In today’s episode, Gina shares part 2 of her interview with Terri Cole, an author and expert on high functioning codependency. Terri shares her Wisdom and experience as a psychotherapist to provide important information on how to handle one’s codependent social patterns. Use this information to transform your own way of relating to others and become healthier and happier as a result!

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Quote:

Boundaries aren’t just about keeping people out; they’re about letting peace in. Anxiety lessens when we protect our emotional space.

-Terri Cole

Chapters

0:42 Introduction to Codependency

2:02 The Struggle of High-Functioning Codependents

5:17 Understanding Our Origins

8:37 Historical Context of Codependency

11:34 Navigating Relationships as HFCs

13:42 Practical Solutions for HFCs

18:00 Setting Boundaries and Self-Care

22:09 Prioritizing Yourself in Relationships

23:30 Resources and Community for Recovery

Summary

In this episode of the Anxiety Coaches Podcast, I continue my insightful conversation with Terry Cole, a global empowerment and relationship expert. We dive deeper into the dynamics of high-functioning codependency, a topic that resonates with many individuals on their journey toward better Mental Health and empowered relationships. Terry’s latest book, *Too Much: A Guide to Breaking the Cycle of High-Functioning Codependency*, serves as the backdrop for our discussion, providing a roadmap to understanding and overcoming the patterns that often hold us back.

We reflect on the common struggle of over-giving in relationships—where we instinctively prioritize helping others often at the expense of our own needs. Terry poignantly articulates the tendency of high-functioning codependents (HFCs) to project positivity onto others, leading to frustration when the expected support isn’t reciprocated. Together, we explore how this can create unbalanced dynamics, ultimately making HFCs feel as though they are not deserving of the care they so willingly provide to others. We examine significant societal pressures that have shaped these behaviors, particularly for women navigating the complexities of independence while managing emotional labor within their homes and relationships.

Understanding the roots of these behaviors is crucial. As we discuss familial dynamics and societal expectations, we uncover the notion that HFCs might emerge not just from Trauma, but also from a long history of conditioning—especially for those raised within patriarchal frameworks that undervalue emotional expression. Through shared anecdotes and personal reflections, Terry emphasizes the importance of recognizing our own boundaries and the necessity of allowing others the space to navigate their own challenges.

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Gina Ryan is the producer and host of the top 50 Mental Health shows on Apple Podcast -The Anxiety Coaches Podcast. Gina is a Nutritionist and coach who, in 1993, opened New Health Natural Products in NY and also struggled with stress, anxiety, and panic for over 20 years.

Before the internet, she was able to climb out of her fear and panic to peace, calm, and well-being by finding what did and did not work. She now teaches thousands of others how to do the same in a fraction of the time.

After moving to Maui in 2005, Gina spent 12 years as a nutritionist/consultant for the Intensive Outpatient Eating Disorder Center and, the only Residential ED Facility in Hawai'i. She shared her compassion, along with her knowledge and wisdom of the mind-body-spirit connection, helping clients clear their food-related anxiety, obsessions, and compulsions.

Gina is dedicated full-time to anxiety-clearing, coaching, writing, and teaching clients worldwide. She considers her work her calling and lives a mindful and compassionate life.