach all relationships.
(00:00) Intro
(1:23) Codependency affects all relationships
(2:20) What is codependency
(4:50) Codependency rooted in dysfunctional family dynamics
(6:00) Self-abandonment & need to fix other person
(8:00) My own codependent childhood dynamics
(11:20) Codependency signs and symptoms
(15:18) Learned behaviour from family/caretaker in childhood
(16:40) Fear of abandonment
(17:30) Toxic 'push and pull' dynamic
(18:43) Self-compassion & taking responsibility is the key
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