What is codependency?

I often work with adults and teenagers who find themselves caught in the same loop: people-pleasing, afraid to say no, unable to disappoint anyone.

Little or no personal boundaries. Agreeing to things that quietly cost them their own health, time and happiness, for fear of upsetting someone else.

This is codependency. And it rarely stays in one part of life. It moves through work, family and romantic relationships, wearing a different mask in each.