The Difference Between Supporting and Enabling
While we can’t heal someone, we can support them as they heal.
Support verses Enabling
Support means that you care about the person and can offer love while they’re in the process of changing. For example, if you want to support a spouse in their recovery from alcoholism, support may include offering to watch the kids while they go to therapy or AA meetings (that they have chosen to attend) and listening to them on their healing journey.
On the other hand, enabling means that you take responsibility, make excuses, or cover up for their behavior.
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