Have you ever struggled to say “no” to someone? Maybe you say “yes” even when you’re exhausted because you don’t want to let them down. Maybe you fear that saying “no” will make them mad at you. While ...

Bestseller Beattie, of Codependent No More fame, revisits the topic she helped introduce more than 15 years ago, armed with more insight and a good deal of new scholarship, revising several old ...

In recent years, we’ve seen a surge in mental health awareness in the Black community. Actress and author Taraji P. Henson opened up about her struggles with anxiety and depression, and she is just ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? It’s independence that artists like Kelly Clarkson, Destiny’s Child, and Ne-Yo ...

It’s independence that artists like Kelly Clarkson, Destiny’s Child, and Ne-Yo waxed poetic about—not codependence. While only two little letters separate the words phonetically, in practice the two ...

Being codependent in your relationship is just toxic in nature. According to experts, the best kind of relationship dynamic you can have is interdependence. If you feel like you and your partner rely ...

American author Melody Beattie named her problem in the 80s, and now one of her books on the subject is being reissued, 'Codependent No More'. Two women aware of being codependent explain how they ...

What is codependence? What was it? And do we still need it? Image: Flickr/ValerieEverett This blog curates the voices of the Division of Psychoanalysis(39) of the American Psychological Association.

This blog curates the voices of the Division of Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association. Darren Haber, MFT, psychotherapist in Los Angeles, submits this post. Is it time to retire the ...