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AT HOME with Byron Katie • The Work of Byron Katie® Podcast

#255: My Son Won't Let Me See My Grandkids • The Work of Byron Katie®

AT HOME with Byron Katie • The Work of Byron Katie® Podcast

Byron Katie International, Inc.

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Stephanie, my guest today, desperately wants to see her grandchildren. But when she asks, her son makes excuses, and she feels rejected. As she sits in her Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet, a powerful exploration of unconditional love unfolds. Let's do The Work!

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and oh my, are you in for a treat?

0:10.0

My guest today is Stephanie and she wants her son to invite her over so that she can spend time with her grandchildren.

0:19.0

And he's consistently a no and this this kind of rejection

0:24.4

is just ripping this this lovable grandmother to shreds her heart is broken what to do oh i know

0:34.8

let's do the work follow stephanie follow along know. Let's do the work. Follow Stephanie. Follow along. All together, let's do the work.

1:02.0

Hello, dears, hello. Welcome to self-inquiry. I call it the work, and it really isn't for those of us that have very open minds. It's not work at all. It's just, you know, we just

1:10.3

think of something like a concept and we don't try to

1:16.6

dismiss it. We just, we just kind of, it's invited. And then we question it. Doesn't mean it's false.

1:24.6

It doesn't mean, just self-realization, self-realization, just you with you,

1:32.7

a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause all the suffering, discontent,

1:39.6

and from the bottom to the top, all of it,

1:47.0

to identify what we're thinking and believing,

1:50.9

the cause of our suffering, and how to question it.

1:53.7

So those of you new to the work, welcome.

1:56.2

And I'm a little clumsy,

1:59.5

and people in this community have a lot of patience with me,

2:07.6

so just kind of hang in and take what matters to you and just anything else.

2:11.0

Just kind of let it go and notice and hang in.

2:14.4

And could be something for you here.

2:17.1

I think that's all I have to say about that.

2:18.8

You know, just welcome, welcome, welcome.

2:27.7

Hey, Shannon. Hi, Katie. Hi, Shannon. I had a question, a question when it comes to complaints.

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