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Pieces of YouSpecial AnnouncementIn 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.
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2022-08-1613 minPieces of YouForgivenessForgiveness 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 you can't forgive yourself for something that's not...2022-08-0229 minPieces of YouChildren & Grief with Guest Katie EisoldEpisode 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 person’s experience of loss as meaningful and unique.
Resources:
7 Types of Grief...2022-07-1957 minPieces of YouMothering Without A MotherIn 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 Grief by J. William Worden
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You can...2022-07-0556 minPieces of YouGuest Nea DallaValle: Accessing and Trusting Our KnowingIn 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: https://www.facebook.com/CoachNeaClare
Website: http://www.neaclare.com/
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You can email the...2022-06-211h 04Pieces of YouLater LossIn 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.
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Visit www.piecesofyoupodcast.com for links to everything we...2022-06-0754 minPieces of YouThe WidowersIn 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.
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2022-05-2457 minPieces of YouReclaiming Mother’s DayIn 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 most beautiful...2022-05-1056 minPieces of YouThe Mother Wound: The Aftermath, Part 4 of a 4-Part SeriesIn 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? (Bethanywebster.com)“Healing the Mother Wound is ultimately about acknowledging and honoring the foundation our mothers provided for our lives so...2022-04-2638 minPieces of YouThe Mother Wound: Body Image, Part 3 of a 4-Part SeriesIn 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 anecdotes about body comparisons between us and our mothers, negative comments and perceptions of comments about our...2022-04-1259 minPieces of YouThe Mother Wound: Values, Part 2 of a 4-part seriesIn 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/
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Visit www.piecesofyoupodcast.com fo...2022-03-2944 minPieces of YouThe Mother Wound: Our Stories, Part 1 of a 4-Part SeriesIn 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: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/addiction-and-recovery/201910/the-mother-wound
mindbodygreen.com article: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/mother-wound
The...2022-03-151h 03Pieces of YouGuest Hope EdelmanIn 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, Instagram: @hope_edelman
Hope Edelman, Facebook: @hopeedelmanauthor
Hope Edelman websites: hopeedelman.com & motherlessdaughters.com
2022-03-0158 minPieces of YouSeason 1 RecapEpisode 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 closing, we’ll be announcing a VERY special guest w...2021-12-2857 minPieces of YouHolidays With Our ListenersIn 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 give. To be frank, we all learned a...2021-12-141h 07
The Kindness ChroniclesKindness Chronicles S2, Ep. 14 Shadia Tobkin (Girls Rise Up/She Climbs Mountains)We are joined by Shadia Tobkin, who tells about Girls Rise Up. An wonderful organization that serves young girls who have lost their moms. A lovely person with a heart-warming mission. 2021-12-1042 minPieces of YouHoliday SpecialIn 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 Holidays:
https://whatsyourgrief.com/ways-to-remember-loved-ones-during-the-holidays/
How to Cope with Grief During the Holidays:
ht...2021-11-3053 minPieces of YouUnpacking GratitudeIn 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 can be overwhelming, and invite our listeners to reframe gratitude as something that requires practice and vulnerability.2021-11-0944 minPieces of YouAngerEpisode 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 level.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK217849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4017669/
https://whatsyourgrief.com/understanding-displacement-while-grieving/
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/angry-while-coping-with-grief
https://refugeingrief.com
Connect...2021-10-2650 minPieces of YouHyper-IndependenceEpisode 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.
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We’ll choose a winn...2021-09-2859 minPieces of YouPhysical SensesEpisode 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: https://whatsyourgrief.com/sensory-memory-grief-and-loss
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Visit...2021-09-1451 minPieces of YouBonus Ep 1: Interviews with FriendsSurprise! 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.
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Th...2021-09-0758 minPieces of YouFriendshipsEpisode 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?
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Follow us on Insta...2021-08-3157 minPieces of YouIntimate RelationshipsEpisode 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 Intimate Relationship: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/romantically-attached/201802/the-7-elements-define-intimate-relationship2021-08-1746 minPieces of YouOur DadsIn Episode 10, our hosts explore their unique relationships with their dads before, during, and after the deaths of their moms. They discuss their complex emotions related to their fathers, as well as their shared experience of navigating loss with a surviving parent who struggled to provide the emotional support that was needed. The hosts end by acknowledging the gratitude they hold for their fathers.
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Follow us on Instagram and Facebook...2021-08-0357 minPieces of YouThe Impact of Early Mother Loss: Family Relationships, Part 4 of a 4-Part SeriesEpisode 9 explores family relationships in connection with mother loss, grief and trauma. We remind our audience who our families were when our moms died and who they are today. We dive deep into how our families have struggled and how our families have come together since the loss of our moms. Finally, we imagine what our family dynamics would be if our moms were still alive.
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Follow us on Instagram...2021-07-201h 04Pieces of YouThe Impact of Early Mother Loss: Boundaries, Part 3 of a 4-Part SeriesEpisode 8 explores the concept of boundaries in relation to our early mother loss, grief, and trauma. We unpack the meaning of personal boundaries and the types of boundaries experienced specifically through a grief and trauma lens. We discuss trauma and how it impacts our ability to create healthy and safe boundaries, and what it feel like when boundaries are crossed. We also discuss the roles of caregivers in our lives, what it looks like/doesn't look like to model and teach healthy boundary setting, and how we are adapting to setting healthy boundaries in our lives now. We end...2021-07-0656 minPieces of YouThe Impact of Early Mother Loss: Mental Health, Part 2 of a 4-Part SeriesEpisode 7 explores the relationship between early mother loss and mental health. We’ll unpack mental health as a concept, and challenge the notion of ‘balance’ as the ideal state of being. We’ll discuss the importance of emotional duality and how to hold seemingly opposing feelings at once. Expect some psychoeducation from Sarah on trauma, and the difference between what is considered Big “T” trauma and little ‘t’ trauma. We’ll also share how we create emotional safety in the wake of grief, as well as provide some tangible coping skills for navigating and healing from loss.
Thinking about the...2021-06-2247 minPieces of YouThe Impact of Early Mother Loss: An Introduction, Part 1 of a 4-Part SeriesThe premise of our podcast is that the early loss of our moms entirely shifted our lens, how we navigate the world, and who we have become. On today's episode and in the 3 episodes to follow, we dive deeper into the topic of “The Impact of Early Mother Loss.” We’ll touch on a study conducted in the UK and then discuss the death of our moms and the many additional factors that impacted us, including sudden death or death from a prolonged illness, our relationships with other family members, relationships with friends and romantic partners, our support system outsid...2021-06-0846 minPieces of YouThe Making Of…Go behind the scenes and find out what it took to pull this podcast off, including technology, branding, music and more. We’ll also share the meaning behind the images on our cover logo.
Resources:
She Climbs Mountains is a non-profit organization based in the Twin Cities serving adult women and girls ages 8-18 (Girls Rise Up) who have experienced mother loss through death at any age. https://Sheclimbsmountains.org
Motherless Daughters book by Hope Edelman
This book is located within the image for Episode 5. More to come on this book in...2021-05-2546 minPieces of YouMeet Host ChristineMeet Host Christine Friberg as she shares a piece of herself, her story of loss, and what she hopes to bring to Pieces of You Podcast.
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2021-05-1121 minPieces of YouMeet Host ErinMeet Host Erin Ditmarson as she shares a piece of herself, her story of loss, and what she hopes to bring to Pieces of You Podcast.
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2021-05-1116 minPieces of YouMeet Host ShadiaMeet Host Shadia Tobkin as she shares a piece of herself, her story of loss, and what she hopes to bring to Pieces of You Podcast.
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2021-05-1115 minPieces of YouMeet Host SarahMeet Host Sarah Weisman as she shares a piece of herself, her story of loss, and what she hopes to bring to Pieces of You Podcast.
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2021-05-1118 minPieces of YouWelcome to Pieces of YouIntroducing Pieces of You Podcast! A podcast about life through the lens of four fierce and resilient women who lost their moms too damn soon.
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