Jan 26, 2021
Poet and storyteller Andrea Grant talks about being raised in the congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses by a Native American father and a Welsh-Irish mother. While both Andrea and her father left the cult, and embraced their indigenous heritage, her mother returned to it after losing her 2nd husband. From mama Glenys,...
Jan 19, 2021
Retired preschool teacher Mitra Jordan talks about her Iranian mom Sattareh Farman Farmaian, the mother of social work in Iran and author of “Daughter of Persia”. Sattareh grew up in a harem, received her university education in the USA, and returned to Iran to create the Teheran School of Social Work. She turned...
Jan 12, 2021
Actor, writer and coach, Courtney Bryant, talks about her American mom Shondra who recovered from a paralyzing stroke at 47. Courtney only started living with her mother at the age of 15 and they soon developed a co-dependent relationship. Through this experience, Courtney learned many important lessons on...
Jan 5, 2021
Mama, US Marine Corps combat veteran and Navy psychologist, Dr. Julienne Shin, talks about lessons she learned through her difficult relationship with her Filipino mom Corazon: about the impact of a mother's relationships with her child at a young age, about not holding on to your parents’ pain, and about...