Periagoge
Scenario

How to love someone without enabling their self-destruction

I keep giving my unemployed brother money even though he spends it on drugs, and my wife says I am enabling him but I cannot bear the thought of him being homeless.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Compassion becomes complicated when helping someone might actually harm them in ways that feel impossible to accept.

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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