The Balancing Act // Creating Healthy Dependency and Connection Without Losing Yourself

From the bestselling author ofSet Boundaries, Find Peace, a guide to understanding healthy dependencyto bring our relationships back into balance

I need some space.

Why are you so distant?

You want more than I can give.

Every relationship in our lives from love and close friendship to extended family and our wider social circle is a balancing act. If we give too much, we begin to lose ourselves. If we protect ourselves too much, we lose the closeness we all need. Getting the balance right is how we find more connection, authenticity, and joy.

The Balancing Actis a roadmap for finding that balance. With her signature blend of clarity and compassion, therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab sheds light onhealthy dependency, and how to achieve it. Along the way, she unpacks buzzwords and trending topics including codependency, attachment styles, inner family systems, and more offering practical advice for recognizing our needs, navigating conflict, and finding more harmony with the important people in our lives.

Whether youre yearning for more trust with a spouse or partner, more clarity with a best friend or sibling, or more agency in how you show up in the world, these insights will help you reevaluate, reset, and relate better.

Nedra Glover Tawwabis the author of theNew York TimesbestsellersSet Boundaries, Find PeaceandDrama Free. A licensed therapist and sought-after relationship expert, she has practiced relationship therapy for more than fifteen years. Tawwab has appeared as an expert onThe Red Table Talk,The Breakfast Club,Good Morning America, andCBS This Morning, to name a few. Her work has been highlighted inThe New York Times,The Guardian, andVice, and she has appeared on numerous podcasts, includingGood Life Project,Sofia with an F, andTherapy for Black Girls. Tawwab runs a popular Instagram account where she shares practices, tools, and reflections for mental health and hosts weekly Q&As about boundaries and relationships. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family.

• Publisher: Tarcher
• Publish Date: Feb 10, 2026
• Pages: 256
• Language: English
• Type: Hardback
• EAN/UPC: 9780593850749
• Dimensions: 8.0 X 6.0 X 0.6 inches | 0.8 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Family & Parenting, Psychology, Self-Help