Connexions Classroom

Hosted by Jodi Hildebrandt What is the difference between mercy and enabling? In this episode, Jodi precisely differentiates co-dependent enabling (which is destructive) from mercy. So often, we want to be merciful, show love, “help,” give support, and enable (make things easier for) someone else—or ourselves—to show up in life and keep commitments. We want to empower the person to feel loved, build confidence, and accomplish something. But often, instead of holding behavior accountable (which is merciful) and assisting the person to move through processes of repentance and restitution (which is merciful), and thereby recognize their potential and power (which is merciful), we enable, ignore behavior, and disempower the person we so much want to empower. After listening to this episode, you will be able to distinguish clearly between enabling and mercy, and armed with accurate knowledge, you’ll be able to give the gift of true mercy and truly empower your relationships and yourself, and ex