[video] Some tips for not enabling with money (piped.video)

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I found their experiences very relatable. The tips the authors provide are many of those “easy said than done” options, but do provide specific examples on how they approached those situations with their family member’s addiction.

I think that is one of the hardest things with having a loved one with addiction. We want to help, but end up enabling. Learning the support while also maintaining boundaries is quite the balancing act.

The video is a Piped link for YouTube, so it won’t have ads or track information. The actual YouTube link is here: https://www.youtube.com/live/VAvAs0Uc5UU?feature=share It is about 56 minutes long.

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