Thought leader | Pia Mellody

Oct 24

Pia Mellody

Trauma & Recovery Specialist · Author · Registered Nurse · Speaker

If you’ve ever wondered why you keep repeating the same relationship patterns, Pia Mellody wrote the map. A pioneer in trauma and recovery, she developed her model while working at The Meadows treatment center.

She became known for showing how childhood wounds create adult intimacy struggles and for laying out the clearest models for emotions and boundaries in recovery. While my method no longer uses the word “codependency,” her work on it remains a cornerstone — now reframed as antidependence.

Spotlight: Facing Codependence

Topics: Childhood trauma, boundaries, emotional maturity

Noteworthy Ideas: Codependence is developmental immaturity rooted in early trauma

What We Use: Her 8 core emotions

Start Here: Facing Codependence