Conquering Shame and Codependency: 8 Steps to Freeing the True You

Learn how to heal from the destructive hold of shame and codependency by implementing eight steps that will empower the real you and lead to healthier relationships.

Shame: the torment you feel when you’re exposed, humiliated, or rejected; the feeling of not being good enough. It’s a deeply painful and universal emotion, yet is not frequently discussed.

For some, shame lurks in the unconscious, undermining self-esteem, destroying confidence, and leading to codependency. These codependent relationships--where we overlook our own needs and desires as we try to care for, protect, or please another--often cover up abuse, addiction, or other harmful behaviors.

Shame and codependency feed off one another, making us feel stuck, never able to let go, move on, and become the true self we were meant to be.

In Conquering Shame and Codependency, Darlene Lancer sheds new light on shame: how codependents’ feelings and beliefs about shame affect their identity, their behavior, and how shame can corrode relationships, destroying trust and love. She then provides eight steps to heal from shame, learn to love yourself, and develop healthy relationships.

• Codependency For Dummies
• You're Not Crazy - You're Codependent.: What Everyone Affected by Addiction, Abuse, Trauma or Toxic Shaming Must know to have peace in their lives
• Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
• The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today's Generation
• Codependent No More Workbook
• The Human Magnet Syndrome: Why We Love People Who Hurt Us
• Healing the Shame that Binds You (Recovery Classics)
• Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives
• The Human Magnet Syndrome: The Codependent Narcissist Trap
• Unhealthy Helping: A Psychological Guide to Overcoming Codependence, Enabling, and Other Dysfunctional Giving