Does Approval Equal Permission For You?

<p>Does Approval Equal Permission For You?<br/><br/>Codependency has our authority and personal power attached to other people&apos;s perspectives, feelings, and ultimately their approval and rejection responses.<br/><br/>This is why we often fixate on and try to control someone&apos;s approval of us.  We believe it grants us permission for certain things.<br/><br/>This permission can pertain to one&apos;s worth (I&apos;m worthy because they love me).  It can pertain to permission to do or have certain things (They like this, so it is safe for me to have).<br/><br/>This is an externalization of our power and a centering of the other person in our personal power.  They become the authority.<br/><br/>To heal and be free of codependency, we must liberate our power by taking ownership of it.<br/><br/>Learn how I do this in today&apos;s episode.<br/><br/><br/>***<br/><br/>Seeking help in healing codependency? Join The Heal Your Codependency Community and get access to weekly experiments, practices, and support in your healing journey: https://community.freetheself.com<br/><br/><br/>***<br/><br/>Connect with me on social media and via email, and learn more about how I heal codependency permanently even when therapy and self-help efforts have failed you: https://links.freetheself.com<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>[The Essential Codependency Healing Trainings Starts March 12, 2023]<br/><br/>This LIVE 8-week training is for codependents, people-pleasers, and perfectionists that:<br/><br/>- Feel like there&apos;s something crucial they&apos;re missing in their healing work<br/>- Are stuck in a circle of relapse and &quot;trying to not be codependent&quot;<br/>- Feel lost and frustrated not knowing what to do to get real peace and healing<br/><br/>There are 8 necessary factors that create lasting healing and freedom from codependency:<br/><br/>- Safety<br/>- Sanity<br/>- Personal Sovereignty<br/>- Trust Yourself<br/>- Know Yourself<br/>- Love Yourself<br/>- Be Yourself<br/>- Share Yourself<br/><br/>I will be teaching the essential