đ Episode Summary:
In this raw and deeply personal episode, Jasmine shares the painful story of discovering her father had been abandoned in a memory care facility without essentials, dignity, or explanation. What unfolds is not just a caregiving journeyâbut a reckoning with childhood trauma, family betrayal, and the unspoken weight of legacy.
Through her reflections, Jasmine explores grief in real-time: not as a clean-cut process, but as a sacred, soul-stretching experience. Despite fractured relationships and institutional pushback, she chooses to show up for her fatherânot because he earned it, but because sheâs evolved.
This is an episode for anyone navigating complicated family dynamics, caregiving, or healing after abandonment.
⨠In This Episode:
The emotional moment Jasmine learned her father was left alone with no support
What it means to show up for someone who once failed you
The spiritual questions no one prepares you for
Lessons on karma, boundaries, and choosing love without losing yourself
A powerful guided meditation: âI Showed Up Anywayâ for daughters healing from grief and old wounds
đ Trigger Warning: Abandonment, family betrayal, dementia, grief, childhood trauma
đ§đžââď¸ Mini Meditation Included: âI Showed Up Anywayâ â a healing moment for daughters breaking generational pain
đ Donât miss next weekâs episode: Jasmine heads to court to fight for her fatherâs right to die with dignity. Itâs a battle for compassionâand closure.
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