Many movies, like "A Star is Born," present codependent relationships as romantic ideals. (Warner Bros.) When people are in unhealthy or unbalanced relationships, we often use a term to describe them: ...

Codependency has become a popular term but what does it mean? Does it make sense to use the word as indiscriminately as we do or is codependency really just being human? The term originated back in ...

A codependent relationship is when one partner needs the other partner, who, in turn, needs to be needed. This circular relationship is the basis of what experts refer to when they describe the “cycle ...

Codependent relationships typically involve one partner, the “giver,” prioritizing the needs of another, the “taker.” Therapy may rebalance and heal codependent relationships. Or you may seek to leave ...

A codependent parent may be overly controlling, feel an excessive sense of responsibility for their child, and have an intense need for approval. Childhood experiences within a dysfunctional family ...

Codependency prevents us from having healthy, balanced relationships where the needs of both people are recognized and met. A codependent relationship will leave you frustrated, exhausted, and ...

Nearly every chaplain has encountered unhealthy relationships during counseling sessions. Curiously, a badly mistreated husband or wife will often explain that they are willing to remain in their ...

Supernatural's final season has been a whirlwind of activity so far. Last week, "The Rupture" took all of our feelings and stomped them into a sloppy, sticky, smelly mess. In one corner, Sam ...

Melody Beattie, 76, a Minnesota native who overcame a turbulent childhood and drug addiction to author a string of bestselling books about codependency, relationships and caring for yourself, died on ...

Codependency prevents us from having healthy, balanced relationships where the needs of both people are recognized and met. A codependent relationship will leave you frustrated, exhausted, and ...