Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
The more we overcome our need to be excessive caretakers, the less we will find ourselves attracted to people who need to be constantly taken care of.
Melody Beattie • The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations on Codependency (Hazelden Meditation Series)
"When you muster the courage of becoming your real self, even though it would seem so much less than the idealized self, you will find out that it is much more. And then you will have the peace of being at home within yourself. Then you will have security.
Eva Pierrakos • The Undefended Self: Living the Pathwork
The Origins of You: How Breaking Family Patterns Can Liberate the Way We Live and Love
amazon.com
Go back to the discovery of your core wounds. It is important to identify the wounding that occurred and what your inner child is holding on to so that you can validate their emotions.
Maria Clarke • Healing Your Wounded Inner Child: A CBT Workbook to Overcome Past Trauma, Face Abandonment and Regain Emotional Stability. (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
We react because we’re anxious and afraid of what has happened, what might happen, and what is happening.
Melody Beattie • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
It is the adult part of you that knows that although life is not always fair, it is fundamentally good to be alive. That when one door closes, another will soon open. That you’re not missing your former love as much as you’re missing the person you thought he or she was. That no matter how much this breakup hurts, it’s best for everyone that the re
... See moreKatherine Woodward Thomas • Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to Living Happily Even After
As you go through the days ahead, stop and ask yourself what you need to do to take care of yourself.
Melody Beattie • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
Think of yourself as an innocent child who only needs your love, care, and approval.
Debbie Ford • Dark Side of the Light Chasers: Reclaiming your power, creativity, brilliance, and dreams
We understand that choosing this path is much easier with support, which is why we have dedicated our lives to helping people reconnect with their inborn ability to identify—and pursue—what they need in order to thrive.