{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Caregivers Podcast","title":"Do You Owe Your Parents Care If They Hurt You? w/ Dr. Joshua Coleman","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/bde10cf6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2943,"description":"What happens when an estranged parent becomes sick, dependent, or close to death?\nIn this episode of The Caregivers Podcast, Dr. Mark Ropeleski speaks with Dr. Joshua Coleman, clinical psychologist and author of The Rules of Estrangement: Why Adult Children Cut Ties and How to Heal the Conflict, about family estrangement, caregiving, guilt, boundaries, and end-of-life decisions.\nThey discuss why adult children cut ties with parents, how abuse, neglect, divorce, mental illness, addiction, and old family roles can shape estrangement, and what happens when caregiving responsibilities suddenly return during illness or terminal decline.\nThis conversation is for caregivers, adult children, siblings, grandparents, and families facing difficult questions like:\nDo I owe care to a parent who hurt me?\nCan I help without reopening the relationship?\nHow do siblings make decisions when they remember the family differently?\nIs reconciliation possible near the end of life?\nHow do I set boundaries without being consumed by guilt?\nIf you are navigating caregiving, estrangement, hospice, aging parents, or complicated family dynamics, this episode offers a thoughtful look at how to make decisions you can live with later.\nSupport Our Guest:\n▶️ Rules of Estrangement: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622584/rules-of-estrangement-by-joshua-coleman-phd/\n▶️ https://www.drjoshuacoleman.com\nConnect With Us:\n▶️ https://linktr.ee/thecaregiverspodcast\nSubscribe to The Caregivers Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts to never miss an episode. If you find these conversations helpful, please leave a review or share this episode with a fellow caregiver.\n🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1fLSHPA7ZHbOpvrmcbfcd5?si=2a71d7c4e2e9427c\n🔊 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-caregivers-podcast/id1842203665","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/S-JQABlYZbnBecnHon9gr2RIdTyQkMuMFTciU47aM5c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMzc0/ODU4YzBkYzZmNGJi/NzA5ZTAzN2I4YzM4/ZTMzMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}