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When Families Get Help

Here are some of the statements heard around the virtual table on our phone conferences when family

“…you have enabled Melissa in the past. I also believe you stalled Melissa’s recovery process by not

Ever wonder if you are helping your loved one or enabling them? Here are some questions to

Enabling is not a black and white activity. There are shades of gray.

Take Cathy. She lives

Walking away, she decided to do something. Not having a phone book, she went to the only

Melissa paused…recalling the events of the morning in her mind.

“Until we drove past mom and I

Could she? Could Grandma really turn on me like they did?

Thinking about her situations, Melissa dropped

“They are accusing me of helping to kill my granddaughter?”, Sally said to me as tears welled

I asked Tom, “What are you REALLY willing to do in order to get your daughter off

After enduring years of watching her husband ply their daughter with junk food, money, and expensive electronics