Codependent No More

How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself

By: Melody Beattie

Narrated by: Melody Beattie

Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

Revised and Updated, with a New Chapter on Trauma and Anxiety, a List of Resources, and More

Over 7 Million Copies Sold

A cultural phenomenon that has helped heal millions of readers, this modern classic holds the key to understanding codependency and unlocking its hold on your life.

As heard on Glennon Doyle’s We Can Do Hard Things podcast.

Melody Beattie’s compassionate and insightful look into codependency—the concept of losing oneself in the name of helping another—has guided millions of readers toward the understanding that they are powerless to change anyone but themselves and that caring for the self is where healing begins.

Is someone else's problem your problem? If, like so many others, you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to a loved one’s self-destructive behavior, you may be codependent––and you may find yourself in this book. With personal reflections, exercises, and instructive stories drawn from Beattie’s own life and the lives of those she’s counseled, Codependent No More helps you break old patterns and maintain healthy boundaries and offers a clear and achievable path to healing, hope, freedom, and happiness.

This revised edition includes an all-new chapter on trauma and anxiety—subjects Beattie has long felt necessary to address within the context of codependency—making it even more relevant today than it was when it first entered the national conversation over 35 years ago.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 Melody Beattie (P)2022 Spiegel & Grau by Spotify Audiobooks

This Book Pulled Me drenched and Sobbing Wet…Out of an Ocean of Despair

I was driving in the car on the road to nowhere when I found the book tucked away in my audibles library. I listened to it because I didn’t know what else to do. What poured out was the liquid gold of change, restoration, hope and peace. I am so thankful for every spoken word, every sentence and every chapter. This book literally resuscitate my life, allowing me to breathe again.

This beautiful work of health is for ALL!!

So many nuggets of wisdom I will be purchasing a hard copy for the exercises!

Great tool for taking control of my life.

I loved this book--it was just what I needed at this time. If someone would have told me I was codependent, I would not have believed them. As I listened to this book I identified with many of the characteristics she described. i am grateful for this awareness so I can change and improve. I can see how this will benefit me as an individual, and in any type of relationship.

Life changing clarity

I recommend this book to anyone who is struggling in any relationship (family or love) or has been out of a romantic relationship for any length of time. This book helped me better understand where many of my “default” behaviors stem from, how those behaviors are not set in stone, why my past choices have not been good for me, and what I can do to break my own destructive cycles. I cannot emphasize enough how much value this book has! Wow.

We aren’t called to be everything for everyone

Absolutely loved the talk about attachment versus detachment. Attachment (obsessively attached to the persons situation)… we become so attached to something or someone else that we become detached from ourselves, and lose a lot of our capacity/ability/power. Love the concept of not being blown about by every wind, which reminds me about loving God and loving others with the appropriate boundaries and realizing that I cannot and shall not be everything for everyone especially one that could put a deficit in my relationship with my wife. This is such a great read to build awareness and use the tools Melody Beattie presents

Helpful

This was incredibly helpful and eye opening for me, personally. My therapist recommended it and at first I didn’t see why, but after listening to the whole book - I get it. He was onto something. I’m appreciative to the author for outlining this the way she did because it was clear enough for me to understand.

Good reminder of what to do to get better

Steps needed to get better when you can not get started on your own. Makes you feel better to start the journey.

Eye-opening

My therapist recommended this book over a year ago. Once you read this book, you won’t be able to un-see your own codependent behavior, or that of others. It helped me see the benefit in establishing healthy boundaries with others, and how there is hope for the future, whether you are with or without the ones that you are codependent on.

Awareness and solutions

I loved how this book reassured me that I am still worthy and lovable as well as showing me ways to relieve the pain codependency can cause me. Where codependency comes from and how I can slowly but surely work on it!

Love yourself. You are not alone.

Melody Beattie hits on every point of addiction. Every aspect of healing. I believe if you have never been through an experience as a victim or abuser, the concepts of healing would be difficult for anyone to understand. Beautifully written and heart felt. An inspiration for hope. It takes work, dedication, patience and compassion to learn to love yourself enough to leave an abusive atmosphere. Even if you are the cause. I recommend this book for anyone who has ever experienced trauma. You are not alone.