What do you do when every conversation with a parent leaves you feeling erased, criticized, or shut down, but walking away feels like betrayal? In this raw and tender coaching session, we meet Suzanne, who’s struggling to navigate contact with her mother: a woman who routinely gaslights her, shuts down difficult topics, and prioritizes her own emotional comfort over honest connection. Suzanne wants to be seen. She also wants to stay safe. And in her family, those two things feel mutually excl...
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What do you do when every conversation with a parent leaves you feeling erased, criticized, or shut down, but walking away feels like betrayal? In this raw and tender coaching session, we meet Suzanne, who’s struggling to navigate contact with her mother: a woman who routinely gaslights her, shuts down difficult topics, and prioritizes her own emotional comfort over honest connection. Suzanne wants to be seen. She also wants to stay safe. And in her family, those two things feel mutually excl...
#119 - How to Talk to Your Emotionally Unsafe Parent
Conversations from the Heart
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#119 - How to Talk to Your Emotionally Unsafe Parent
What do you do when every conversation with a parent leaves you feeling erased, criticized, or shut down, but walking away feels like betrayal? In this raw and tender coaching session, we meet Suzanne, who’s struggling to navigate contact with her mother: a woman who routinely gaslights her, shuts down difficult topics, and prioritizes her own emotional comfort over honest connection. Suzanne wants to be seen. She also wants to stay safe. And in her family, those two things feel mutually excl...
Conversations from the Heart
What do you do when every conversation with a parent leaves you feeling erased, criticized, or shut down, but walking away feels like betrayal? In this raw and tender coaching session, we meet Suzanne, who’s struggling to navigate contact with her mother: a woman who routinely gaslights her, shuts down difficult topics, and prioritizes her own emotional comfort over honest connection. Suzanne wants to be seen. She also wants to stay safe. And in her family, those two things feel mutually excl...
