#232: Coping with Dementia (Part Two) • The Work of Byron Katie®

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🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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(Part 2 of 2) In this episode, we explore the challenging emotional landscape of caring for a loved one with dementia. My guest, Rosa-Lynn, is complaining about her mother-in-law's interference with her laundry. Join us as we travel through the stories and the realities of dementia caregiving.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Part 2.
0:10.0	I love that you joined us.
0:12.0	There is work to be done for some of us and my guest today is Rosalind, whose mother-in-law
0:19.0	lives in her residence attached to Rosalind's home.
0:23.6	And her mother-in-law has dementia, and she continues to pull Rosalind's laundry from the dryer,
0:32.6	take it into her apartment, and then Rosalind has to deal with that and she's got a lot on her plate
0:41.0	so this mother-in-law is taking up a big section of Rosalind's head and not in the best of
0:51.0	ways and Rosalind is so dear and so sweet.
0:55.7	And she's got this thing and it's like,
0:57.8	Rar with her mother-in-law.
1:00.5	This is powerful.
1:02.3	And welcome to the work.
1:04.5	Welcome to self-inquiry.
1:06.6	Let's move into part two.
1:11.0	And notice how you react.
1:14.1	What happens when you think the thought she should leave my laundry alone
1:17.7	unless I ask her to fold it?
1:25.0	So keep your eyes closed and give an accounting of it.
1:30.3	I'm in my mind just arguing with myself that it doesn't matter, but then I feel that it does matter.
1:46.2	Okay, now I'm not hearing how you treat her.
1:49.2	Yeah.
1:50.2	When you thought she should leave my laundry alone unless I ask her to fold it.
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