A review by sillyhily
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

Did not finish book. Stopped at 41%.
i thought this book had so much to offer but i got very uncomfortable with the volume and delivery of the idea that the reader is a Christian. A big part of my codependency lies in my trauma from Christianity and the experiences i faced in and through the church and it just sucked to keep getting christianity jump scares when i’m trying to heal a part of myself that christianity had a large systemic part in creating. :/ if the 2022 version is any better pls let me know i had the 1992 publication since it was what was available at the used bookstore, but otherwise i think for now i don’t feel ready to take on the responsibility of finishing this since i’m not very deep into my healing journey from christianity, im just not at a place where i can just casually (not really casual in this book to be fair) be referred to openly as christian and not feel weird about it. If anyone has recommendations for books with the similar topic of codependency but authors who take more nuanced perspectives into account i’d love to hear them! 
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