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Articles Thankfully Codependent My unofficial definition of the term codependent is an individual who is affected by the actions of others. How do I know if I’m participating in codependent behavior? I start by examining my discomfort. Where does it come from? Is my discomfort caused by the action of another? When I can put my finger on the source of my discomfort, I possess a valuable tool. Once I am aware of the source, I have an opportunity to make an internal change. This life changing awareness is not available to non-codependent individuals. After all, if it’s not broken, don’t fix it. Therefore, I can say, I am thankfully codependent. More.... Ten Tools to Boost Your Self-Worth As I prepared my educational sessions at the drug and alcohol treament facility where I worked each week, I noticed a trend I could not deny. No matter what subject I selected, whether it was honesty, denial, defenses or boundaries the core issue always returned to a lack of self-worth. If the clients felt a sense of self-worth, there would be no reason to be dishonest, use denial, react defensively or exercise inappropriate boundaries. My educational sessions would start with the regular subjects, but would end with tools to boost self-worth. Of course Alcohol and Drug recovery requires much more than renewed self-worth, but the addition of self-worth can prove to be a valuable asset in the war against relapse. More... Seven Ways to Positively Believe Yourself off the Diet Roller Coaster I had been unsuccessfully trying to loose from 15 to 20 pounds since my daughter's birth in 1973. Every so often I would get down to my desired weight. But before I could get to the clothing store to buy that pair of jeans I wanted, in the smaller size, those 15 extra pounds would creep back on. More... Change Your Career in Five Simple Steps Are you happy with your career? I wasn’t happy with mine. But I stayed in it for many years because I had a powerful disabling belief that I could not find a comparable position. I didn’t realize that I could change my career and my life at any time by following five simple steps. The first and most important step I needed to take was to change my disabling belief that I could not find a comparable position, to a positive self-serving belief. More... Contact us Just Be Publishing, Inc. Just Be Publishing,
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