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Scenario

When family members enable each other in recovery

My dad and I are both trying to get sober at the same time but we keep enabling each other's excuses - when one of us wants to drink, the other one finds reasons why 'just this once' makes sense. We thought doing it together would be helpful but it might be making it harder.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people sharing a healing journey discover their mutual support can become mutual sabotage when they're not equipped to hold firm boundaries.

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

“Where Are You with Jungian archetypes and the collective unconscious?”

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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