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How to set boundaries and find peace (w/ Nedra Glover Tawwab)

How to Be a Better Human

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How to Deal With an Addiction Issue

When we're worried, our brain goes to the worst case scenario. Most of people have their own moment of saying, I'm tired of doing this. Is it possible that your level of helping this person is actually enabling them? That is codependency. Feeling like if I did this, then this person would suffer this consequence because of my lack of support towards their issue. When in actuality, we don't know. Sometimes with addiction, the other person will make you feel that way. If you don't help me with this thing, I'm going to some horrible outcome. And sometimes it's true. But it's one of those things that you have to get some support around

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