Recovering Love: Codependency to CoRecovery Book

Recovering Love is the first self-help guide to focus on how couples can work together to identify and overcome codependency problems. Challenging the commonly held belief that codependent relationships are unchangeable and doomed to failure,this book describes how tens of thousands of couples are fighting codependency as a team,and winning. Dr. J. Richard Cookerly combines practical examples from the new and emerging field of codependency treatment,traditional marriage counseling techniques,and the rapidly growing body of research on the nature and dynamics of love,giving codependent partners the tools they need to defeat their problem together. Based on Cookerly's patented CoRecovery treatment model,used at a growing number of psychiatric hospitals and addiction centers,the program of positive growth presented here shows readers how to break the cycle of codependent behavior without breaking up their relationships,as well as how to create lasting bonds of love and friendship. Cookerly defines the causes of codependency and the unique characteristics marking relationships affected by it-including addiction,violence,and sexual dysfunction-offering creative,couple-based solutions that have proven successful. Recovering Love gives new hope to codependent couples everywhere,and serves as an authoritative source of innovative ideas and strategies for professionals who treat them.