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Codependency

This episode discusses codependency and its negative effects on families and its role in addictions. As codependent family members hide negative behaviors that should be confronted, no one in the family gets better.

This episode discusses codependency and its negative effects on families and its role in addictions. As codependent family members hide negative behaviors that should be confronted, no one in the family gets better. In her own words, Jennifer shares how her hunger for attention and self-worth prompted her to become controlling and arrogant, preventing her for forming positive relationships. That's until she attended a Christian recovery center that helped her change her behaviors. Guest Expert: Dr. Dora Clarke-Pine

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