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When Helping Hurts: Codependency
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Linda Mintle
Have you ever felt responsible for someone else’s happiness? Do you find yourself constantly trying to fix, rescue, or protect someone you love, even when it comes at the expense of your own emotional health? Loving someone is healthy. Losing yourself in the process is not. Many people confuse sacrificial love with codependency. While Scripture…
Why Do I Keep Choosing People Not Good For Me?
By
Linda Mintle
Lisa recently ended her second serious relationship, frustrated and confused. “Why do I keep choosing partners who aren’t good for me?” she wondered. Her therapist encouraged her to explore her attachment style—something shaped long before adulthood. Lisa was surprised. What does childhood have to do with my dating life now? Attachment style refers to patterns of relating to…
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