“The episode with Stephanie and her mother was so disappointing. There was a lot of caretaking of the mother’s feelings and Stephanie’s largely took a back seat. The foundation for the mother’s shame (generational, and ten bucks says these two are from the Midwest) was addressed so poorly that Stephanie even admitted that she couldn’t reach the point of empathy for it. The wavering in her voice was a lot of pain not being acknowledged.
The verbalization of love at the end of the episode was probably the only piece that would offer Stephanie healing at all. The mother thanked the therapists for helping “us” verbalize but should have just expressed thanks on behalf of herself.”
...jolene... via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/16/24