When HELPING becomes HINDERING

When HELPING becomes HINDERING

It would be really great--and it would make this counselor heart so very happy--if we could have a universal, required-for-adulthood training on boundaries.

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Letting in the light when the demons collide

Letting in the light when the demons collide

Or, if I'm hanging out with that same mom, we could find companionship in our struggles and lean on one another for support and encouragement to improve our relationship. I could say, "I struggle with that, too. It's not just you." Focusing on the commonality and the fact that we could love each other through the mess would be so much more constructive than writing each other off as a snarky witch who cares only about her super-smart kid.

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