The Terri Cole Show

Do you think you're codependent? Or are you unsure?
In this post, I'm going to walk you through nine questions to help you understand, pretty conclusively, if you are a high-functioning codependent.
I want you to walk away with a clear snapshot of your own codependent behaviors. And I want to be clear: this is a no-judgment zone. If we get really judgmental, we're not going to look at what we need to look at. If we let shame dictate what we examine, we'll stay in denial. And then nothing changes.
You deserve to create relationships, lives, and careers that thrill and fulfill you. So let's look honestly at where you are.
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When you're a high-functioning codependent, you don't look stuck.
You look capable. You're the one who pulls everything together, gets it all done, and rarely asks for help. People see you as someone who has it handled.
But there's a cost. And recovering from being a high-functioning codependent is the path to living the happy, healthy, balanced life you deserve.
I created the HFC Recovery Code because people kept asking me for a condensed list to help them remember their rights and responsibilities when they're feeling overwhelmed or pulled toward doing too much.
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I want to start with a question.
When you want something, do you have a way of talking yourself out of it? Like, let's be "realistic"? Or say the odds are slim?
Do you allow yourself to want what you want with all your heart?
That's what this episode of The Terri Cole Show is all about. We're going to talk about manifesting.
Note: This is a little woo, I'll admit. But this is one real aspect of how I've created my current life. I believe that what we think about and what we feel impacts what happens in our lives.
So let's get into it.
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In my almost three decades as a psychotherapist, I've seen passive-aggressive anger quietly destroy more relationships than infidelity.
It's a slow drip of poison. And most of us don't even realize we're doing it.
Do you ever say you're fine when you're not? Use sarcasm to let someone know you're pissed off instead of just saying it?
Or are you ever on the receiving end of these behaviors?
If you've done it or been on the receiving end of it, welcome to being a human in relationships with other people.
On this episode of The Terri Cole Show, we are going to discuss passive-aggressive anger. Why we do it, what it looks like, and what we can do instead.
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When two people with the same traumatic experience find one another, is it an incredible coincidence, or simple fate? Gabrielle Stone and Taymour Ghazi don't know the answer either, but it happened to them. On today's episode, Gabrielle and Taymour share their long journey to finding one another and holding one another in healing after each had a childhood experience encountering the bodies of their deceased parents. They also describe how they found time to write their new book Finding You Through Finding Me while also caring for their newborn child.
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