This is an extra post for me…and it’s special. I have been presented with the Reader Appreciation Award from Melis at IAMNOTSHE. Melis writes about her family, her struggle with bulimia, and life. She often writes poems, all as unique and beautiful as she is. But most of all, Melis is always honest and humble. …
How Do You Define Success?
I had dinner Saturday evening with one of my girlfriends and we got into a deep conversation about a variety of topics. But the one that had me thinking all evening and most of today was a simple question she asked me: “How do you define success?” In truth I don’t know. What is success? …
My First Author Interview
I nearly fell out of my recliner when the lovely and talented Jennifer Oliver offered to interview me for her series “Behind the Quill”. Jennifer’s blog is always interesting, entertaining and fun. I hope you’ll join us for a look ‘Behind the Quill‘. Blame me for the boring bits. <vbg>
How Do The Roles Play Out In Codependency?
As explained earlier, the roles learned by children are usually played out in adulthood. How would each of the roles adopt the role of codependent? It’s a little complicated but I’ll try to simplify as much as I can. Hero becomes the co-dependent in many situations. She finds a man who ‘needs her’ and begins …
It’s All Mom’s Fault, or Is It?
We have focused many posts on the adult children of emotionally barren families. As we go forward there will be posts on resilience and recovery for them. But before we begin that, it’s important to complete the information on family structure. As mentioned originally, this work began with work on families of alcoholics. Studies showed …