When is silence golden?
“I want you to be honest with me.” It’s a line spouses, friends, family members say to each other all the time. Do they mean it? When people observe worrisome behavior in their loved ones and friends, they are often torn. Should they bring it up, or leave things alone?
In their weekly conversation, WHYY’s Behavioral Health reporter Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb talk about when to say something, and when to stay quiet:
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