Codependency [Part 2] : Needs, R...
Codependency [Part 2] : Needs, Responsibility & Choice
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Shady & Untamed by Jessica Brooks, LMHC and Ana Allen, LMHC
E4
Sep 23, 2026
27:19
Episode notes

If someone asked you right now what you need, could you answer without listing what you have to get done first?

This episode picks up where codependency and boundaries left off and goes straight into needs, starting surface level with the to-do list and digging down to what's underneath it.

We hand you the questions we challenge clients with before they take on something that isn't theirs to carry.

We talk about choice theory, why "I have to" is rarely true, and why sitting in the discomfort of a choice is still more powerful than pretending you never had one.

We also break down why a nice guy isn't automatically a good guy, and how kindness without boundaries can quietly become manipulation nobody intended. Then a sneak peek what's coming next... because trauma bonding deserves its own hour.

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Keywords
mental health
trauma therapy
self development
trauma therapists
mental health podcast
therapist podcast