recovery from codependency is exciting. It’s liberating. It lets us be who we are. It lets other people be who they are. It helps us own our innate power to think, feel, and act. It feels good. It brings peace. It enables us to love ourselves and others. It allows us to receive love—some of the good stuff we’ve all been looking for. It provides an optimum environment for the people around us to get and stay healthy. And recovery helps stop the unbearable pain many of us have been living with.