Shining a Light on Enabling: When Supporting Family Means Sacrificing Yourself The story of a 66 year old widow who struggles to maintain her own sense of peace amidst her siblings' dysfunction highlights the destructive nature of enabling.
For years, she has carried the emotional weight of her family's problems, convinced that she alone holds the key to their salvation.
This narrative is all too familiar in many families, where one member feels an inexplicable sense of responsibility for the rest.