In her pioneering Facing Codependence, Pia Mellody traced the origins of codependence back to childhood and a wide range of emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and sexual abuses. Now in this innovative new workbook, she presents a step-by-step journal-keeping method for moving toward recovery from codependence. Based on such concepts as the "precious child" and the five core symptoms of codependence, along with the Twelve-Step process of recovery used by Codependents Anonymous, Breaking Free provides strategies and insights for attacking the fundamental problem in codependence--the lack of dependence on self.

In a three-part approach to recovery, Mellody first shows recovering codependents how to move beyond denial of their childhood history of abuse. She then offers techniques to identify concrete ways in which the symptoms of codependence operate in their lives. Finally, Mellody guides users through the process of identifying and recording specific instances of improvement in their lives as an aid to greater self-awareness and further recovery.

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.

In her first book in over 10 years, Pia Mellody--author of the groundbreaking bestsellers" Facing Codependence "and "Facing Love Addiction"--shares her profound wisdom on what it takes to sustain true intimacy and trusting love in our most vital relationships.

Drawing on more than 20 years' experience as a counsellor at the renowned Meadows Treatment Centre in Arizona, Mellody now shares what she has learned about why intimate relationships falter--and what makes them work. Using the most up-to-date research and real-life examples, including her own compelling personal journey, Mellody provides readers with profoundly insightful and practical ground rules for relationships that achieve and maintain joyous intimacy.

This invaluable resource helps diagnose the causes of faulty relationships--many of them rooted in childhood--and provides tools for readers to heal themselves, enabling them to establish and maintain healthy relationships.

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.