In this episode I interview a podcast listener who wanted to share her personal story of recovery – and what a story it is! Throughout this interview, you’ll learn how Mary stayed the course even though it was extremely difficult […]...

In this episode, we’re talking to Jessica who has been a long-time podcast listener with a success story to tell. Every now and then I like to mix it up a little bit with personal success stories. What’s so inspiring […]...

Listen via Stitcher We’ve been talking a lot lately about narcissistic abuse here on the blog and podcast. Two of my last three episodes were focused on this topic, and today we have one more episode, but from a very […]...

Listen via Stitcher In this episode, we make another effort to tackle a very difficult problem – leaving a relationship with a narcissist. About 20%-25% of the visitors on this site indicate they’re looking for help leaving an abusive relationship. […]...

Listen via Stitcher Due to the popularity of her last episode and the number of questions I receive about leaving abusive relationships, I wanted to have Kim back on the show. This time, she shares exactly what it was like […]...

Listen via Stitcher In this episode, I interview Shannon, recovering codependent who blogs about her experience at www.iwanttolivenotjustsurvive.blogspot.com. Shannon discusses recognizing her codependency more than a decade after it started, her keen ability to lean into discomfort, and why she […]...

Listen via Stitcher In this episode, Harry Josephson, author of Escorted Away, discusses ten years of a “living hell” with a heroin-addicted son. Harry provided the following along with our recorded discussion: “My son, Ronald, experimented and abused a variety […]...

Listen via Stitcher Portia has worked hard over the last several years to overcome her issues with codependency, and felt the call to share her story in hopes that it would help and inspire others who are in a similar […]...

Listen via Stitcher Maribel is passionate about sharing her personal story with the world, and we reached her at just the right time to come on the podcast and share as part of our Share To Repair program. She shares […]...

Listen via Stitcher Here’s an insightful discussion with long-time codependent, Debbie, contributing to our Share To Repair program, a place where you can find a collection of stories from real codependents to learn about their struggles and what they’ve done to recover. […]...

Listen via Stitcher This is an exciting session because it kicks off the first episode with one of our readers who wanted to share her personal story. This is part of a new program we’ve launched called our Share To […]...

Thank you to Lynn for sharing her personal story with us. Here it is… A Rocky Foundation I came from a highly dysfunctional family and even endured sexual abuse at a young age. It was a rough childhood, and my […]...

Thank you to Kristen for sharing her personal story. We hope you find it inspiring… A Father Missing In Action My first memory of chaos was when I was about a year old. My mother and father were screaming at […]...

Thanks to an anonymous audience member for allowing us to share his personal story and the wisdom he’s gaining… “Trying to be better than you were yesterday is more mature than trying to be better than another person is today.” […]...