codependency & love addiction: are they the same thing?

There's not much to be gained by trying to discern the differences in these two concepts. They came into existence

Why do I procrastinate?

If procrastination is so destructive then why do we do it? Why don’t we just create to-do lists and stick

toxic patterns in relationships

It’s natural for people to enter couples therapy or marriage counseling with very strong thoughts and feelings about what their

stay out of other people’s heads

In the world of addiction, recovery and therapy in NYC, it is common to hear people say: “What other people

approval seeking & people pleasing

  Codependency is a term often used to name some of the self-defeating ways that human beings can participate in

re-thinking negative emotions

It is generally assumed in our culture that negative emotions are, well, negative. Unwanted. Garbage. Don’t talk about them. Deny

hello darkness, my old friend

If we want to achieve emotional balance and peace of mind in our lives, we need to make friends with

permanent identity crisis

  Most of us are in the midst of a permanent identity crisis…and thank goodness for that. Excuse me? Go