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EP 33: When Helping Becomes Control
When does helping someone stop being support and start becoming control?
In this episode of Breaking Cycles with Maria, I’m looking at something that can be difficult to recognize because it often comes from a good place. We love someone, we see them struggling, and naturally we want to step in. But when we constantly fix problems, give advice, rescue, remind, manage, or remove consequences, our help may actually be making it harder for the other person to develop confidence and independence.
I talk about how this shows up between parents and adult children, in marriages and relationships…
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