Untangling Codependency When You’re Always the Emotional Fixer

If you grew up with a parent who had narcissistic or borderline personality disorder, codependency can sneak into your adult relationships without you even realizing it. What started as a necessary survival strategy—keeping the peace, reading the room, making yourself “easy”—turns into a lifelong pattern of people-pleasing, over-explaining, and walking on eggshells. In this episode, we unpack the everyday signs of codependent behavior: perfectionism to avoid criticism, guilt when setting boun...