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Scenario

How to support a friend making self-destructive choices

My closest friend is going through a divorce and I want to support her but she's making choices I think are destructive and I don't know how to be honest with her without losing her. She needs me to be on her side but sometimes being on her side feels like watching her hurt herself.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love sometimes requires you to risk the relationship in service of the person, but knowing when you've reached that point is excruciating.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Hesed — Hebrew covenantal loving-kindness?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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