Serenity Wellness Podcast E23: The Gift Of Presence

We can get ourselves looped into unhealthy connections with others and not realize the impact it has on our mental health, emotions, and connection to our genuine self. Learn more about unhealthy attachments and codependency patterns. Gain an understanding of what codependency looks like, how it impacts your well being, and some tools to create healthy connections with self and others.

Reviews

Thanks Nicole, a very helpful talk as I restart my journey towards healing from codependency. Looking forward to listening to more of your work. Namaste🙏

Thank you. I am just starting to understand that I suffer from codependency issues. I am feeling positive though because now it's identified I can work on it. Thanks for the thoughts and tools. Will sign up for the podcast. Xx

Hi Nicole. A year or so I ago I had an ah ha moment that I was indeed codependent. I always viewed the things I did and said with my son and his family as helpful. For years I felt abandoned and rejected by them and tried to do more for them until last year. It's been hard for me but I'm working hard to change the dynamics of our relationship. It's not ok how they treat me but now I'm ok with it. I've learned active listening and I'm not attached to the outcome of any advice I've given when requested. I will go visit a couple times a month now. I've stopped taking it personally when they don't answer a call or call me back or answer a text. I don't know what else I can do to reverse this situation. I'm an only child, my parents are in their 90's and my daughter lives in Oregon and us in SC. I see my daughter once or twice a year. I want to be close to my son and his family but I've run it off in the ditch and not sure of anything I do now.

I listened to several random talks then I started with #1 and I'm working my way through them all. Some I listened to several times before moving on because I wanted to make sure I got it!!

Thank you so much for your work and sharing it with people like me who really need it. I'm forever thankful!!

Thank you for explaining the triangle cycle of codependency. Looking back, I can see how often I would listen as a caregiver, offer unsolicited advice to fix a problem only to get upset when those I care for remain in a runt and then I become the misunderstood martyr.

I appreciate the awareness I now have after listening to you and I commit to be mindful from here on out.

Thanks again. Namaste.