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When Helping Becomes Rescuing

When Helping Becomes Rescuing

Update: 2026-09-08
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When your adult child is hurting, everything in you wants to step in.


Fix it. Solve it. Make the pain go away.


But what if the most loving thing you can do is… not rescue them?


On this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia get very real about what we’ve been walking through with our own adult kids—and the emotional tightrope of knowing when to step in and when to step back.


How do you support them without taking over?


How do you listen without fixing?


And how do you trust that they can figure this out?


When Helping Becomes Rescuing - on The Parent Pivot Podcast.


Resources mentioned on this podcast:


1.  The Parent Pivot: 13 Principles for Building Stronger Relationships with Your Adult Children, a practical guide for moving from authority figure to trusted partner - by Steve and Julia Cummings


And if you’ve already read the book, would you take a moment to leave an honest Amazon review? Your review helps other parents discover it.


2. Need someone to process or dump on about your adult child and what's going on?  Text Julia at 714-392-2060 to set up a virtual counseling session or visit her website at: www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com


 

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When Helping Becomes Rescuing

When Helping Becomes Rescuing

Steve and Julia Cummings