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What feels like support for someone in the grip of addiction could actually make things worse. Family and friends naturally want to help someone whose life dissolves into homelessness, crime or other dangerous conditions that can accompany addiction. That help can cross the line into enabling. We’ll talk about what enabling looks like and what the friends and family of those who are dealing with addiction can do to truly help.
Guests:
Tina Anderson (Curyung) – integration councilor with mental health and chemical dependency with the Spokane tribe of Indians behavioral health
Bud (Citizen Potawatomi Nation) – chair of the first Native American Al-Anon convention in Albuquerque
Break music: Everything’s Gonna Be All Right (song) Twice As Good (artist) That’s All I Need (album)
