Interdependence and codependence are sometimes used interchangeably, but in fact, they are two drastically different human behaviors. Interdependence is how much of society works. We rely on others ...

I regularly get questions from people who are upset that friends or relatives have branded them as “codependent.” They want to know if I think they’re codependent. As I’ve said in earlier posts, there ...

The grassroots term “codependence” emerged in the 1940s and was adopted by chemical dependence professionals as a valuable heuristic for labelling the pain of a dysfunctional relationship with an ...