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Scenario

How friend groups navigate one member's addiction together

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.

What we've seen

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.

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 Building emotional safety?”

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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