Reply to Codependency’s Detractors

A recent New York Times article entitled “Codependency Is a Toxic Myth in Addiction Recovery” that touted CRAFT addiction treatment attacked the codependency movement.[1] I was angry because the author misunderstood codependency recovery and how it has helped millions of people. The following is my response:

The article does not give a balanced review of codependency and is inaccurate in some respects…