Episode 198

What is High-Functioning Codependency? Healing Your Relationships with Terri Cole

February 5, 2025

In this episode, we sit down with Terri Cole, a best-selling author, licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert, an empowerment coach. We discuss Terri’s career transition, her work (and first book) on setting boundaries, and her expertise in high-functioning codependency. You will learn what is high-functioning codependency (HFC) and learn how you can recognize and address your own codependent behaviors, set healthy boundaries and have better relationships.  Terri shares tangible tips and takeaways to help you change the way you approach relationships today, so grab a pen and paper! 

Episode Highlights

  • Terri shares her own career change, transformation & healing process 
  • How should you think about boundaries and Terri’s book, Boundary Boss. 
  • What is the Downloaded Love Blueprint and how is it affecting your current relationships? 
  • What is high-functioning codependency (HFC)? What steps can you take if you exhibit the behaviors of HFC? 
  • Overinvestment and resentment – what role they play in your relationships, how you see others, and how they see you. 

More About Terri

Terri Cole is a licensed psychotherapist and global relationship and empowerment expert and the author of Boundary Boss and Too Much! For over two decades, Terri has worked with a diverse group of clients that includes everyone from stay-at-home moms to celebrities and Fortune 500 CEOs. She has a gift for making complex psychological concepts accessible and actionable so that clients and students achieve sustainable change. She inspires over a million people weekly through her blog, social media platform, signature courses, and her popular podcast, The Terri Cole Show.

Links & Resources

Get your free resources, order Terri’s book(s) and sign up to stay connected at: https://www.terricole.com/hfc/

Learn more about Terri by visiting: https://www.terricole.com/

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