How to Let Go of Guilt After Losing a Parent

Struggling with guilt after losing a loved one? Wondering if you should’ve done more or if it’s too late to reconcile? In this episode, I respond to a listener who lost her mom, an alcoholic she loved deeply but also had to set boundaries with. She now wrestles with guilt for pulling back.

We dive into:

  • The painful cycle of kids blaming themselves for a parent’s broken love
  • Why setting boundaries, even with your mom or dad, can actually be an act of love
  • How God can use the consequences of addiction to speak truth into someone’s life
  • The Catholic hope of purgatory: why death doesn’t end your chance to love your loved ones
  • How your prayers, fasting, and Masses today can help your loved ones enter heaven tomorrow

📖 Featured Scriptures & Teachings:
Wisdom from Maccabees on praying for the dead (2 Maccabees 12:44–46)