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Tag: grief and aging parents

When You Didn’t Get the Parent You Needed: Caring for Aging Parents After a Difficult Childhood

July 10, 2026 Cortney Pasternak Blog

One of the more complicated experiences therapists working with family conflict, is not caring for an aging parent you feel[…]

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Caring for Aging Parents: Hidden Grief, Burnout, and Emotional Weight Facing Midlife Adults

June 4, 2026 Cortney Pasternak Blog

There is a conversation happening in therapy offices like mine across Canada. It often starts with exhaustion. A client comes[…]

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Recent Posts

Building a Blended Family One Relationship at a Time
When Your Child Becomes the “Problem” in a Blended Family: What Their Behaviour May Really Be Trying to Tell You
Why Blended Families Feel So Hard (Even When Everyone Loves, Likes, or Cares for Each Other)
When You Didn’t Get the Parent You Needed: Caring for Aging Parents After a Difficult Childhood
Canada’s World Cup Heartbreak, the Human Need to Belong, and Mental Health

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