After thinking through my own pattern of behaviors, I realized that yes — I had some codependent ways of relating to the world, especially with my propensity toward worrying about others. I thought: ...

Linda: “Did you hear the joke about the woman who fell overboard and was drowning? Her husband’s life flashed before her eyes. Did you hear about the man who woke up in the morning and asked his wife, ...

I earned my Masters of Social Work (M.S.W.) from the Columbia University School of Social Work at Columbia University, and my Doctorate in Social Work (DSW) from the Rutgers University School of ...

Most of us dream of finding the person we want to spend life with. Sadly, it's not that easy. Healthy relationships are rooted in the idea that the partnership is "mutually beneficial," as Psychology ...

Maintaining a long-term romantic relationship is hard work. There are good times and there are bad and sometimes couples just grow apart over... The Horror of Codependency Maintaining a long-term ...

Relationship advice often centers on the idea of growing together to avoid drifting apart. But in the horror movie Together, growing apart isn't an option for one couple. Alison Brie stars as Millie, ...

If you haven't laid awake at night worrying about relationships, we are not the same. For most of my life, bedtime meant rumination. I'd agonize over a crush. I'd analyze work emails in my mind, ...

If you haven’t laid awake at night worrying about relationships, we are not the same. For most of my life, bedtime meant rumination. I’d agonize over a crush. I’d analyze work emails in my mind, ...

"I thought: if I just helped my friends, colleagues and neighbors, maybe I’d get the connection I craved in love, work and life," writes... How I broke free from codependency — and learned the meaning ...