John Raven's guest appearances

John Raven

Codependency No More Podcast

Cheryl Richardson

Sherry Gaba

Kim Saeed

Natalie Jones

Lisa Romano

Andrew Johnston

Tracy Malone

Brian R. King

Christine Askew

Darlene Lancer

Johanna Lynn

Beverly Buncher

Sharr Chardas

Sara Gilman

Savannah Grey

OwlTail

Professional Counselor John Raven discusses how our brains can lead us to do things we don't want to do.

Professional Counselor John Raven discusses how our brains can lead us to do things we don't want to do.

CNM 024: Biological Basis for Codependency - with John Raven

John Raven, licensed professiona counselor and author of the book Don’t Feed The Ducks: Overcoming Unhealthy Helping In Your Life And Relationships, spends some time with us talking all about boundaries. I enjoyed John’s intellectual approach to explaining things. He has a way of bringing together the “matter of fact” truths with theoretical constructs and a little bit of the neuroscience. Ultimately I walked away with a new understanding that, 1) When my “helping” is accompanied by a negative biological reaction, it’s probably an indication my boundary needs adjusted, and 2) If I’m afraid of pushing or re-establishing a boundary, it’s likely that my “stretch” is actually more in line with what is considered “healthy assertiveness”.

John Raven, licensed professiona counselor and author of the book Don’t Feed The Ducks: Overcoming Unhealthy Helping In Your Life And Relationships, spends some time with us talking all about boundaries. I enjoyed John’s intellectual approach to explaining things. He has a way of bringing together the “matter of fact” truths with theoretical constructs and a little bit of the neuroscience. Ultimately I walked away with a new understanding that, 1) When my “helping” is accompanied by a negative biological reaction, it’s probably an indication my boundary needs adjusted, and 2) If I’m afraid of pushing or re-establishing a boundary, it’s likely that my “stretch” is actually more in line with what is considered “healthy assertiveness”.

CNM 003: Setting Healthy Boundaries with Licensed Counselor and Author John Raven