Enabling versus supporting
Subject in Relationships
Enabling versus supporting has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dolly ChughSocial psychologist, behavioral scientist and professor at NYU Stern School of Business
Chugh argues that helping to relieve one's own distress centers one's own needs and obscures what the other person needs.
“by me doing the things that make me feel better, it's a little harder for me to see what they need”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Stop Wasting Your Time: How to Deal With People Who Won’t Change & What to Do Instead (Aug 27, 2026) · Listen from 58:25
Chugh says watching a loved one suffer while powerless is her definition of hell on earth and that acting to relieve that feeling may make things worse.
“My definition of hell on earth is watching someone I love suffer and not being able to do anything about it”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Stop Wasting Your Time: How to Deal With People Who Won’t Change & What to Do Instead (Aug 27, 2026) · Listen from 56:25
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
Stop Wasting Your Time: How to Deal With People Who Won’t Change & What to Do InsteadThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Aug 27, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Mel Robbins and social psychologist Dolly Chugh discuss why people resist change and research-backed tools for influencing others without nagging.