I was talking with a friend the other evening about "attachment issues" and how common they are to so many of us. Codependency has gotten a bit of a bad name over the years because it is thrown around and used to describe myriad reactions to people, places and things. My friend shared with me a new term: Independency. Her therapist talked to her about strengthening her independency rather than trying to eliminate her codependency. Independency resonates with me. It's empowering and hopeful and achievable, I think, one action at a time. Too many simply c[...]
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