
Stronger Marriage Connection Untangling Codependency in Relationships: How To Heal and Reconnect | Payton Holt | #165
We unpack how codependency hides inside “helping,” why rescuing backfires, and how to build self-compassion, boundaries, and interdependence. Therapist Peyton Holt shares concrete tools for couples and parents to trade control for empathy and create safer, stronger bonds.
• clear definition of codependency and why it’s common
• five core symptoms from Pia Mellody’s framework
• the fix-it cycle and why relief reinforces rescuing
• parenting patterns, enabling, and natural consequences
• shame spirals, taking feedback personally, eggshell walking
• self-compassion as the foundation of change
• rebuilding inside-out self-esteem and saying no
• partner playbook for support and shared language
• “the story I’m telling myself” for de-escalation
• treatment timelines, workshops, and group support
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