The Enabler: When Helping Hurts the Ones You Love
Price
$12.95
Format
Paperback
Pages
118
Publisher
Wheatmark
Publication Date
3rd edition (October 1, 2001
ISBN-13
978-1587360671
Dimensions
5.5 x 0.3 x 8.5 inches
Weight
5.8 ounces
Description
"This is a challenging book. . . . an outstanding testimonial to the benefits that are possible when you recognize that you are an enabler and are willing to take steps to change your behavior. Read it, share it with your family and friends, and put it to good use." --Jennifer P. Schneider, Author of Back from Betrayal Angelyn Miller is a retired professional educator with a bachelor of science degree in human development and family relations and a master of arts in counseling psychology. She and her husband currently live in Arizona.
Features & Highlights
- Co-dependency -- of which enabling is a major element -- can and does exist in families where there is no chemical dependency. Angelyn Miller's own experience is a dramatic example: neither she nor her husband drank, yet her family was floundering in that same dynamic. In spite of her best efforts to fix everything (and everyone), the turmoil continued until she discovered that helping wasn't helping. Miller recounts how she learned to alter the way she responded to family crises and general neediness, forever breaking the cycle of co-dependency. Offering insights, practical techniques, and hope, she shows us how we can transform enabling relationships into healthy ones.
