Enabling: allowing or encouraging someone to continue potentially unhealthy behaviors or thought patterns in an effort to show love and support. When we hear the word “enabling,” we most often tend to think about addiction, but this relationship pattern shows up in many more contexts and relationship types. In any case, this pattern derived from love and support can be toxic and unhealthy for all involved. 

Join us as we unpack enabling. Enabling goes beyond just parents and children facing addiction, to include giving into children during a temper tantrum, accommodating another person’s desire for complete control at the expense of our own needs or advocacy, accommodating behavioral patterns that worsen mental health, and much more. It can be incredibly difficult to identify, especially when we are a part of the cycle, making it even more difficult to overcome. Join us for tangible ways to notice this pattern and nip it in the bud before destruction sets in! 

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Some resources related to this episode:

• How to Recognize (and Correct) Enabling Behavior
• Are You a Helper or an Enabler? 
• How To Tell If You Are Enabling Your Adult Child
• Supporting vs Enabling