{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Buddhability","title":"Changing My Relationship With My Parents","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f680ecda\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2827,"description":"Today, we’re talking about how to orient our lives onto a happy, healthy path, no matter what kind of circumstances we begin with.\nOur guest is Melanie Santiago, of Denver, who shares how she encountered Buddhism at the young age of 13 when she was going through a tumultuous time and how learning to apply Buddhist philosophy to her life helped her shift her life state from one of suffering and victimhood to one of agency and happiness.\nTrigger Warning: This episode mentions attempted suicide.\nCHEAT SHEET\n5:30 Why Melanie started practicing Buddhism \n22:30 How Melanie shifted the relationship with her mom \n24:50 Caring for others help us to care for ourselves \n28:27 Having the courage to establish a relationship with her dad \n35:16 Meeting her dad\n41:40 Where we start from doesn’t determine how far we can go\nReference:\nWhat can I do to improve my complicated relationship with my parentsWhat can I do to improve my complicated relationship with my parents?","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ajGdaFVXQdQ3HytTaqBKAiF5Huk2qkLdKcWvWB5oclw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE0MTg0LzE2MDEz/MTA2MTEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}