Today Ameé speaks with Darlene Lancer. Darlene is is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and relationship and codependency expert. She wrote Codependency for Dummies and Conquering Shame and Codependency: 8 Steps to Freeing the True You. Over the course of 30 years, has helped men and women recover from codependency and trauma.

And just in time for Valentines Day, Ameé and Darlene talk about how some of us our prone to sabotage love and relationships and why we do it.

In this episode, you will hear:

• How do we know if we truly have low self-esteem?
• The difference between overall low self-esteem and inauthenticity
• How distrust and rushing are both ways we sabotage
• Do we have to sacrifice our true selves in order to have a happy relationship

Resources:

Blog Articles from Darlene’s Website:

https://www.whatiscodependency.com/sabotage-love-shame-fear-abandonment/

https://www.whatiscodependency.com/self-esteem-self-acceptance-raise-self-esteem/

https://www.whatiscodependency.com/lost-self-codependent-relationships/

https://www.whatiscodependency.com/10-tips-to-spot-emotionally-unavailable-emotional-unavailability/