melody beattie

REVISED AND UPDATED * With a New Chapter on Trauma and Anxiety, a List of Resources, and More * 2023 Nautilus Book Award Winner * As Heard on Glennon Doyle’s We Can Do Hard Things Podcast

The cultural phenomenon that has helped heal millions of readers, this modern classic holds the key to understanding codependency and unlocking its hold on your life.

Melody Beattie’s compassionate and insightful look into codependency—the concept of losing oneself in the name of helping another—has guided millions of readers toward the understanding that they are powerless to change anyone but themselves and that caring for the self is where healing begins.

Is someone else’s problem your problem? If, like so many others, you’ve lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to a loved one’s self-destructive behavior, you may be codependent—and you may find yourself in this book. With personal reflections, exercises, and instructive stories drawn from Beattie’s own life and the lives of those she’s counseled, Codependent No More helps you break old patterns and maintain healthy boundaries, and offers a clear and achievable path to healing, hope, freedom, and happiness.

This revised edition includes an all-new chapter on trauma and anxiety—subjects Beattie has long felt necessary to address within the context of codependency—making it even more relevant today than it was when it first entered the national conversation over thirty-five years ago.

Bestseller de The New York Times: Más de 7 millones de ejemplares vendidos. Edición revisada y actualizada.

¿Tu relación con alguien se ha convertido en el gran problema de tu vida?

Si, como le sucede a tantas personas, has descuidado tu propia vida mientras tratas de atender el drama de un ser querido cuyo comportamiento tiende a ser destructivo, puede que seas una persona codependiente, y puede que te veas reflejada en este libro, un fenómeno editorial único que ha ayudado a millones de lectores y que contiene la clave para comprender qué es la codependencia y cómo liberarse de ella. La mirada profunda y compasiva de Melody Beattie respecto a este aspecto de la personalidad —que consiste en enfocarse en exceso en el otro hasta perderse uno mismo— ha iluminado a muchas personas en el camino de comprender lo inútil que es tratar de cambiar a los demás, y la sanación que resulta del autocuidado.

Con ejercicios e historias extraídas de la experiencia personal de Beattie y de las vidas de sus pacientes, este libro ofrece un camino claro y accesible de sanación, esperanza, libertad y felicidad. Una edición revisada y actualizada que incluye un capítulo sobre trauma y ansiedad, dos temas que desde hace años la autora sentía que debían ser tratados desde la perspectiva de la codependencia y que convierten esta obra en una lectura aún más relevante hoy que cuando se publicó por primera vez hace casi 40 años.

«Melody Beattie entiende lo que es estar a la deriva y eso le ayuda a lanzar este libro salvavidas a los que aún están a la deriva». Time

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The New York Times Bestseller: Over 7 million copies sold. Revised and updated edition.

Has your relationship with someone become the biggest problem in your life?

If, like so many others, you’ve neglected your own life while trying to manage the drama of a loved one whose behavior tends to be destructive, you might be codependent—and you might see yourself reflected in this book. This unique publishing phenomenon has helped millions of readers and holds the key to understanding what codependency is and how to break free from it. Melody Beattie’s deep and compassionate insight into this aspect of personality—focusing excessively on others to the point of losing oneself—has guided many toward the realization of how futile it is to try to change others, and the healing power of self-care.

With exercises and stories drawn from Beattie’s personal experiences and the lives of her patients, this book offers a clear and accessible path to healing, hope, freedom, and happiness. This revised and updated edition includes a chapter on trauma and anxiety—two topics the author has long felt should be addressed from the perspective of codependency—making this work even more relevant today than when it was first published nearly 40 years ago.

"Melody Beattie knows what it’s like to be adrift, and that helps her throw this lifeline to those still lost." Time Magazine