The Codependency Manifesto: Clearing the Way Out of the Codependent Mind

by Lisa A. Romano, Gina Rogers (Narrator)

Liberate yourself from the tyranny of codependency.

When you are codependent, you are unconscious. You do not know that emotional neglect has caused your brain to believe life is a threatening reality. Instead of believing you are worthy of love, you feel unworthy of love. You do not make choices because they might bring you joy. You play it small, try not to rock the boat, people-please, and focus on what you do not want to happen versus what you would like to happen.

Now, awaken, understand, and learn how to confront the illusionary dragon that codependency is. If you are the adult child of an alcoholic or have been raised by narcissistic or emotionally immature parents, your childhood conditioning may have programmed you to believe you are unworthy, incapable, and or not enough. Learn how raising your awareness of subconscious patterns can help you heal your life.

The Codependency Clearing the Way Out of the Codependent Mind blends science, psychology, and spirituality to approach healing and wellness from a holistic approach. Author Lisa A. Romano is a certified life coach, best-selling author, radio show host, and expert in the field of codependency and narcissistic abuse. Romano is also a recovering codependent.

She wrote The Codependency Manifesto to help bring about peace in the individual, with the hopes of having that individual then bring peace to their part of the world. She wrote this book out of a belief in human potential once awakened.

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Published November 17, 2020

Reviews

[Sascha Griffiths · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a very odd read. "The Codependency Manifesto" notes that it is itself inspired by Melody Beattie's "Codependent No More". However, I see very little connection between the two. The power of this book comes from the exercises which are basically journal prompts. It leaves the reader, quite literally, to discover their own truth(s). The book is very interesting, in that it has a lot of aspects that are grounded in psychology and there were some new ideas in it which were helpful. However, there is a lot of talk about metacognition and consciousness which is useful but then again it veers off into the quantum realm and speaks about metaphysics and new age-y ideas. This is sometimes a little too much. However, lots of it is grounded enough in psychological facts that even these points have some relevance. Also, the author seems to be a coach of some sort and the "case studies" presented are short enough to be interesting and useful. The also illustrate how codependency shows up in people's lives. However, overall. I'm not that sure I learned a lot of new things about codependency itself. The book is much richer in discussing intergenerational trauma and - while not using the word - insecure forms of attachment. The journal prompts are useful; so are some of the points about case studies, the personal story and a few of the psychological points made. I'm not sure if the book alone helps you deal with codependency better. Melody Beattie's "Codependant No More" presumably still is the best resource.

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book and love Lisa A. Romano.

[Rina · Rating 4 out of 5]

a bit new agey, but still good content despite the fact

[cerise wiltsie · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent

This is an easy read that helped me put things into perspective. It helped me answer the question how did I get here!