The Rule My 13-Year-Old Taught Me (Jo Moment)

My daughter hit me with a finger wag and a line I couldn’t ignore: “We listen and we don’t judge.” It was funny, sharp, and uncomfortably accurate. One raised eyebrow in the car turned into a real-time mirror of how judgement can slip out of us, even when we think we’re being supportive. From there, we pull apart what’s actually happening underneath judgement. We talk about the link between self judgement and judging others, and why so many of us, especially women, can spend decades as...