Periagoge
Scenario

When acceptance practice meets parental helplessness

I practice equanimity but my adult daughter is addicted to heroin and I cannot find any peace while she is slowly destroying herself.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The instruction to remain balanced conflicts with the biological and emotional reality of watching a child suffer beyond one's ability to help.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mindfulness as psychological intervention?”

Peri

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