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Pink, Orange and Red All Over
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Melody in her Malibu home
While renovating her oceanfront condominium in Malibu, Melody Beattie, who became famous almost 20 years ago when she published the seminal self-help book Codependent No More, discovered that she still had codependent impulses. Normally, she practices what she preaches, and the redecoration of the Malibu house was a healthy expression of self-love. And letting go.

See how shocking colors create a soothing environment.
From the Spring 2006 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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