Beyond Codependency: And Getting Better All the Time Contributor(s): Beattie, Melody (Author) |
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ISBN: 0894865838 ISBN-13: 9780894865831 Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1989 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: You're learning to let go, to live your life free of the grip of someone else's problems. And yet you find you've just started on the long journey of recovery. Let Melody Beattie, author of the classic "Codependent No More," help you along your way. A guided tour past the pitfalls of recovery, "Beyond Codependency "is dedicated to those struggling to master the art of self-care. It is a book about what to do once the pain has stopped and you've begun to suspect that you have a life to live. It is about what happens next. In simple, straightforward terms, Beattie takes you into the territory beyond codependency, into the realm of recovery and relapse, family-of-origin work and relationships, surrender and spirituality. With personal stories, hard-won insights, and activities, her book teaches the lessons of dealing with shame, growing in self-esteem, overcoming deprivation, and getting past fatal attractions long enough to find relationships that work. "Melody Beattie is an American phenomenon . . . She connects with age-old quests for self-improvement and rebirth. . . [And she] understands being overboard, which helps her throw best-selling lifelines to those still adrift." "[This book] goes beyond how we hurt to how we heal." Click here to read a one-to-one conversation with the beloved author of Codependent No More, The Language of Letting Go book and journal, Playing It by Heart, and 52 Weeks of Conscious Contact. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Codependency - Medical | Neurology - Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - General |
Dewey: 616.86 |
LCCN: 88083621 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 8.3" (0.85 lbs) 276 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Detaching from unhealthy relationships was the start. Here's help for preventing coronavirus concerns from pulling you back into old patterns, and for living well--even in uncertain times. In simple, straightforward terms, Beattie takes you into the territory beyond codependency, into the realm of recovery and relapse, family-of-origin work and relationships, surrender and spirituality. You're learning to let go, to live your life free of the grip of someone else's problems. And yet you find you've just started on the long journey of recovery. Let Melody Beattie, author of the classic Codependent No More, help you along your way. A guided tour past the pitfalls of recovery, Beyond Codependency is dedicated to those struggling to master the art of self-care. It is a book about what to do once the pain has stopped and you've begun to suspect that you have a life to live. It is about what happens next. In simple, straightforward terms, Beattie takes you into the territory beyond codependency, into the realm of recovery and relapse, family-of-origin work and relationships, surrender and spirituality. With personal stories, hard-won insights, and activities, her book teaches the lessons of dealing with shame, growing in self-esteem, overcoming deprivation, and getting past fatal attractions long enough to find relationships that work. |