Mary DiPaolo

Limited licensed psychologist, author of the Resilience trilogy, and Resilience/Interdependence Lifestyle Coach.

"You have your story too. The fact you're still here means there's RESILIENCE in it. Keep going!"

— Mary

The Resilience Trilogy

Three books, one throughline: moving out of codependency and into healthy interdependence.

My Fractured Skull: Essays on Resilience — Book 3

The newest book in the trilogy — essays on what it actually takes to keep going. Cover artwork is Mary's own acrylic pour painting.

Available October 17

Living Between the Fault Lines — Book 2

Poetry Then (1996), Wisdom Now (2026). Cover artwork is Mary's own acrylic pour painting.

$Original acrylic pour artwork used for the Resilience book cover$

Resilience: Quips & Quotes to Change Your Life One Truth at a Time — Book 1

Where it started — 23 years of the lines that stuck with her clients. Cover artwork is Mary's own acrylic pour painting.

Essays on codependency, interdependence, and everyday resilience — some new, some from 23 years of writing that never stopped.

The blog, free, always

Your "Own" Weekly Session — the paid subscription

A deeper monthly essay, a live Q&A, and the full archive.

Launching soon on Substack

"If nothing changes, nothing changes."

Out of the dung pile of toxic codependency. Coaching, one-on-one or in a small group, capped at six so no one gets lost.

Starting Point — $150

A single session to name what's going on and see if it's a fit.

The Package — $900 · six sessions, one-on-one

The Group — $600 per person · six sessions, capped at six people

Booking opens soon

The Fractured Skull Sessions

Real letters on codependency, answered straight — coming to YouTube.

Coming soon

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