3 Ways to Know if You are Being Codependent & Why We Should Practice Forgiveness
About this episode
Today, I will be sharing with you my conversation with Whitney Cummings from her Good For You podcast. In this conversation, we deep-dived into codependency and we also did the Vedic personality test from my book, Think Like A Monk, to help better understand yourself. If you want to pre-order the book, 8 Rules of Love, go to https://8rulesoflove.com/ Key Takeaways: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:07 Codependency 00:02:52 Giving is selfish 00:04:17 When does self-care become selfish? 00:06:24 Friendship is not obligatory 00:09:28 We all want an answer 00:11:29 Why we choose familiar pain over unfamiliar pain 00:13:19 Vedic Personality Test 00:15:16 Question #1: Which of the following sounds most like what you’re about? 00:16:31 Question #2: What role do you play in your friend circle and family? 00:18:42 Question #3: What is most important to you in a partner? 00:20:52 Question #4: What do you watch most often on TV? 00:25:31 Question #5: What causes you the most pain? 00:29:13 Question #6: What is your favorite way of working? 00:33:51 Question #7: How would your ideal self spend/spare time? 00:36:49 Question #8: How would you describe yourself in 3 words? 00:37:22 Question #9: What type of environment do you work best? 00:38:41 Question #10: How do you prepare for a vacation? 00:40:33 Question #11: How do you feel if you make a mistake? 00:45:23 Question #12: What do you do when you have to make a big decision? 00:46:52 Question #13: Which best describes your daily routine? 00:49:23 Results Like this show? Please leave us a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally! Want to be a Jay Shetty Certified Life Coach? Get the Digital Guide and Workbook from Jay Shetty https://jayshettypurpose.com/fb-getting-started-as-a-life-coach-podcast/  If you want to order my book, Think Like A Monk, go to  https://thinklikeamonkbook.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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