<p>This new edition of <i>Codependency For Dummies</i> will serve as the most comprehensive book on the topic to date and will feature two new chapters on how therapists/coaches/nurses are affected by codependency and how they can avoid pitfalls and The 12-step program for help in recovering specifically for codependent issues for the very first time.</p><p>Readers will also learn how to about new brain studies, how to raise their self-esteem, the difference between care-giving and codependent care-taking, how to set boundaries, the difference between healthy and dysfunctional families, how to overcome guilt and resentment, and how to separate responsibility for themselves and other.</p>