Send us Fan Mail When Helping Hurts: The Gift of Desperation in Family Recovery In this episode, Jason Coombs tackles one of the hardest truths in family recovery: sometimes helping actually hurts. Drawing from Chapter 6 of Unhooked, Jason shares his personal rock bottom and explains why desperation is often the turning point that families try hardest to prevent. When we rescue, soften consequences, or step in too soon, we may delay the very pain that could finally lead someone to change. Thi...