Guru Please
What is Codependency and What to Do About It with David Essel
Episode Summary
Coach David Essel on how to break free of habits that are holding us back, including addiction and codependency.
Episode Notes
David is an author, counselor, and speaker. His mission is to positively affect 2 million people or more every day, in every area of life. He himself recovered from drug and alcohol addiction, depression, and anxiety, and he now coaches people on their relationships, their businesses, and their lives.
Quotes to remember:
“The most successful people in the world who are happy do what the 90% of the rest of the world don’t on a daily basis.”
“If you have an addiction, it’s more important than God.”
Takeaways:
- Every issue starts in the subconscious mind, as we don’t consciously choose to have difficulties
- Being independent is one of the hardest things to do
- We need to seek community and help to break beliefs and habits that are holding us back
- The willpower to do what you don’t want to do is what will change you
- Step one is to track what you want to change
What you’ll learn:
- How to marry the conscious and subconscious mind together, and what happens when they aren’t
- What core family beliefs are and how they determine our subconscious habits
- What codependency looks like and why it is so easy to miss, even though it is the largest addiction in the world
- Practical tools to get started with overcoming addiction, codependency, and other challenges in life
Mentioned on the podcast:
Links:
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube