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Podcast: The Codependummy Podcast
Episode: Codependency and Body Dysmorphic Disorder with Rachel Koutnik, LCSW
Description: How do codependency and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) relate? How can our over-reliance on approval from others lead us to disapprove of our physical flaws? How do those with body dysmorphia develop codependent traits (pleasing, sacrifice, obedience) to their disorder? In this episode, Marissa sits down with Rachel Koutnik, LCSW, to talk about the interconnection between codependency and Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Rachel shares with us her own definition of codependency, body dysmorphia, then opens up about her experiences struggling with both. Rachel describes how those with BDD often rely on others, sometimes becoming codependent, for feedback that they aren’t a...