Have you ever been told that by assisting your child, you're enabling them? I've heard this time and time again, especially years ago, from teachers at my neurodivergent daughter's high school. I have ...

Individuals who suffer from a borderline personality disorder (BPD) are in great pain. Those who live with them or love them naturally want to be supportive and ease their pain. Without understanding ...

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Remember that Sarah Jessica Parker movie Failure to Launch? It’s a romantic comedy about a 30-something-year-old man, Matthew McConaughey, who still lives with his parents. Nothing too crazy about ...

The term “enabler” generally describes someone whose behavior allows a loved one to continue self-destructive patterns of behavior. This term can be stigmatizing since there’s often negative judgment ...

Public policy needs to be more supportive, and firms need to be willing to support more blue-sky projects. As a nation, we are harvesting the fruits of old enabling technologies without investing ...