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A CODEPENDENT CAN NOT BE A NARCISSIST

From Chapter Seven: The New Codependency Excerpt from “The Codependency Revolution: Fixing What Was Always Broken (2024)” Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC  Over the last twelve years, I have been frequently asked,...

TAKING ON THE CODEPENDENCY ESTABLISHMENT

From Chapter Six: The History of Codependency Excerpt from “The Codependency Revolution:Fixing What Was Always Broken (2024)” Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC Fortunately for science, pairing creativity with skepticism promotes discoveries while...

TALKING ABOUT A REVOLUTION

Excerpt from “The Codependency Revolution:Fixing What Was Always Broken (2024)” Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC  The Outside Revolution “…..As my typing fingers translated the circuitous exploratory processes of my mind, I...

WHEN THE END GREETS THE BEGINNING

  This poem was written after terminating an abusive relationship while finally achieving a feeling of safety. Through metaphorically representing body parts and my “soul,” I tried to capture my...

PTSD

The motivation to write this poem was to figure out why my conscious motivations to be with a new intimate partner seemed to be contradicted and sabotaged by deeper automatic...

HEAVEN

In an effort to understand spirituality and true life meaning, I tend this poem at age 52 (2003). It represents my desire to reconcile my scientific and spiritual understanding of...

CODEPENDENT LOVE

 In a moment of inspiration, I tapped into the illusionary and dishonest nature of codependent love. The pain reflected in this poem should resonate with the world of codependents as...

ON BECOMING A ROSE: THE JOURNEY TO SELF-LOVE ABUNDANCE

        Anaïs Nin's famous quote: “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to...

SMILING SKELETONS - A POEM BY ROSS ROSENBERG

I started this poem eight years ago after visiting my childhood home (in Mt. Prospect, IL). I had hoped that someone would be home to let me come inside to...

Toxic Empathy

Toxic Empathy Excerpt from Upcoming“The Codependency Revolution”Released with workbook in November 2023 Written by Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADCSelf-Love Recovery Institute — President/CEOPsychotherapist, Educator, Author, Expert Witness TOXIC EMPATHY Before describing toxic empathy, its healthy form...

Common Codependency Traits

Common Codependency Traits Excerpt from Upcoming“The Codependency Revolution”Released with workbook on November 1, 2023 Written by Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADCSelf-Love Recovery Institute — President/CEOPsychotherapist, Educator, Author, Expert Witness COMMON CODEPENDENCY TRAITS Although codependency has been...

We Are All Human Magnets

The earth is one colossal magnet with two opposite poles, like its smaller magnetic cousins. Each pole has opposite magnetic charges: positive and negative. As a result, a metal needle in a compass is highly sensitive to our planet’s magnetic field.

Taking on the Codependency Establishment

Predictive Awareness' Worst-Case Scenario Technique

Iatrogenic Trauma: The Consequences of Ineffective Therapy

Iatrogenic trauma is the long-term suffering and distress caused by the poorly executed, mistaken, and/or incompetent treatment of any painful, limiting, or frightening mental health or medical problem. Such trauma is caused by a treatment provider’s unrealistic optimism, unfulfilled assurances of relief or a cure, treatment failure, the worsening of the condition, painful complications, or the creation of unanticipated unrelated conditions