98. Before You Can Become the Mother You Need

In this episode, I'm sharing highlights from a recent interview I did on the Can We Say That Out Loud podcast with Kara and Greer — a conversation that went deep into estrangement, grief, and the mother-daughter relationship. If you have a strained or nonexistent relationship with your mom, or you're stuck waiting for her to become someone she may never be, this one is for you. I unpack why grieving a mother who's still alive is one of the most necessary and overlooked steps in mothering yourself, and I share a deeply personal hypnotherapy story I've never fully told before.

Key Points

Why an unrealistic "hope cycle" — waiting for your mom to change — keeps you stuck in resentment, frustration, and unmet needsThe difference between accepting the mother you have and grieving the mother you don't, even while she's still livingHow releasing that hope creates space to awaken your own inner "flourished mother"Why every mother was a daughter first, and remains a "forever daughter" no matter her ageUnlearning the belief that worthiness has to be earnedA personal story from a pivotal hypnotherapy session on releasing my own mom from a role she couldn't fulfillThe three layers of why this grief work matters: escaping the hope cycle, becoming your own mother, and modeling this for your daughterAn update on the upcoming program (formerly Mothering Ourselves Mindfully) launching this fall, and our transition from The School of Mom to The Home of Mom

Quotes

"Grieving a mother who is still alive is so powerful and potent and necessary for so many of us."

"Before she was a mom, she was a daughter, and she's a forever daughter."

"We are actively rewiring the blueprint."

Resources Mentioned

Listen to the full interview on the Can We Say That Out Loud podcast with Kara and GreerJoin the waitlist: https://theschoolofmom.com/waitlistThe Self-Awareness Trap — free audio resource: https://theschoolofmom.com/trapSend Sarah your voice note right HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/theschoolofmom

What's Coming Next

More on the new program taking shape this fall — join the waitlist to be the first to hear as details unfold.

Thank you for tuning in to this episode of "Mothering Ourselves Mindfully." We look forward to sharing more insights and inspiration in the upcoming episodes!