Portrait
Melody Beattie
10/13/1991 | 25m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Melody Beattie was molested at age five, an alcoholic at 12 and a heroin junkie at...
Melody Beattie was molested at age five, an alcoholic at 12 and a heroin junkie at 20. She robbed to support her addiction. Now she's a millionaire and an internationally recognized author, whose book Codependent No More was on the New York Times Best-Seller List for three years.
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Portrait
Melody Beattie
10/13/1991 | 25m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Melody Beattie was molested at age five, an alcoholic at 12 and a heroin junkie at 20. She robbed to support her addiction. Now she's a millionaire and an internationally recognized author, whose book Codependent No More was on the New York Times Best-Seller List for three years.
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Clip: 10/13/1991 | 4m 10s | Melody Beattie responds to other's opinions on her work, including feminists and book... (4m 10s)
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Clip: 10/13/1991 | 1m 50s | Melody Beattie shares what she'd like for her writing legacy and the lessons she... (1m 50s)
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Clip: 10/13/1991 | 2m 58s | A challenging childhood and early adulthood led Melody Beattie to write Codependent... (2m 58s)
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Clip: 10/13/1991 | 4m 20s | Along with the nurturing her son, Shane, taught her, Melody Beattie discusses the... (4m 20s)
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Clip: 10/13/1991 | 6m 51s | Melody Beattie discusses her difficult past, the pain of losing her son and her new... (6m 51s)
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Clip: 10/13/1991 | 3m 49s | Melody Beattie believes the hunger to talk about codependency issues began with the... (3m 49s)
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