Melody Beattie, 76, a Minnesota native who overcame a turbulent childhood and drug addiction to author a string of ...

Melody Beattie became a literary star in the self-help world with “Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself,” which has sold more than seven million ...

Codependent No More changed individuals’ lives and society’s approach to mental health, and it inspired me to try doing the same. Melody Beattie is no longer with us, but her books will surely ...

Melody Beattie, author of a self-help bestseller, dies at 76 She drew on experience to write “Codependent No More," which has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide since its publication in 1986.

Melody Beattie, author of a self-help bestseller, dies at 76 She drew on experience to write “Codependent No More,” which has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide since its publication in ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer. She covers addiction and public policy. With over seven million copies sold, Melody Beattie’s 1986 best seller, “Codependent No More: How to ...

Melody Beattie's radically down-to-earth wisdom transformed the self-help industry, ... Codependent No More, which was written almost 40 years ago, is just such a document.

She drew on experience to write “Codependent No More,” which has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide since its publication in 1986. Other books followed.