A brilliant new guide to understanding the origins of codependence and the path to recovery by a nationally recognized authority on dependency and addiction.

In this fresh new look at codependence, Pia Mellody traces the origins of this illness back to childhood, describing a whole range of emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and sexual abuses. Because of these earlier experiences, codependent adults often lack the skills necessary to lead mature lives and have satisfying relationships.

Recovery from codependence comes from clearing up the toxic feelings left over from childhood and learning to reparent oneself by intervening on the adult symptoms of codependence. Central to Mellody's concept is the idea of the "precious child" that needs healing within each adult. She creates a framework for identifying codependent behavior and describes an effective approach to recovery that includes both therapy and self-help processes. Designed to be used with her new workbook for codependents, Breaking Free, this is a powerful tool for understanding the nature of codependence.

Un libro refrescante por su desinhibicion y atrevimiento, y revolucionario por lo que tiene de innovador, La codependencia lanza una inquisitiva mirada a la cuestion de la dependencia emocional y sigue sus origenes hasta la ninez, describiendo asi una amplia gama de problemas espirituales, intelectuales, fisicos y sexuales, y proponiendo a la vez varios frentes de accion: - La rapida identificacion de los comportamientos ligados a las dependencias - La eliminacion de los sentimientos "toxicos" procedentes de nuestra ninez. - el enfrentamiento con los sintomas adultos de la dependencia. - Y la aplicacion de un metodo de recuperacion que incluye terapia y enfoques de autoayuda. Disenada para su utilizacion como manual y libro de consulta, la obra acaba convirtiendose en un poderoso instrumento para aprender tecnicas vitales que nos permitan alcanzar la madurez y la satisfaccion en nuestras relaciones personales.

Presnets inspirational readings, meditations, words of wisdom, and thoughts from some leading modern Christian writers, including Philip Yancey, Eugene Peterson, Madeleine L'Engle, Richard J. Foster, John Leax, Shirley Nelson, Virginia Stem Owens, and Andrea Wells Miller, among others. Original.