In today’s episode, we make a special announcement! We update you on developments in our lives and what the future of the podcast looks like. Connect with us: You can email the podcast at [email protected]. Visit www.piecesofyoupodcast.com for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @PiecesofYouPodcast. Partners: Theme song by: https://www.thegemnize.com/ Graphics Designer (logo): https://marilarsen.com/ Podcast Production company:...

Forgiveness is a process that takes time, patience and emotional balance. Today we explore the boundaries around forgiveness and how to deal with them. The first step in this process is to understand where you are emotionally. You need to be able to identify what feelings you are experiencing, what thoughts you are having, and how these emotions make you feel. For example, if your mother died from cancer but it was not your fault, then there may be some guilt or shame around your loss. If...

Episode 11 of season 2 is all about children and grief. We get to speak with special guest Katie Eisold about her experience working with grieving children and families. We discuss the prevalence of grief in childhood and some of the different ways it can show up, along with ideas for supporting both grieving children and caregivers. We open up about our own experiences as grieving kids and teens, reminding others they are not alone, while also being careful to honor and recognize each...

In this episode we discuss many aspects of mothering without a mother. Each of us speak to this topic while being in different phases of our motherhood journeys. Some topics we cover include: Choosing motherhood, mothering skills, having a gender bias due to the trauma of losing our mothers, putting mothering and motherhood on a pedestal, and more! Some resources used for this episode are listed below: Motherless Mothers by Hope Edelman Mothering Without A Map by Kathryn Black Children and...

In Season 2, Episode 9, Guest Nea DallaValle joins us for a conversation about empathy, knowing, intuition, and trusting ourselves. We discuss how the trauma of early mother loss impacts our trust in self. We also explore the idea that the newest generations are in touch with and reliant on their knowing and intuition in new and exceptional ways. Resources: Nea DallaValle, Yesologist, Transformational Life Coach, Life Mastery Teacher, Intuitive Guide Instagram: @neaclarechannel Facebook:...

In this episode, we discuss mother loss that happens later in life. All four of us hosts have only experienced early mother loss when we were children, and so this perspective is new for us. We explore our guest Karen’s mother loss as an adult. We talk about her dual parent loss, family dynamics, responsibilities of an adult child who has lost a parent, and her relationship with her own daughter throughout these experiences. Connect with us: You can email the podcast at...

In this episode our friends and widowers, Troy and Chris, share about their wives, their love stories, how their children have handled loss, and how they keep their wives' memories alive. Connect with us: You can email the podcast at [email protected]. Visit www.piecesofyoupodcast.com for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @PiecesofYouPodcast. Partners: Theme song by: https://www.thegemnize.com/ Graphics Designer (logo):...

In Season 2, Episode 6, we return to our archives and offer you an episode recorded last year in which we dive into the origins of Mother’s Day. We discuss celebrating Mother’s Day before and after the deaths of our moms, how some of us show up as both mothers and daughters, and our desire to reclaim Mother’s Day. We end by each of us gifting a message to our listeners. Resources: “The Mother” by Khalil Gibran The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind is the word “Mother,” and the...

In this Episode 5 of Season 2, we discuss the impact of our mother wounds, breaking cycles, and healing the mother wound. Resources: The Mother Wound (mindbodygreen.com): a concept that speaks to the generational pain inherited and passed down between grandmothers, mothers, and daughters caused by living in a patriarchal culture that's oppressive toward women. Impacts of our Mother Wounds: https://www.theprojectlotus.org/blog/the-mother-wound What is healing the Mother Wound?...

In Season 2, Episode 4 we discuss the mother wound concept and how it relates to body image. We talk about the intersection of the patriarchy, intergenerational legacy, and attachment theory. A backdrop of scarcity in a culture that tends to devalue women that can lead to distortions in the mother-daughter relationship. We discuss the the mother/food connection that shows up from the womb to adulthood, and how this can relate to some eating disorders that show up. We share personal...

In Episode 3 of Season 2, we identify and explore maternal values that have been passed down through generations. We get curious about our own values, such as how they became instilled in us and how they show up in the present. We also discuss what it could look like to both embrace and shift our family’s values in a way that serves us most authentically in the present. Resources: https://www.bethanywebster.com/blog/mother-wound-healing/ Connect with us: You can email the podcast at...

In Episode 2 of Season 2, we begin our exploration of The Mother Wound. We discuss what we believe the mother wound is, and our host Christine offers a definition of the mother wound that surprises her co-hosts. We then discuss the various ways we feel the mother wound has shown up in our own stories, setting the groundwork for the three episodes to come in which will dive into this concept in more detail. Resources: Psychology Today article:...

In Season 2, Episode 1, we welcome our very special first guest - author, speaker, coach, and facilitator, Hope Edelman! We invite Hope to share her story and her journey as an author of two extremely influential books, Motherless Daughters and The AfterGrief. We discuss the healing and connecting power of sharing our stories, ask Hope questions related to her life, her loss, and her books, and close with an offer of gratitude for each other and our listeners. Resources: Hope Edelman,...

Episode 20 is our very first recap episode!  How amazing to think back on the fact that a little over a year ago Pieces of You Podcast was still just a conversation and here we are now at the end of Season 1 with 20 episodes under our belts. Today we’ll begin by reflecting on “how it started,” then discuss our most listened to episode, our favorite episodes, our most memorable moments, what we have learned, what we hope for as we move forward, and wrap up with “how it’s going.” At our...

In Episode 19 we hear voicemails from some of our listeners! We posed these questions to our listeners in our request for messages: Why do you listen to Pieces of You? What is your favorite holiday memory? What are ways in which you cope/get through the holidays? Thank you so much to everyone who called in! We listen to each voicemail and react in real time. We reflect on the answers to the questions, their holiday memories, and add our own bits of advice to the advice the listeners...

In episode 18, we celebrate all things holidays! We recall what the holidays were like while our moms were alive and how they changed after they died. We share our family traditions and how they play into our adult lives. We also discuss how we cope during the holidays and ways to remember our moms. It wouldn’t be the holidays without a game we like to call “Holiday Faves.” EnJOY! Resources: Ways to Remember Loved Ones during the...

In episode 17 we attempt to unpack the complexity of gratitude through the lens of loss and trauma. We recall our earliest experience of gratitude as being that of a cultural etiquette, fostering a disconnect between how we are feeling and how we are expected to express ourselves. We reflect on the first time we truly felt grateful and explore the question of whether pain and suffering is a necessary prerequisite to this experience. We acknowledge how the duality of gratitude and suffering...

Episode 16 explores all things surrounding anger and grief. We take a look into the nature of anger during the grieving process. We also discuss how it has shown up and still shows up for us, as well as how it has been received by people in our life and on a societal...

Episode 15 unpacks the phenomenon of ‘hyper-independence.’ Otherwise known as  ‘fierce independence,’ ‘badass,’ ‘ boss bitch,’ whatever you prefer to call it. We share how a quality that is so often praised, can wreak unintended havoc on one's ability to trust and rely on others. In this episode, we hope to validate the importance of inner strength while creating more space for vulnerability. Because hey, if we work together, we can make the broken… better.    •You can email the podcast...

Episode 14 begins with a self-love meditation as an act of self-care. We then discuss when we first became aware of self-care, how our mothers modeled self-care for us, our journeys with self-care, and the impact that self-care has on our relationships with others. We end with some self-care suggestions and the details of our giveaway. Here’s how to enter our GIVEAWAY: Like us on Instagram and Facebook at PiecesOfYouPodcast Subscribe to Pieces of You wherever you stream your...

Episode 13 explores our physical senses. We each share our reactions to watching videos of our moms, smells we can’t get past and other experiences that bring back memories of our moms. Join us for an exercise to connect with our sensory memory through writing. We encourage our listeners to participate in this exercise. Resources: Media Preservation: Token Media - tokenmedia.com (Minneapolis) Astound - astoundvideo.com Connecting with Sensory Memory through Writing:...

Surprise! We recorded some amazing interviews with some of our closest friends and discuss our relationships with them related to our mother loss. We couldn’t keep this content from the world, and wanted to share these relationships with you in this bonus episode. Get ready for some raw content full of love, laughter, and some shared sadness. Connect with us: You can email the podcast at [email protected]. Visit www.piecesofyoupodcast.com for links to everything we mention on...

Episode 12 explores the nature and structure of our friendships both before and after our mothers died. We talk about friends we’ve had who knew our moms, and friends that we’ve had to share our mother’s death with years later. What makes these friendships special? What are things we’ve struggled with about our friendships over the years and how they relate to our mother loss? You can email the podcast at [email protected]. Visit www.piecesofyoupodcast.com for links to...

Episode 11 is all about intimate relationships. We look back at some of our most impactful experiences in relationships and how they have influenced the trajectory of our lives. We imagine what life could have been like had we not experienced the death of our moms at such a young age. We share ideas for showing yourself love, which many of us have learned (the hard way) is a prerequisite for being in a healthy relationship with someone else. Resources:  The 7 Elements that Define an...