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Healing from Parentification: When the “Gifted Child” Grows Up

Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson by Being Well

Jul 20, 202675:28Health

Some kids learn early on that the way to be loved is to be useful. They take on the emotional or practical care of their parents in a process known as parentification, and today Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the costs of...

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Healing from Parentification: When the “Gifted Child” Grows Up is an episode from Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson by Being Well. Some kids learn early on that the way to be loved is to be useful. They take on the emotional or practical care...

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Published Jul 20, 2026, 75:28 long, audio available.