Creating Space With Christine Kathryn

In this episode, we start our series on Spacious Relationships and today I have the privilege of talking with Kari Kwinn, life-long yogi, medical anthropologist and yoga teacher of teachers with extensive experience in relationships from all facets of life. We spend most of our time together, delving into all things codependency. Kari shares from both professional expertise as well as personal experience and starts off with her definition of codependency and then explains the origin of the concept. I found it fascinating as she brought up something that’s rarely done by highlighting the beneficial aspects of codependent behaviors. Kari also shares the subtle process we can use to change a habit or behavior, how to get our power back if we are stuck in codependent behaviors, and the red flags we can look for that help distinguish between controlling, manipulative behaviors vs. healthy nurturing, caring behaviors. We touch on how codependency presents as it relates to self-worth, the difference between secrecy