Breaking Free of the Co-Dependency Trap - Hardcover

Weinhold, Barry K.; Weinhold, Janae B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1567313299 ISBN 13: 9781567313291

Publisher: Fine Communications, 1999

Synopsis

This bestselling book, now in a revised edition, radically challenges the prevailing medical definition of co-dependency as a permanent, progressive, and incurable addiction. Rather, the authors identify it as the result of developmental traumas that interfered with the infant-parent bonding relationship during the first year of life.

Drawing on decades of clinical experience, Barry and Janae Weinhold correlate the developmental causes of co-dependency with relationship problems later in life, such as establishing and maintaining boundaries, clinging and dependent behaviors, people pleasing, and difficulty achieving success in the world. Then they focus on healing co-dependency, providing compelling case histories and practical activities to help readers heal early trauma and transform themselves and their primary relationships.

Breaking Free of the Co-dependency Trap presents a groundbreaking developmental road map to guide readers away from their co-dependent behaviors and toward a life of wholeness and fulfillment.

About this title

From the Author

Co-dependency is not a disease! You can recover!
This is a book about hope. Much of the literature on co-dependency, unfortunately, leaves readers feeling as though they have some incurable and potentially fatal disease. This has not been our experience! Clients who use our approach find that they can heal the root causes of co-dependency in their primary relationships. This book also explores the cultural sources of co-dependent behaviors and gives many hopeful examples from our client files witnessing their healing experiences.

Synopsis

The authors, a psychologist and a psychotherapist, offer you effective step-by-step instructions for identifying and releasing dysfunctional and destructive relationship patterns. They challenge the widely-held perception that co-dependency is permanent, progressive and incurable. They provide you with a comprehensive road map to take you from where you are - through positive change - to recovery.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fine Communications
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1567313299
• ISBN 13: 9781567313291
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1