...the pain that comes from loving someone who's in trouble can be pro…

Melody Beattie
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...the pain that comes from loving someone who's in trouble can be profound. ✨ Melody Beattie (2013). Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself, p.5, Hazelden Publishing
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...the pain that comes from loving someone who's in trouble can be profound. ✨ Melody Beattie (2013). Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself, p.5, Hazelden Publishing

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