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A Codependent Mind

A Codependent Mind

By: Brian and Stephanie
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Get an intimate, honest look at how CPTSD and codependency can develop and how it can be overcome. Brian and Stephanie take you ’behind the scenes’ of their experiences and their relationship, lifting the veil on how codependent behaviors can cause life long pain and suffering if not addressed. Learn how Brian has been able to understand the web of behaviors that formed in response to complex trauma and move on to build healthier relationships.

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  • S9 - Appendices 1: Shame

    S9 - Appendices 1: Shame
    Feb 11 2026

    Brian and Stephanie come back for an ad hoc season and start with another discussion of shame. This time they tackle the question of what kind of relationship work shame can do and how it can cause relationship dysfunction (and how it has in their relationship). Brian goes in to more detail about the ways in which shame continues to impact him and how it moves through it when it does.

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    35 mins
  • S8 - Chapter 14: Gratitude

    S8 - Chapter 14: Gratitude
    Dec 10 2025

    The full book in paperback, hard cover and eBook available on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FC6M5X5M/

    The audiobook is available on our website: https://www.codependentmind.com/

    It is also on Amazon, Spotify and most other places where audiobooks are sold.

    We end the book, and this season, with a discussion of gratitude. This chapter and the first chapter of the book will remain available on the podcast indefinitely. The rest of the chapters will be removed. The audiobook is available on most audio platforms and from our website. The paperback and the eBook is available on Amazon.

    https://www.codependentmind.com/

    Thank you for rating and reviewing the podcast and the book. It helps others find us.

    Use this link to review the book on Amazon - https://amazon.com/review/create-review?&asin=B0CYH7TMZ1
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    18 mins
  • S8 - Chapter 1: A New Kind of Relationship

    S8 - Chapter 1: A New Kind of Relationship
    Jun 11 2025

    The full book in paperback, hard cover and eBook available on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FC6M5X5M/

    The audiobook is available on our website: https://www.codependentmind.com/

    It is also on Amazon, Spotify and most other places where audiobooks are sold.

    Me, You & Us Moving Beyond Relational Trauma and Disorder (Anxious/Avoidant Attachment, Codependency, BPD) to Build a Stable, Lasting Relationship

    As described in this podcast, for years I struggled in romantic relationships—trapped in people-pleasing, conflict avoidance, and emotional disconnection. I didn’t know how to set boundaries, communicate honestly, or feel safe being myself. Like many people with a history of codependency or relational trauma, I was stuck in survival mode—longing for intimacy but afraid to be truly seen.

    This book is both a relationship memoir and a healing guide—an honest, compassionate look at how I learned to show up differently in love. Through personal storytelling and psychological insight, I explore the relationship tools that transformed my life: empathy, vulnerability, boundaries, communication, emotional co-regulation, and more. These are the tools that helped me move from dysfunction to connection—from trauma bonds to the emotionally safe, interdependent marriage I now share with Stephanie.

    Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FC6M5X5M/

    Contact us at: https://www.codependentmind.com/me-you-and-us

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    19 mins
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the spekers were easy to understand..and their words give me hope. I am so thankful.

so very helpful

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An absolutely helpful story for anyone who is going through a similar problem or knows someone who is going through it. For me personally, this is very helpful, and thank you very much.

Great great story

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I was on board with most of the insights and stories. I could definitely give a much higher rating. However they got into some areas where they started talking about some things they had little knowledge or experience about with a condecending expert tone. Particularly 12 step. Should have just left it at "not for me". No need to down talk millions of people. The negatives you put forth represented that you didn't take the time to understand it at all.

Good insight but falls short

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