Mother's Day is this weekend, and I know that is hard for many of you. In this episode, I discuss who should be "celebrated" on Mother's Day and answer several of your questions about how to grieve and estrangement.
Here are those resources I mentioned in the episode:
Mother-Daughter Relationship worksheets, videos, scripts, and articles
The Adult Daughters with Difficult Mothers Group
Q&A: My Mom Didn't Protect Me From My Dad
Q&A: My Mom Snuck Alcohol Around My Child
Q&A: Mother's Day
Mother-Daughter Relationships: Why Mothers Criticize
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Trauma From A Survivor's POV with Nate Postlethwait
This is an episode that every trauma survivor—and the people who love them—should listen to. Nate is an amazing speaker who discusses childhood trauma from a survivor's perspective, and I have no doubt this episode will deeply impact you.
You can learn more about Nate and his work here.
May at Calling Home - Grieving Complicated Relationships: https://callinghome.co/grieving-complicated-relationships
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Q&A: My Twin Brother Must Hate Me (UPDATED!)
Wow, so sorry for that mixup. My advice for Caller 1 has completely changed after I heard the entire voicemail, not just half of it. If you've already listened, this is an updated version of that episode.
May at Calling Home - Grieving Complicated Relationships: https://callinghome.co/grieving-complicated-relationships
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The Power of Apologizing: How to Repair When You React
This episode is about repair, not perfection. You will learn:
Why we react in ways we don't want to
Why self-compassion is crucial for repair
How to repair (with exact steps)
May at Calling Home - Grieving Complicated Relationships: https://callinghome.co/grieving-complicated-relationships
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Q&A: "I'm Just A Rest Stop."
Hi! We have two caller questions this week + my three little epiphanies:
Some families are “role” families and some families are “relationship families.”
Sometimes the most adult thing you can do is stand up for yourself.
There is a special pain in families where people know exactly how to act around others, but give you the worst version of themselves.
Caller 1 feels like a rest stop to her father and never his actual destination. Caller 2 is asking about personality changes for elderly adults.
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Whitney Goodman is a licensed marriage and family therapist and author on a mission to help adult family members have better relationships. Each week, Whitney has conversations with influential guests and real people to help listeners find new ways of looking at old family problems.
Calling Home is available every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts.
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