Codependency: Powerloss, Soulloss

by Dorothy May

While many books on codependency are theoretical and anecdotal, Dorothy May's guide shows people who are hurting specific things they can apply to the ordinary issues of their lives. An enlightening guide for anyone looking for new ways to cope with daily stresses, Codependency is written in the form of 123 illuminating questions and answers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809135329
• ISBN13: 9780809135325
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Whales' Tale Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent primer for therapy

My therapist recommended we use this book to enhance my counseling sessions.I found the format extremely useful. The fact that I had "homework" kept me focused on the spiritual and psychological growth that I was experiencing and greatly enhanced the counseling sessions. This book is a wonderful addition to one on one counseling and it gives the client and the therapist faster access to blocked and problem areas.I highly recommend its use.

Fantastic Self-Help Book

I first read Co-Dependency: Powerloss Soulloss six years ago. At the time I thought it wouldn't apply to me, I was "done" with all that stuff. Was I surprised! This book has been invaluable to me in continuing to build a stronger self. In the intervening years, I have reread Co-Dependency a number of times, and have never failed to discover something new. I have also given it to a number of friends who have found it as wonderful and helpful as I have.

A Meditation Work Book

Usually a self-help book is either an aid to meditation or a workbook. CODEPENDENCY: PowerLoss SoulLoss by Dorothy May is both. Pages on the right side of the text seem basically explanational on first reading. Deceptively simple. However, I returned to them again and again as I engaged myself with the exercises on the left side of the text. These are guides to writing or drawing ramifications of the ideas in the reader's own life. Thus, the book incorporates a journal. "What an ingenius system!" I found myself thinking; The explanation circles around from my logical, reasoning brain into the intuitive part of me that explores my own psyche and then back to the explanation for a deeper understanding. I wonder how many such circles I shall make before the binding wears out. Two friends who recently saw the book on my coffee table pounced upon it and immediately resolved to purchase a copy themselves.

One of a Kind

I am a definite fan of this outstanding book. It approaches the problem of co-dependency in a unique and theraputic way by asking questions that co-dependents would ask and explaining how their feelings were affected. It hits many things right on the head. It is written so that a person who is co-dependent can understand why their problem exists and how to deal with it. I loved it. I reach for it many times over.

PowerLoss, SoulLoss

Brava for Dr. Dorothy May!! PowerLoss, SoulLoss is on my bedside table, and I use it almost every day as a tool for self-improvement.When I first looked at some of the chapters, I thought this didn't apply. But then a second look convinced me that yes, I'm recovering. It's a very gentle, soothing read and gives me lots of hope for my present and future health.A must for anyone who would like to improve themselves and their relationships. You will read, re-read and highlight many excerpts from this work!!!!