When you hear "codependency," the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't a healthy relationship. It is, by Mental Health America's definition, "an emotional or behavioral condition that affects ...

Jeffrey Yoo, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Moment of Clarity Mental Health Center in Orange County, California. He specializes in adults struggling with addiction, anxiety, ...

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 ...

Codependency can be damaging to a relationship, leading to feelings of suffocation and dissatisfaction, even in what could otherwise be a healthy partnership. If you find it difficult to create space ...

In a world where friends often feel like family, the line between supportive and suffocating relationships can become dangerously blurred. Mental health professionals are noting an alarming rise in ...

It’s a fairly well-known truth that relationships are never meant to be easy. Maintaining a long-term relationship by keeping it alive and healthy over decades of change requires effort, labor and the ...

How to Identify , and Take Steps to Fix , a Codependent Relationship. Lifehacker recently offered advice for identifying a ...