06/09/2026
Codependency looks like this….
For compassionate people (loyal, empathic, other-centered, and caring), it’s easy to get lost in someone else.
Especially easy when so many toxic movies, songs, and stories from childhood taught us we’re only 50% of a person if single — that being in a relationship is what makes you a whole person. 🙄
No WONDER it’s so easy to lose our identity in a relationship and fall into codependent patterns.
It’s like we were practically trained to become that way.
BECAUSE WE WERE. 😳
But it gets worse.
Because if the relationship becomes toxic, troubled, or abusive, our codependent patterns keep us hopelessly stuck (like in this cartoon that I drew). 💔
Hear me on this: we are NOT trying to be codependent.
We’re just trying to save our relationship — because that’s the only way we know how to save ourselves.
So what can we do?
The answer to this mess is simple:
We need to discover our boundaries.
Because the truth is, you are NOT your relationship.
Can your relationship be saved?
Maybe.
Some can. Some can’t. (As you discover your boundaries, you’ll figure out what’s best for your relationship).
But YOU, my friend, can be.
Because you are you. ✨
Not your relationship. Not the toxic behavior. Not the confusion.
You. Pure. Beautiful. And full of innate worth.
That’s a boundary.
❤️
Molly
Therapist-turned-boundaries-guide
For help with this, come take the quiz.
It’s inside my free boundaries minicourse.
Get it here:
Https://boundaried.com/breakthrough 🦋