Not the Parent You Meant to Be

14 min

For the parent replaying the day against an impossible version of themselves, this session makes room for the gap between love and capacity. It gently separates running out of patience from running out of love, offering a more honest measure for the tired parent who stayed, returned, and kept caring anyway.

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Marco Vella
Your storyteller
Marco Vella
Grounded, even, steady

Grounded and even, the same calm weight on every line — present without pushing, steady when the moment isn't.

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About this session

Not the Parent You Meant to Be is a guided audio session from Salūs Rooms — part of the self compassion collection, narrated by Marco Vella.

Salūs Rooms is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS, Android and web — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial.

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