Wise Women

What do you do when someone you love needs help — but doesn’t want it?In this episode of Choosing Help, Dr. Tracy Stecker leads a heartfelt roundtable discussion with a group of women about how they talk to a loved one who may be struggling and resisting support. Together, they explore empathy, timing, boundaries, enabling, stigma, faith, and the fear of “saying the wrong thing.”Dr. Stecker shares her four go’s and four no‑go’s for having these emotionally charged conversations and offers practical, compassionate guidance for helping without fixing.This episode is for helpers, parents, friends, partners, and anyone trying to navigate hard conversations with love, courage, and respect.Because when we choose help, we choose life.