Child Codependency

Do you ever wonder why your past still haunts you? Are you trapped in patterns you can't break? 'Thawing Childhood Abandonment Issues' offers the breakthrough you've been searching for. Childhood abandonment can cast long shadows over your life, influencing everything from personal relationships to self-esteem. In 'Thawing Childhood Abandonment Issues,' Don Carter, MSW, LCSW, uses his extensive experience in psychotherapy to explore the profound impact of early attachment wounds, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional trauma, and/or Complex PTSD. Through the narratives of individuals ...

Each year at least a billion children around the world are victims of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that range from physical abuse to racial discrimination to neglect and food deprivation. The brain plasticity of our most vulnerable makes the adverse effects of trauma only that much more damaging to mental and physical development. Those dealt a hand of ACEs are more likely to drop out of school, have a shorter life, abuse substances, and suffer from myriad mental health and behavioral issues.

Narcissistic personality disorder is surprisingly common, affecting up to six percent of the population. People with this disorder can seem charming and self-confident, but their excessive need for admiration from others masks deeper insecurity and self-loathing that drive them to manipulate and abuse the people who care about them.

When you look around you, you see all these people happily in love and singing poems about the wonders of love. And then you are confused why you are not able to feel anything on those lines. All you feel is a pit in your stomach, a sense of fear and of always being on edge, but all you did was love, right? You did or are doing everything right, yet this “love” does not seem to be magical or does not seem to be healing you; rather, it appears to be destroying you by driving you crazy, and you notice that you have changed not for good.

Millions of people around the world suffer from the debilitating effects of codependency. It is more common than our society realizes, temporarily rearing its ugly head at some point in peoples' lives and completely encapsulating the lives of others. Codependency transcends cultures; it tears up otherwise perfectly healthy relationships; it can drag you into a vicious cycle; it can trap you in a snare of misery. Codependency encourages and inspires us to change.

What does it take to finally strip off masks of attempted perfection? Is exposing the pain and chaos in your heart and getting real with yourself and others worth it to find true freedom? Jackie Brewer Van Dyke yearned for a fairytale family. Promising herself to never end up like her violent father and overly timid mother, the young girl morphed into “the fixer" in her household, believing she alone could put an end to the cycle of abuse. Determined to conceal her pain and feelings of inadequacy, she hid behind the façade of perfectionism. Though she resolved to never expose her ...

If you’re struggling due to a “failure to launch” or “boomerang” adult child that is living with you, off of you, or both, this audiobook is for you. This is licensed psychologist Anna Caldwell’s short, simple, and concise guide on how to best help your grown child or children thrive. This advice is based on Anna’s decades of clinical, coaching training, and experience as a clinical psychologist with clients, both “failure to launch” young adults and their parents.

This audiobook is based on a lecture series I've been giving since 1981. To date my audience has numbered over 2000 people for each series. The six stages describing this audiobook have been developed along with my lectures. They are based on principles that many of my audience have found extremely effective in recovering from codependency and developing healthy relationships.

In a relationship, do you think you have to sacrifice your own needs to keep peace and harmony? Do you feel scared or anxious about spending time alone? How often do you turn other peoples' invitations down to keep your partner happy? Probably most of the time. You are a giving person, but your own emotional needs have started to fade away in your relationship. You put your attention on comforting your partner instead of comforting yourself. Creating and maintaining a healthy, loving relationship that can last requires some fundamental changes in yourself.