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The Dr. Laura Podcast

How Do I Help My Helpless Mom?

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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How Do I Help My Helpless Mom? - Sarah can't figure out the best way to interact with her parents who, despite her best efforts, won't do what's necessary to improve their lives. - Email questions or comments: drlaura@drlaura.com | Participate on the radio program: call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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Sarah, welcome to the program.

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Hi, Dr. Laura. Thanks for taking my call. How are you?

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Good. Thank you. What's happening?

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Good. Good. Well, I spoke to you in February. So I called you before and you were advised to just really needed it.

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I felt so much peace since then. But I was hoping you could help me with this other problem that I have.

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I guess long story short, I just think you're familiar with the term codependent.

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I never really had heard it before or anything.

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I've learned that exactly me and something else, I'll live my whole life and I'm hoping that you can help me out of the time.

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