Stay Strong in Your Faith When ‘Friends’ Use Addictive Substances Birds of a feather tend to flock together. This is true of people in addiction as well. You tend to depend on each other for getting high or drunk and protect each other. Well, kind of! It’s when one of you overdose, then the others […]
Enabling: Supporting Recovery vs Supporting Addiction
When we think about helping someone struggling with addiction or destructive behaviors, it’s critically important to understand the difference between genuine support and enabling. Enabling occurs when our attempts to help actually make it easier for someone to continue their destructive behaviors. This pattern often develops from a place of