Our friend group has this one person who's been struggling with addiction and we all handle it differently — some enable, some withdraw, some try to fix — and it's creating fractures between the rest of us too. We love them but we're all exhausted and starting to resent each other's approaches.
More people experience this than they realize.
Loving someone whose choices are harming them forces a community to confront the limits of care and the painful reality that good intentions can still cause damage.
“Where Are You with Building emotional safety?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.