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Gratitude and Healing Mind, Body, Spirit

Gratitude can help you heal, mind, body, and spirit.

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The moments we remember the most are the ones that have helped shape who and what we become

The moments we remember the most are the ones that have helped shape who and what we become Blog By Lisa A. Romano

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Quiet the mind, love the body, and look within

Quiet the mind, love the body, and look within Blog By Lisa A. Romano

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Codependency is the result of faulty childhood programming and is rooted in the guts of emotional wounds suffered as a child

Codependency is the result of faulty childhood programming and is rooted in the guts of emotional wounds suffered as a child Blog By Lisa A. Romano

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Codependency is Living in the Past

When you are codependent, your mind is living in the past Blog By Lisa A. Romano

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Outsmart a Narcissist

Outsmart a Narcissist Blog By Lisa A. Romano

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Narcissistic abuse is ongoing abuse

Narcissistic abuse is ongoing abuse Blog By Lisa A. Romano

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Finding Your Divine Partner

The universe offers us a mirror to what's happening inside of us vibrationally. So if I don't believe any good men exist, I'm not going to find any...

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The Fear of Intimacy -- Shadows Within

If you are the adult child of alcoholics or narcissists, and if you grew up with enmeshed family dynamics, chances are you have a fear of intimacy and feel like you fake life.

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5 BEAUTIFUL QUALITIES NARCISSISTS WILL WANT TO DESTROY IN YOU

Today, I will be talking about the five qualities a narcissistic person seeks to destroy in you.

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Having emotions are normal and valid. Learning to Master Your Emotions is priceless.

Having emotions are normal and valid. Learning to Master Your Emotions is priceless.

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How To Talk To Your Children About Your Emotional Abuse Recovery

You can learn how to talk to your children about codependency and help them raise their awareness around self-love.

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Narcissistic Abuse and Codependency

Narcissistic Abuse hurts like NO OTHER pain!

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Waking Up the Codependent Mind

As many of you know, my mom recently passed away on my birthday early in March. She had been battling dementia since suffering a prefrontal lobe stroke over five years ago. I am sure many of you can imagine, how difficult it can be to lose a mother, not once, but many times over.

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Setting a Boundary-Boundaries in Relationships

Often times we don't realize we need a boundary until it is too late.

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Healing Narcissistic Abuse

We all KNOW when we are being abused by the way we feel--BUT--we don't always believe we do NOT deserve to be mistreated.

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Need to Be Needed

Codependency recovery requires the understanding that needing to be needed is not real and authentic love. To heal from codependency, we must understand how we have been impacted by our childhood experiences.

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Aging Narcissistic Parent

Narcissists who have learned to feel in control by controlling and manipulating others, who, as they age, begin to comprehend that they no longer have the power over others or of life they once had, can exhibit worsening symptoms as they age.

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AGING NARCISSISTIC PARENT

Narcissists who have learned to feel in control by controlling and manipulating others, who, as they age, begin to comprehend that they no longer have the power over others or of life they once had, can exhibit worsening symptoms as they age.

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Children of Narcissistic Parents

It is NOT natural to turn against the self. We must be taught, conditioned, and programmed to believe we are unworthy.

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Codependency Symptoms and Healing from Narcissistic Abuse FREE Webinar

Narcissistic parents destroy a child's ability to be able to connect to the authentic self and that is NOT their fault.

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The Voice of Childhood Trauma

All children assume blame and responsibility for how they are treated as children.

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Codependent Love Addiction--Attracted to a Narcissist

If you can figure out why you feel attracted to a narcissist, then you can figure out to stop feeling attracted to a narcissist.

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What is Codependency

Many of us do not feel seen. We do not feel like we are enough. We do not feel like we are visible to others and that is NOT our fault.

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Law of Attraction Nonsense

What we think--we do not think--we regurgitate--UNTIL we learn to think for ourselves.

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Self Love

Many people are unaware as to why they do what they do. Most of us do not realize we are 95% unconscious and only 5% concsious and that almost all of what we think, both conscious and unconscious is negative.

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What is the Meaning of Life?

We all have more than one side. We are all conscious as well as unconscious.

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Death Comes for us All--Live Before You Die

When I was in my early thirties my sister in law passed away. She was 28 years old. A few years later, when I was 37, one of my best friends died suddenly, without warning. Each of these women left behind two small children.

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The Power of the Mind

The blessing of being human is the fact that we have a consciousness. Unlike animals, we have the ability to choose and to act upon our free will. Animals do not have free will.

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8 Tell Tale Signs You Are Dating a Narcissist

It is important to begin by saying that narcissists don't know they are narcissists. This is crucial to understand. As you begin to question your relationship you will undoubtedly begin questioning the narcissist, and when you do you'll need to be prepared.

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Narcissistic Relationships and Codependency

Narcissists don't always know they are narcissists. We have to keep this in mind.

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Codependent Relationships and Enmeshment

Are you in a codependent relationship and suffering with enmeshment?

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Letting Go of Codependent Relationships

Codependents are dependent on people. We seek validation, acceptance, and permission to feel what we feel and think what we think.

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Why is It so Hard to Love the Self--Creating Self Esteem

The HARDEST thing to do in life is to learn how to LOVE YOUR SELF!!!!

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Men Have Feelings Too

“You never tell me how you’re feeling”, it’s a common complaint that men often hear. For many, it’s the first salvo in a long conversation that will cause their partners to touch on their deficiencies, and lack of emotional intimacy and disregard for their partner’s emotional needs.

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Narcissists Hate Themselves and Throw That Hate Up on Others

Narcissists need a toy to play with. Much like cats play with mice, narcs like to lay in waiting until the mouse feels secure and is out in the open. Once the mouse is out in the open and is feeling safe, that is when the cat strikes the hardest.

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Codependency is a Comfortable State of Uncomfortability

Codependents are sadly comfortable with being uncomfortable. When we are in relationships, we have no data for harmony. We settle for the discomfort because we don't know any other way of living. Neurosis, fear, anxiety, lions, and tigers, and bears OH MY!

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The True Narcissist

A true narcissist cannot see, feel, or hear you. They are concerned with how you impact their life. They are not concerned with how they impact yours.

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Abusive Relationships and How They Alter The Brain

Those of us who have been marked by the scars of emotional and physical abuse in childhood or as adults know how deep the trauma can penetrate. Our bodies heal, we grow and we cast off many of the superficial appearances that marked us as victims, but the emotional aftershocks remain long afterwards.

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Breakthrough Cruise with Lisa A. Romano 2018

This event is for anyone who wishes to share their time with like-minded others, who understand and speak their emotional language.

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Taking Control Over Your Destiny

Life changes are difficult for everyone. When we are faced with confronting our addictions, failed marriages, troubled children, or we are told we are facing a major health crisis, in most cases, many of us realize something (although we may not know what) has to change.

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Finding Your Authentic Self

On August 10th, 2017 I will be conducting a FREE webinar at 6:00 p.m. EST, I will be discussing codependency, childhood trauma, narcissistic abuse, and why it is so important to heal our past wounds if we are wishing to live an authentic life.

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Childhood Trauma and Memory Loss

Childhood trauma causes memory loss.

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Dreams Do Come True

People who are stuck believing they can't make a dream come true, will always poo poo other people's dreams. Unaware they are projecting their own false and limiting beliefs onto others, they fail to understand that we are all co-creating our lives as we go.

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Back to top Childhood Emotional Neglect and Low Self Esteem

Many adults suffer from low self esteem. In spite of how successful we may seem, far too often many of us feel like we are dying inside. Our outer worlds may seem perfect but below the surface we are struggling to keep up the facade.

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Back to top Narcissistic Abuse Awareness What Victims Need to Know

Narcissistic abuse is insidious. Unlike physical abuse, there is no event per se, or outward sign that abuse has taken place. Narcissists abuse in the dark, behind closed doors and in the emotional realms. Most of the wounds they inflict are untraceable by the human eye.

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Codependency Symptoms

Codependency symptoms are wide and varied. It is important to remember to avoid black and white thinking when trying to better understand codependency symptoms. Keep in mind that codependency is rooted in a poor sense of self and that the way codependency shows up in you or within your relationship can rely heavily on what might be going on in the moment.

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Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

Often times clients ask me, "How can I change the narcissist in my life?" Because I also teach about The Law of Attraction, it seems that clients sometimes get confused when it comes to blending narcissistic abuse recovery with the ideas that imply that if we can change the way we look at things, the things we look at will change. I totally understand that, which is why I felt the need to shed some light on this particular subject.

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Breakthrough Life Coach Lisa A. Romano FREE Webinar

This coming Thursday, May 25th, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. eastern standard time, I will be hosting a live free webinar.

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Breaking The Cycle of Abuse

For those of us who grew up in dysfunctional homes, we may have not understood at the time that we were being brainwashed to think and feel the way our parents did.

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How to Set Boundaries

It is probably one of the most emotionally challenging things to do as a human being Setting boundaries with those we love and care about can be difficult and anxiety provoking. So how do we know when we should set a boundary?

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Breakthrough Life Coach--Codependent No More

When I walked into my therapy appointment for the first time, I was seriously doubting my sanity. At the same time I was also obsessing about the self-doubt I felt about being in therapy at all. I was ingrained to believe that self-care was a form of selfishness.

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Codependency-When Ignorance Can Be Bliss

On Mother's Day of this year, my mother suffered another stroke. The hematoma on her brain has caused her to also begin experiencing seizures. Along with each seizure her heart has stopped each time. All of this is on top of her dementia diagnosis.

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Narcissistic Abuse Recovery--It's A Journey Not An Event

Anyone who has every been abused by a narcissist will tell you it is a maddening experience.

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Codependency--The Challenge to Be Me

For most of my life, I struggled with self-worth. I did not truly believe I was worthy of love, understanding, acceptance, kindness, or appreciation.

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Lisa A. Romano's Master Class Registration Going On Now

For many on the spiritual path, it is just a matter of time before we happen upon the law of attraction.

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Lisa A. Romano Live With Donna Drake CBS Affiliate Live It Up

Enjoy this television interview with Donna Drake and Lisa A. Romano on Live it Up Live

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Why Are We Here?

On the road to recovery, many of us undoubtedly end up asking ourselves, "What's this all about anyway? Why the hell have I been born? Why the heck is there so much human suffering? I mean, what's the point of being born?"

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Want a Breakthrough? You Have To Claim It First

So many of us have been taught to believe we are not good enough.

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12 Week Breakthrough Coaching Program Relaunches June 1st, 2017

I am very excited to announce that registration has begun for the next Breakthrough Coaching Class.

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Family Today With Maria Mirkovich

On February 2nd, 2017 please tune in to watch Lisa A. Romano and Maria Mirkovich as they discuss how dysfunctional childhood programming brainwashes children to become adults who suffer from low self-worth and a lack of identity.

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Join Me Live February 25th, 2017 Live Workshop, Coaching, and Brunch

On February 25th, 2017 I will be hosting a live workshop and brunch in Long Island, New York. I will also be doing live coaching for brave volunteers. Any questions you have, I will be answering and helping you to understand.

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Women Who Are Afraid Of Men Have A Right To Be

I want to thank one of the members of my 12 Week Breakthrough Codependency Coaching Program for giving me such a great topic to write about. It seems she is concerned that because she is 'afraid of men', that perhaps she will never attract the kind of man she truly desires. I wanted to expand on this topic because it is so relevant, especially to wounded adult children who have been abused in childhood.

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Codependency and Covert Abuse

For anyone who is struggling with codependency, you know all too well how difficult it is to walk away from a relationship, even when the relationship is toxic. Codependents have been conditioned to unconsciously fear being alone, and will often times do just about anything to maintain even the most horrendous of relationships.

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Codependency-The Disease

My life was on the verge of collapse when I walked into my therapist's office for the first time looking for help.

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FREE Webinar

On September 1st, 2016 I will be hosting a live FREE webinar to help me introduce The 12 Week Breakthrough Coaching Program.

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Purchase The 12 Week Breakthrough Coaching Program

The webinar was a HUGE success. We are healing the world on a grander scale. So much love and light coming through.

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Breakthrough Coaching Program Available Now

On April 6th, I launch my 12 Week Breakthrough Coaching Program at 5 p.m. EST.

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Ross Rosenberg and Lisa A. Romano Join Forces--Heal Codependency Webinar

TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME!

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Adult Child of Alcoholic--FREE Radio Interview With Life Coach Lisa A. Romano

Adult Child of Alcoholic--FREE Radio Interview With Life Coach Lisa A. Romano

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This Is Your Season--You Were Born of a Virgin--You Were Just Lied To Dear One

Even the most so called 'normal' families have their fair share of difficulties during the holidays. And for those of us who come from--well--'not so normal' families, the holiday season can be particularly stressful.

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Codependency Recovery-How to Stay Out of Your Childhood Negative Programs

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Codependents Are Created Not Born

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30 Minute Meditation to Heal The Adult Child of Alcoholic-Inner Child-Healing

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Anxiety, Depression-Symptoms of Codependency-I Am Not Enough Syndrome

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Having Faith Amidst Terror In The World

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Narcissism--Global Tyranny In Disguise

There are so many secrets for man to discover on his sacred journey through life. Perhaps the most illusive however, is the secret that is living right behind his eyes.

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How To Heal From Codependency and Stop Attracting Narcissists

So often I am asked, "So Miss Lisa, how do I heal from codependency and stop attracting narcissistic people into my life?"

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Codependency and Boundary Workshop on Mp3 Available Now

If you were unable to attend our live workshop call on Codependency and Boundary building, you can download this Mp3 now.

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Codependency and Shame

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What The Hell Is Codependency?

Over the years the term codependency has taken on many meanings. Originally the term was coined to describe the partners and family members of alcoholics. Counselors noted that family members of the self absorbed alcoholics presented with similar symptoms. Spouses generally catered to the needs of the alcoholic, while ignoring needs of their own.

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Codependents-Must Learn to Hold Onto THEIR Reality-and Learn to See Othe...

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Abuse By Omission-When You Don't Know What You Deserve

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Narcissistic Relationships Help Us To Spiritual Awaken

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Narcissistic Moms--Letting Go of Our Child Role--Finding Our True Self

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Facing The Fear of Being Alone

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Child Abuse-Leads To Teen's Suicide--Thanks Dad!

How dare this father cut his child's hair off--and then publicly shame her on YOUTUBE????

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Goal Setting A Step Towards Recovery-Taking Back Our Focus

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Lisa Romano: Adult Children of Alcoholic's Coach

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Narcissists Emotionally Abusive Phrases To Watch Out For Dear Ones

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Mother's Energy Either Creates or Destroys Her Innocent Angelic Human Creation

Some of us have been lucky. Our parents were open enough emotionally to allow authentic love to come through their heart chakra's and connect with ours. Some of us have known since the moment of our birth, we were wanted, appreciated, and loved.

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Stop Glorifying Motherhood-It Only Creates An Illusion-And The Children Are The Victims

During my work as a Life Coach for Adult Children of Alcoholics, I have found common traits to be true. The act of having ones childhood pain ignored, denied or treated with indifference by ones parents, but especially by ones mother has a devastating impact on how one sees Self as an adult.

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Codependency Anger Rage and Resentment

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Codependency Lisa A Romano ACoA Life Coach Tele Class

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Narcissism and Codependency-A Hand in a Glove

What many people do not realize is that when you are emotionally abused as a child, patterns of relating to others--as well as to self are impacted in negative ways.

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Adult Children of Alcoholics and Our Fantasy Like Thinking Prince Charm...

Love is not nor should be a fairytale-the codependent fantasy.

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The Taped Codependent Messages In The Back Of Our Minds

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How To Heal Your Codependency and Love Addict Patterns

If you are the adult child of an alcoholic, codependent or love addict, and you want to change the patterns that are destroying your chances of being happy in this life experience, then this audio is for you.

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Tele Class for Adult Children of Alcoholics 3/7/15-4/4/15 Reserve Your Spot Dear Ones!

Through the law of vibration and through consistent mirroring of dysfunction--we have been pulled out of alignment with our very core--which is divinely positive and abundant.

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Adult Children--How Our Pain Helps Us Transcend to Higher Vibrations

Saturday January 10th, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. EST, broadcasting live with questions and answers from callers, Lisa A. Romano.

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