Ep 628: Recognizing the Cycle of Ruptured Mother-Daughter Relationships with Kiara Croswaite Brindle
Release Date: 03/13/2024
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Questions I asked:
· What brought you into talking about Mother Daughter estrangement as a topic?
· What would you say some people's assumptions about estrangement need to be dispelled?
· What separates these stages in the parental estrangement experience?
· What would you say, separates these stages in the parental estrangement experience?
· What would you speak to women today that have gone through something like abandonment by their mother to help them understand their value?
· What are the social stigmas attached to this mother daughter estrangement?
· What would you say the social stigmas are attached to this mother daughter estrangement?
· What assumptions about estrangement need to be dispelled?
· Where can people find you online?
Topics Discussed:
· Validation
· Healing
· Community
· Growth
· Hope
· Motherhood
Quotes from the show:
· "Most of the people I work with are women of all different backgrounds, you know, all the way from like 19 years old to like 65 and there seemed to be this pattern that they all had a different, contentious relationship with mom, but they were just trying to heal or fix or make better." @KharaCroswaiteBrindle @SisterhoodSweat
· “This book felt like a love letter to adult daughters who didn't feel seen.” @KharaCroswaiteBrindle @SisterhoodSweat
· “I would say pick up the book and read these nine women's stories that might also bring some heart into it” @KharaCroswaiteBrindle @SisterhoodSweat
· “There's hope there's, you know, there's a possibility that I'm not going to be in this feeling forever.” @KharaCroswaiteBrindle @SisterhoodSweat
How you can stay in touch with Khara Croswaite Brindle:
· https://www.estrangementenergycycle.com/
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