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Quote by Florence Nightingale

“The martyr sacrifices herself entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for she makes the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the narrow narrower.”

Book:Ever Yours, Florence Nightingale: Selected Letters

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Ever Yours, Florence Nightingale: Selected Letters

This book presents a curated selection of letters written by Florence Nightingale, offering a glimpse into her personal life, professional endeavors, and reflections on her nursing career. more

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Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale, a British nurse and statistician, is hailed as the founder of modern nursing. She was born on May 12, 1820, and died on August 13, 1910. Nightingale gained fame for her nursing work during the Crimean War, where she improved the conditions of military hospitals. more

“Any discussion of male codependency, even one rooted in early attachment dis-ruption, must address the pressures of the social-norm context for male devel-opment. These pressures are often referred to in the literature as “gender role strain.” Gender role strain in men has been identified as either the failure to fulfill male role expectations or the traumatic fulfillment of these expectations, and their negative consequences. One proposed cause of gender role strain is the early gender role socialization process which begins within the family context and is supported by a larger cultural socialization based on patriarchy.”

Patriarchy Masculinity Social Norms Codependence Male Socialization Gender Role Strain

Book:Codependency & Men

Source: Codependency & Men

“You became my security blanket until I lost you and learned not to need you.”

Security Blanket Codependence Security Blanket

Book:Hey Humanity

Source: Hey Humanity

“if your Problem is someone else's behavior, you go to a program for the solution, because the solution might be do nothing.”

Codependence

Author:Whitney Cummings

“Only when our adult children are forced to face the consequences of their own actions - their own choices - will it finally begin to sink in how deep their patterns of dependence and avoidance have become. And only then will we as parents be able to take the next step to real healing, forever ending our enabling habits and behaviors.”