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Beyond Codependency: And Getting Better All the Time
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 ma...more
Paperback, 276 pages
Published
April 1st 1989
by Hazelden Publishing
(first published January 1st 1989)
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I appreciated this book more than "Codependency No More", mostly because Beattie seems to be more positive towards the reader. Beattie often uses examples that involve drug or alcohol addicts, which I found to throw me off from the point she was trying to make about codependency issues. This book is now published along side Codependency No More, as one book instead of two. Codependency No More needs to be read first in order to understand how those behaviors are manifest, but Beyond...more
Beattie's writing is best when she is telling her own story. The farther she strays from it the weaker the prose. Halfway through the book she starts running out of things to say. The last few chapters are practically useless. This is too bad because I had high hopes for some of them. The chapter about how to help children cope with growing up in a "recovering" family raises a very important issue but does nothing with it. The reader is left with no guidance whatsoever. Beattie'...more
This review is taken from my blog at: http://blog.geekuniverse.org/2008/02/boo...
In case it isn't already clear, I'm talking about two separate books here. One book is titled "Codependent No More" and the other is "Beyond Codependency." I picked them up at the library after hearing the term codependent used in The Emotionally Abusive Relationship. I've been interested in learning about the concept in the past and never gotten around to it.
So what is cod...more
In case it isn't already clear, I'm talking about two separate books here. One book is titled "Codependent No More" and the other is "Beyond Codependency." I picked them up at the library after hearing the term codependent used in The Emotionally Abusive Relationship. I've been interested in learning about the concept in the past and never gotten around to it.
So what is cod...more
Can't say I "enjoyed" reading this book, but it did help me see how alcoholism in my family history has created unhealthy behaviors, even generations away from the problem. Good stuff. More people (especially where I come from in the Midwest) would be well to learn more about this coping strategy which costs us so much life, love and joy.
Holy cow! This is the stuff that should be taught in schools. If only I had been aware of the information in this book 20-30 years ago. This one is even better than the first one. It gives specific tools to help identify unhealthy behaviors in yourself and in others and apply them to life in order to make healthy choices.
I think the principles in Melody's books are so helpful. I usually skip over a lot of the case studies since I don't enjoy reading depressing anecdotes; but the messages she shares afterward are wonderful in lifting our hearts and minds out of old ways and leading us to healthier relationships and lives.
I have meant to read Melody Beattie for about 6 years now, and I'm glad that I finally got around to it. She is well worth the read and provides excellent support for people dealing with issues of codependency. Her section on intimacy and conflict is particularly good with clear tactics to apply to relationships. There's no psychobabble here, so it's very easy to read. I highly recommend this book.
This is a classic and a great place to start when learning about codependency.
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If you are ready to deal with your issues then read it.
This book really helped me. Highly recommended.
It's not as good as CoDependent No More.
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Fabulous!
As I said in the Codependent No More review, the insane relationship stuff has taken a lot longer to let go of than the insane drinking behavior. And since I actually had to reread this one 6 months ago, it would seem that I'm still not there yet! *sigh*
wonderful. Melody Beattie writes from the heart. She makes it personal by using real life examples. She includes lots of practical suggestions to deal with codependency issues. For anyone dealing with codependency, this a a must read book.
Helps you to heal and let go of other people's problems and to live your own life--teaches you to love and take care of yourself. Cause if you are not healthy--how can you expect to take care of others!
Still reading this. But I am blown away how every time I pick this up (even if it's been awhile) it addresses what I've been dealing with right then.
Good book, but after reading the first one "Codependent no more", this was a bit of a let down for me.
I thought this was just more of the same from her first book and I didn't enjoy it as much.
additional information and letting go of other people's problems. Continued good information
Leslie
marked it as to-read
i bit too intense...maybe another time
even better than codependent no more!
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Over the years, Melody Beattie has become well-known in the world of self-help literature. After turning away from a life of addiction and suffering, Melody shared her own story in order to help others change theirs. Her overnight sensation, Codependant No More, has been influencing millions for over twenty years. Her passion for writing has resulted in fifteen books, including: Co-Dependants Anon...more
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