When you hear "codependency," the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't a healthy relationship. It is, by Mental Health America's definition, "an emotional or behavioral condition that affects ...

If you haven’t laid awake at night worrying about relationships, we are not the same. For most of my life, bedtime meant rumination. I’d agonize over a crush. I’d analyze work emails in my mind, ...

Addiction, the constant need for positive affirmations, low self-esteem, an extreme need for approval, an exaggerated sense of responsibility, an intense fear of being alone, and an unhealthy ...

Treva Brandon Scharf was anointed her family’s healer-in-chief at an early age. She learned quickly what the job entailed: to be of service. “I was a natural-born helper, fixer, rescuer,” recalls ...

Codependency, toxic relationships, and narcissism are all psychological terms that have made their way into everyday conversations. What does it mean if you’re in a clingy relationship? Learn more ...

I regularly get questions from people who are upset that friends or relatives have branded them as “codependent.” They want to know if I think they’re codependent. As I’ve said in earlier posts, there ...

It’s independence that artists like Kelly Clarkson, Destiny’s Child, and Ne-Yo waxed poetic about—not codependence. While only two little letters separate the words phonetically, in practice the two ...