Codependency No More Podcast

CNM 056: Handling Marriage Communication Breakdowns - with Drs. John Van Epp & Morgan Cutlip

Drs. Jon Van Epp and Morgan Cutlip discuss how to use their Relationship Attachment Model to maintain healthy communication in marriage.

CNM 055: Ready For Marriage? Here's How To Know - with Drs. John Van Epp & Morgan Cutlip

Dr. Van Epp and Dr. Cutlip discuss getting prepared to make a lifelong commitment to a romantic partner.

CNM 054: Guidelines For Choosing The Right Romantic Partner - with Drs. John Van Epp & Morgan Cutlip

Dr. John and Dr. Morgan discuss how to navigate an early dating relationship in a way that minimizes the chances of going too deep with the wrong person.

CNM 053: How Jackie Transformed Her Communication & Became A Recovery Coach - with Jackie Stein

Jackie discusses what life was like being involved with a substance user before and after she learned how to communicate effectively with him.

CNM 052: How To Start Implementing The BALM Philosophy In Your Home - with Beverly Buncher

Beverly discusses the most important aspects of The BALM philosophy and how to get started being an agent of positive change in your family.

CNM 051: Practical Strategies for Communicating with Difficult People - with Beverly Buncher

Beverly discusses the techniques she teaches to help people communicate more effectively with loved ones.

CNM 050: The Loving Path To Family Recovery - with Beverly Buncher

Beverly discusses her philosophy for finding peace within yourself first, then being able to potentially influence others towards recovery.

CNM 049: How Mary Battled Codependency And Won - with Mary

Mary discusses her challenges and triumphs as she worked hard with her husband to overcome her codependent tendencies.

CNM 048: Codependency, The Fight Of Your Life - with Jessica

Jessica discusses how she's worked to begin overcoming codependency, and why this work is so important for anyone struggling.

CNM 047: Self-Acceptance, The Solution - with Dr. Sharr Chardas

Dr. Sharr Chardas discusses how to overcome a deficit of self-acceptance.

CNM 046: Self-Acceptance, The Problem - with Dr. Sharr Chardas

Dr. Chardas discusses how the neurosis of codependency is actually the symptom of lack of self-love and acceptance.

CNM: 045 How (Not) To Walk On Eggshells - with Hope Eden, LCSW

Therapist Hope Eden discusses how to honor yourself, internal vs. external locus of control, temperament testing, and optimism bias.

CNM 044: Exploring Your Family Of Origin For Hidden Patterns - with Johanna Lynn

Johanna discusses how our painful patterns are most often linked to the patterns in our family of origin, and how to get to the root of these issues.

CNM 043: Financial Abuse: Signs and Strategies for Coping - with Tracy Malone

Tracey Malone discusses the warning signs of financial abuse, and what to do if you've become a victim of it.

CNM 042: Vulnerability, Trust, and Shame - with Therapist Sandra Lax

Therapist and Daring Way Certified Facilitator Sandra Lax shares surprising research about vulnerability, trust, and shame.

CNM 041: What To Do About Cheating & Infidelity - with Therapist Sandra Lax

Therapist Sandra Lax discusses the nuances of sex addiction and general infidelity, and how a couple can heal after trust is broken.

CNM 040: Ways To Love Yourself More - with Dr. Natalie Jones

Dr. Natalie Jones discuss her experience working with clients who came from emotionally abusive families, and how she helps them improve self-love.

CNM 039: Overcoming People Pleasing - with Brian R. King

Coach Brian King discusses why we people-please and how to overcome the urge. We also do a mini-coaching session on people-pleasing.

CNM 038: Life Transitions & Introspection - with Cheryl Richardson

Author, teacher, and coach Cheryl Richardson discusses her newest book, Waking Up in Winter, all about navigating major life transitions.

CNM 037: EMDR Therapy for Processing Trauma - with Dr. Sara Gilman

Dr. Sara Gilman discusses EMDR Therapy, how it works, and why it's considered the most efficient therapy for processing traumatic experiences.

CNM 036: "Non-Traditional" Approaches To Healing - with Debbie Sherrick

Holistic codependency coach Debbie Sherrick discuss how she views codependency as a mind-body-spirit issue.

CNM 035: Sex Addiction & Love Addiction - with Shena Tubbs, LPC

In this episode, professional therapist Shena Tubbs discusses her personal and professional experience with love addiction and sex addiction.

CNM 034: Navigating Marriage With An Addict - with Janine

Counselor Janine discuss her personal experience handling a marriage in which she and her ex husband wanted to do what was best for their son, and separate.

CNM 033: How To Communicate with an Addict - with Carol Reeves

Carol describes how to deal with multiple challenging scenarios involving loved ones who are addicted.

CNM 032: Schema Therapy and Codependency - with Christine Askew BA, MA, MSc

Schema therapist Christine Askew educates us on how she uses schema therapy to help clients identify their patterns and rewire the brain.

CNM 031: Raising Self-Esteem & Self-Care - with Savannah Grey

Savannah Grey, founder of Esteemology.com, discusses how to improve self-esteem when you're feeling down in the dumps, hush the inner critic, and raise emotional energy.

CNM 030: Relationship & Marriage Obsession - with Sherry Gaba, LCSW

Psychotherapist, Life Coach, Author, Editor, and Media Correspondent Sherry Gaba discusses obsession with marriage and relationships, how to distinguish between healthy love and obsession, what to do about it, and codependency in the media.  

CNM 029: Husband & Wife Discuss New Life After Her Narc Ex - with Matt & Susan

Matt and Susan talk about how their relationship started after Susan's previous marriage, dealing with custody and court, and their focus on living a healthy life together.

CNM 028: Self Love & Feeling Worthy - with Andrew Johnston, LPC-I

Therapist Andrew Johnston shares how distress is created and healed in relationship with others, and the advice he would give to help someone improve feelings of self-love and worthiness. 

CNM 027: Before & After a Toxic Marriage - with Patricia

Patricia discusses what life was like leaving a toxic marriage and using Kim Saeed's bootcamp to connect with support, get back on her feet and start to heal.

CNM 026: Keys To Leaving An Abusive Relationship

No Contact expert Kim Saeed shares what it was like leaving a toxic marriage after 8 years, and how to make sure you don't end up with another abuser.

CNM 025: The 1-2-3 Process with Lisa Romano

Lisa Romano shares a key process she uses to help coach codependents through rough moments.

CNM 024: Biological Basis for Codependency - with John Raven

Professional Counselor John Raven discusses how our brains can lead us to do things we don't want to do.

CNM 023: The Codependent Leader - with Dr. Marie-Line Germain

Dr. Germain discusses the impact that codependent leadership has on employees and organizations.

CNM 022: Adult Children of Alcoholics Trauma Syndrome - with Dr. Tian Dayton

Dr. Dayton discusses what happens to us when we grow up in traumatic environments, and how to heal.

CNM 021: Individuation and Relinquishing The "False Self" - with Dr. Dean Robb

Dr. Robb discusses the final stage of recovery in which one lives in full alignment with who he or she really is.

CNM 020: Mining Your "Shame Core" - with Dr. Dean Robb

Dr. Robb discusses the shame core and how to mine through it to reach your true, authentic self.

CNM 019: Workplace Codependency - with Dr. Marie-Line Germain

Dr. Germain discusses what codependency looks like in the workplace, the effect it has on our work and relationships with peers and bosses, and how to be aware of and handle people at work who prey on codependent workers. 

CNM 018: Hitting a "New Bottom" in Recovery - with Dr. Robb

Dr. Dean Robb discusses what it's like to encounter the period after Phase 1 recovery from initial addiction, and onto the underlying issues which likely caused your addiction in the first place. 

CNM 017: Next Stage Recovery Overview with Dr. Dean Robb

Dr. Dean Robb provides an overview of "next stage recovery", the part of codependency and addiction recovery after overcoming the original addiction, when one starts to be faced with deeper, often subconscious issues.

CNM 016: Relationship Attachment Model (RAM) - with Jim Gascoine

Jim discusses why it's important to progress through a romantic relationship keeping certain steps in order. 

CNM 015: Shannon Discusses Her Recovery From Codependency

Shannon discusses recognizing her codependency more than a decade after it started, her keen ability to lean into discomfort, and why she says accurate self-evaluation is just as important as self-esteem.

CNM 014: Shame and Codependency - with Darlene Lancer

Author and therapist Darlene Lancer discusses her book Conquering Shame and Codependency, covering topics such as shame, guilt, the Inner Critic, denial, self-discovery, and recovery.

CNM 013: Dealing With Addicted Family Members - with Harry Josephson

Father and Author Harry Josephson discusses his experience raising a heroin-addicted son, how he eventually gave up the urge to "help" and save him, and his son's three years of sobriety.

CNM 012: Parallels of Addiction and Codependency - with Christine Askew

Chrstine Askew desribes how codependency and addiction are related; the triggers, cycles, and difficulty in changing behavior, along with a type of therapy that's paricularly effective in addressing codependency and addiction.

CNM 011: Domestic Violence Isn't Always Obvious - with Julie Meredith

Julie Meredith of Safe Harbor discusses domestic violence, why it's not always obvious, how tell if you're in a situation that could escalate into physical violence, and how to get out.

CNM 010: Breaking Intergenerational Codependency - Portia Tells Her Story

Portia describes her unfair upbringing, how it led to a series of unhealthy romantic relationships, and how she ultimately broke contact with all toxic people in order to raise her children in a healthy environment.

CNM 009: Narcissistic Abuse & How To Do "No Contact" - with Kim Saeed

Kim discusses characteristics of narcisstically abused people, the steps to leaving a relationship, dealing with cravings to go back to a narcissist, countering limiting beliefs, and why emotional manipulators target codependents.

CNM 008: A Mindfulness Technique For Codependents

CNM 007: Maribel Steps Out Of Her Comfort Zone To Heal