内容简介
InherpioneeringFacingCodependence,PiaMellodytracedtheoriginsofcodependencebacktochildhoodandawiderangeofemotional,spiritual,intellectual,physical,andsexualabuses.Nowinthisinnovativenewworkbook,shepresentsastep-by-stepjournal-keepingmethodformovingtowardrecoveryfromcodependence.Basedonsuchconceptsasthe"preciouschild"andthefivecoresymptomsofcodependence,alongwiththeTwelve-StepprocessofrecoveryusedbyCodependentsAnonymous,BreakingFreeprovidesstrategiesandinsightsforattackingthefundamentalproblemincodependence--thelackofdependenceonself.Inathree-partapproachtorecovery,Mellodyfirstshowsrecoveringcodependentshowtomovebeyonddenialoftheirchildhoodhistoryofabuse.Shethenofferstechniquestoidentifyconcretewaysinwhichthesymptomsofcodependenceoperateintheirlives.Finally,Mellodyguidesusersthroughtheprocessofidentifyingandrecordingspecificinstancesofimprovementintheirlivesasanaidtogreaterself-awarenessandfurtherrecovery.Aninnovative,step-by-stepjournalformovingtowardrecoveryfromcodependence.
作者简介
PiaMellodyisaninternationallyrenownedlectureronthechildhoodoriginsofemotionaldysfunc-tion.Herrecoverywork-shopshavebenefitedpeopleallovertheworldandherbestsellingbookshavebeentranslatedintomanylanguages.SheisamemberofthefacultyatTheMeadowsTreatmentCenter,aresidentialcenterforvictimsoftrauma,emotionalabuse,andaddictions,inWickenburg,Arizona.