Enablers and disenablers: psychologist Lillian Glass and William Shatner’s brother-in-law v. Lionel Ritchie
Enablers of the Month:
Psychologist Lillian Glass. This is the sort of psychologist I lambasted in Chapter 5 of "Drunks, Drugs & Debits""who, by the testimony of addicts long in recovery are their biggest enablers. Commenting on former "Full House"star Mary-Kate Olsen's two-night wild party binge, during which she was described as "way out of control"by friends and after which she checked in and checked out of rehab after only two days, Glass said, "In my opinion, she's a very troubled girl. I think she may be depressed"and could use the help of a professional therapist."Friends used to say they sometimes detected a note of anger in my voice when discussing alcoholism and implied it was directed at my addict-ex. No. ...
