Bondage to bonding : escaping codependency embracing biblical love

Author

• Groom, Nancy

Additional Author(s)

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Publisher

Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1992

Language

English

ISBN

0891096205

Series

Subject(s)

• CODEPENDENCY--RELIGIOUS ASPECTS--CHRISTIANITY
• MARRIAGE-RELIGIOUS ASPECTS-CHRISTIANITY

Notes

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Abstract

Breaking free is only half the battle. Most teaching on codependency focuses only on how to break free from unhealthy relationships and establish independence and self-esteem. But "the freedom that moves us toward intimacy," says Nancy Groom, "is not merely freedom from codependency, with its fear and loneliness--it's also freedom to love, without control and manipulation." In this thorough and nontechnical guide to assessment and recovery, Nancy Groom takes you beyond simply escaping codependency. She goes on to help you tackle the tough questions you'll face as you emerge from destructive relationships. So if you want to escape a way of life that keeps intimacy, authenticity, and spiritual vitality in bondage, and discover how you can bond to God and others with passion and boldness, join Nancy Groom for a powerful journey

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

206 p.

Dimension

23 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Part one: what does bondage look like? --
Codependency: a self-focused way of life --
Self-forfeiture: resigned to helplessness --
Self-contempt: inclined to feel worthless --
Self-aggrandizement: desperate to control --
Self-sufficiency: determined to stay safe --
Self-deception:committed to denial --
Part two: where does bondage come from --
Fervent longings --
Painful losses --
Self-protective pretense --
Autonomous independence --
Part three: what is the route to bonding? --
The healing of grief --
The wonder of grace --
The freedom of surrender --
Part four: what does bonding look like --
Reciprocal grace: free to love and forgive --
Courageous vulnerability: free to abandon denial --
Mutual freedom: free to relinquish control --
Spiritual vitality: free to trust and obey --
Sacrificial love: free to risk and suffer.

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	02292/19	261.83584 Gro B	Counseling Service (PKPP)	Available