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Breaking Free: A Recovery Workbook for Facing Codependence

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This is a wonderful companion workbook to Pia Mellody's Facing Codependence. Mellody first has you read specific pages in Facing Codependence, after which she has you complete the corresponding writing exercises in Breaking Free. The exercises are short, thorough, and extremely well organized -- and because of that, not hard to do. Keep in mind though that if you do the exercises, you might never think about your relationships the same way again. And that's a GOOD thing -- or at least it was for me. I'd highly recommend this to anyone wanting to change dysfunctional relationship patterns.

This workbook enables you to look at your attitudes, feelings and behaviors by using exercises that review daily life. In addition, by encompassing the tradidtional AA 12 Steps, you can focus your recovery on letting go, relying on your God and admitting your excessive emotional outbreaks. It helped me immensley to find out how to turn on my light from the inside instead of expecting and wishing that it would happen from those around me.

This workbook is the best I've used for codependence recovery, I highly recommend it when used in conjunction with Facing Codependence (Don't get the workbook without also getting Facing Codependence).

It's really helped me make some great strides and insight into my dysfunctional boundaries and behaviors.

This workbook, to be used in conjunction with "Facing Codependency" is a fantastic tool in breaking the heavy denial that comes with codependency, taking a clear objective look at where the codependent beliefs came from (without blaming others), seeing the true impact of this disease on our lives and based on that information helps us to decide for ourselves clearly what steps to take to work towards true freedom and recovery. I appreciate that both these books encourage self-responsibility and does not just present the (yes, depressing at times) negative aspects of this devastating disease but the HOPE of what "freedom" looks like and very specifically as we work through the book what health and freedom will look like for us! Happy recovery!

It took me several years before I was ready to work this book. I would pick it up, get paralyzed with fear, and then put it down. Once I was ready, it changed my life completely. I buy a new one every year or so, and work it for different reasons. Totally changed my world. I am forever grateful to the author.

I just wanted potential customers to know...that the workbook is structured to correspond with the book. IF you purchase the workbook ALONE... the writer's instruct you to read passages in their book prior to continuing with a various workbook section. I cannot yet rate the merits of the material...as I have yet to recieve the book in the mail...so that I can begin.

Ok, ok, I have to admit I have journaled this year and so I bought the book hoping it would help me streamline the work I need to do. However, it didn't. But not because it's not well thought out but because I prefered to follow my own thoughts and feelings in my own way rather than the way layed out in the book. If you're interested in purchasing this book I recommend looking at it in person and carefully thinking about whether it will be helpful to you. It's basically lots of empty space (so you can journal) but it does give you suggestions and examples on what to journal about. I'd say that the more you struggle facing your issues the more helpful the book will be to you because it will give you ideas.

This book takes the premise that it will root out and rid you of your denial. I am sure that is helpful, but it is very painful. I got this book because I was feeling overwhelmed with realizing how bad things had gotten in my life and was looking for help. I am more depressed than ever. This is not the place to go for hope. But, I think it is probably true that when you have stalled in your recovery or have reverted without realizing it, that it is because you have fallen into denial. And she is trying to lessen that. Probably overall key to recovery, but very difficult in the moment. I am sure that it is a neccessary piece of recovery to be balanced against other more hopeful tools.

The most thorough and extensive workbook on this subject I have ever seen. Tons of provocative, pertinent exercises that I feel are vital to recovery. I would highly recommend this for step work. Great for a step study group as well -- just don't expect to get through it quickly. This author takes recovery very, very seriously.

This book was extremely helpful as a follow-up to Pia Mellody's other books.I know someone in recovery for drug and alcohol addictions and this book has helped me to help support them in their recover.
reccommend it.