What is enabling and how can we stop doing it?

Learn about enabling and codependency, why enabling is a problem, and what you can do instead.
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Sharon Martin, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in codependency recovery with an online practice serving California residents. For the past 20 years, she’s been helping perfectionists and people-pleasers overcome self-doubt and shame, embrace their imperfections, learn to set boundaries, and reclaim their self-worth. Sharon writes the blog Conquering Codependency for Psychology Today and is the author of The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism and The Better Boundaries Workbook.

[brightnbreezyfelix]

Thank you - I often find it really hard to watch someone I care about make mistakes that cause them distress and it’s this talk is so important in reminding me to reframe and remember that everyone should be allowed to make choices and learn from them. My entire existence seems to be structured around telling people what to do and how to do it ! 🙄

[JoeSmith-ihzg]

I dint believe that. I really WISH y’all would Say it Like it is sometimes. You said, and of course that person who may be enabling doesn’t ‘know and ‘of course’ their ‘intentions’ are good. BS. Enabling - part and parcel is a motive of cruel and or controlling intentions. I’m not saying ALL the time. I’m saying - and I’m TELLING you people DO IT to ‘cover up’ something. To deny. Get real please