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Scenario

How to navigate intimate care needs when parent-child roles reverse

My mother refuses to let anyone else help her shower or dress and I am a forty-five year old man and this feels wrong for both of us

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The sacred boundaries of the body become complicated terrain when dependency demands crossing lines never meant to be crossed.

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

“Where Are You with When parents age — role reversal?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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