Codependence, Perfectionism & Anxiety
Always focusing on others can add to your anxiety. In this episode of Woman Worriers, creator and host Elizabeth Cush and her guest, Sharon Martin, LCSW, talk about the relationship between codependence, people-pleasing, perfectionism and anxiety.
“We all have a lot more choices than we think we do.”
What do you want for dinner? If you can’t answer that question without first thinking about your partner’s or your children’s favorite foods, then you need to listen to this episode of the Woman Worriers podcast. Creator and host Elizabeth Cush, of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., and Sharon Martin, a San Francisco Bay-area counselor and author of the Happily Imperfect blog, talk about codependence and its costs — including how constantly worrying about others can cause you to lose your sense of self. They also talk about what’s necessary to move past codependency and offer tips to help you get there.
Listen and learn:
How our childhood family dynamic shaped our personalities — and our personal struggles — why leaving the childhood home isn’t enough
How codependency serves as a coping mechanism
What happens when coping skills to deal with chaos are no longer useful
Why emotional safety is the Holy Grail of codependency
How the drive toward self-preservation protects — and causes its own set of problems
Why being codependent sometimes feels so good (for a while)
How society sets up women to be codependent
How people-pleasing fuels resentment — and what happens when you ignore your negative feelings
Why learning to set boundaries is so important — and so difficult
Why setting double standards for expectations of yourself and others sets you up for unhappiness
Why “How do I feel?” is a critical question
The communication skills you need to practice to regain balance in your life
The shift in perspective that can make it easier to set healthy boundaries
Why what you’re having for dinner matters
How meditation can help
Learn More
> Sharon Martin’s website
> Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
> Calm meditation & breathing apps
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