Take a few moments for yourself right now and consider this question: Is your "Yes" sabotaging your happiness?Strange question, huh?Yet, it has caused me to pause and examine my choices…
Codependency and narcissistic abuse taught us to respond to the world in a backward way. Instead of conflict leading to comfort and understanding, it led to rejection, criticism, and attacks.…
I got this question from a few of y'all thanks to the posts as of late and it is an important one. I also am asked what motivates my posts…
We often make the mistake of assuming all relationships start off with the same premise. This is understandable since we tend to give people the "benefit of the doubt" or…
Assumptions. We get a thought. The thought inspires an emotion. The emotion is powerful. Our mind floods us with a visual. We react to the visual as though it is…
Coping. We've been trained to tolerate, put up with, and live with mediocre experiences, relationships, energy, health, wealth and living. Mediocrity, as defined by me for our work in this…
This is a mental gotcha. Our inner child really, really wants mom and dad to be safe. They yearn for that connection, shelter, and validation. All of this is very,…
Hi! Marshall here.Things have been growing quite a bit here at Free The Self. If you've been following me, you know I've been deep in bringing Thrive Beyond Codependency to…
I have a little foggy part of my thinking that is always seeking permission from others for something. Permission to be me, namely. Be me in business. Be me romantically.…
Codependency being a coping mechanism serves several purposes for us. It attempts to be a surrogate for stable emotional connections with others. It tries to be a means of getting…