In many codependent relationships, addiction is part of the relationship. In Ramona M. Asher's book "Women With Alcoholic Husbands: Ambivalence and the Trap of Codependency," the issue of the ...

Readers react to a guest essay critical of the concept of codependency and tough love. To the Editor: Re “No, Love Doesn’t Make You an Enabler,” by Maia Szalavitz (Opinion guest essay, July 10): Tough ...

Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir, "All the Way to the River," chronicles her relationship with her best friend and partner, Rayya. The book explores themes of addiction, love, loss, and spirituality as the ...

Author Elizabeth Gilbert identifies as a "love addict" and a "blackout codependent." "I get so swept up in somebody that I actually kind of lose my brains and wake up similar to the way that a ...

When you hear "codependency," the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't a healthy relationship. It is, by Mental Health America's definition, "an emotional or behavioral condition that affects ...