Episode 107: Aren't we all Codependent!? with Vanessa Bennett

“Codependency, to put it simply, means: if you're good, I'm good. If you're not good, I'm not good.”

-Vanessa Bennett, The Everything Belongs Podcast

Today on the Everything Belongs Podcast, Madison is in conversation with Vanessa Bennett. Vanessa Bennett, LMFT is an author, licensed holistic psychotherapist, clinical entrepreneur and mental health content creator. Her therapeutic approach integrates years of study and practice in Depth, Buddhist, and Yoga Psychology. She co-hosts the Cheaper Than Therapy Podcast, leads soul-based retreats and workshops, and creates and facilitates curriculum for non-profit and corporate trainings, events, and conferences.She connects with people through her writing, teaching, and social platforms by being transparent about her struggles in relationships and by normalizing how hard it can be to be human. Especially a human on the path of self-betterment.

In this episode, Madison and Vanessa speak on her own journey (post big breakup), a simple definition for codependency, why attachment trumps our need for autonomy, healing through self inquiry, discerning what is empathy and what is codependency, and so much more.

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In this episode, we talk about:

Vanessa’s journey in her early 30’s with a big breakup, moving across the country and career change
How to follow the breadcrumbs and find our path
Vanessa’s simple definition of codependency
Why Vanessa believes we are all codependent to some degree
Why our need for attachment trumps our need for autonomy
Is codependency just a coping mechanism?
Healing through self-inquiry
The brilliance of knowing you aren’t God
The difference between empathy and codependency
What is over-functioning and do you do it?
Cultivating micro-moments of repair
Healthy attachment to self