"Stop demanding change from others; shift yourself instead When confronting a difficult parent relationship, Dr. LePera shares from her own experience with her late mother that real acceptance requires first sitting in grief over an unmet need, then flipping the question: 'from what do I need you to do different to how can I shift or change the dynamic?' She stopped seeking emotional support from her mother and instead 'found other people in my life that I can gain emotional support from' and narrowed conversations to topics they could actually connect around. This strategy — redirecting your expectations rather than waiting for the other person to change — returns your own agency and ends the cycle of repeated disappointment. Source: Dr. Nicole LePera, MindBody Green Podcast, Dr. Nicole LePera on Reparenting Yourself"