About this episode

This episode focuses on the feelings of helplessness and acceptance that arise when caring for a declining parent.

When your parent is declining, the hardest thing isn’t always the caregiving itself. It’s the helplessness. The feeling that you should be doing more, fixing more, finding something that makes a difference. This midweek practice pairs with Episode 153, where we talked about letting go of the fixing instinct when your parent is declining — and finding the solid ground of acceptance and small acts of love. Today we come back to that practice, because the week has probably tested it. Press...

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