The Black Mother Wound Podcast
The Black Mother Wound Podcast
Playlist by The Black Mother Wound PodcastWelcome to The Black Mother Wound, a podcast where we dig deep into the unique challenges faced by Black women in their relationships with their mothers. Join us every week as we embark on an honest, …Follow the podcast:
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Your New Life Will Cost You Your Old One
In this episode of the Black Mother Wound Podcast, Jennifer gets honest about what came up after her AC went out in the middle of a South Carolina summer. What started as a home ownership problem quickly became something much deeper: shame, self-blame, loneliness, and the pain of realizing how much…
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Who Am I Without Helping?
What happens when being helpful becomes the way you prove that you’re a good person? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and I finally had to admit something I’ve been dancing around for a long time. I’m tired of helping people. Not because I don’t care about people. Not because I don’t …
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The Lie That Keeps You Playing Small
For so many of us, healing isn't just about setting boundaries with other people. It's about finally stopping the habit of abandoning ourselves. In this episode, I'm talking about something I've been actively working through in real time: learning how to let myself be seen without trying to explai…
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Starting Over and Letting Myself Be Seen, Even When It’s Messy
After sharing that she had started driving Uber at 51, Jennifer expected judgment. Instead, nearly 50,000 people watched the video, and hundreds reached out with encouragement, support, and stories of their own. In this episode, Jennifer shares what happened after the video went viral, including th…
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The Black Mother Wound: I Thought Me and My Mother Were Close
For years, Jennifer believed she and her mother had a close relationship. They talked every day. They spent time together. They shopped together. She called her mother her best friend. But healing has a way of making us revisit old stories and ask harder questions. In this episode, Jennifer expl…
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Let Your Freak Flag Fly
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What I Wish I Knew Sooner
In this week's episode, Jennifer talks about a few of the lessons she wishes she would have learned earlier on her healing journey. Let’s keep in touch! Grab my free mini-course Work with me one-on-one Attend my live event in Charlotte Ask me anything about healing your mother wound and I’ll ans…
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I Don't Even Know Who I Am
Healing isn't about becoming someone new. It's about undoing who your mother taught you to be. In this episode, Jennifer introduces a new framework for healing the Black Mother Wound by exploring why safety—not shame, fear, or pressure—is the foundation of lasting change. She explains how many Bla…
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Being Smart and Not Knowing Shit at the Same Time
In this episode of the Black Mother Wound Podcast, Jennifer gets honest about what came up after her AC went out in the middle of a South Carolina summer. What started as a home ownership problem quickly became something much deeper: shame, self-blame, loneliness, and the pain of realizing how much…
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I Thought I Was Being Considerate, But I Was Codependent
Today, Jennifer gets honest about a realization that hit hard: what she thought was being considerate, thoughtful, kind, and “a good person” was actually codependency. This is a real-time processing episode about what happens when your identity has been built around service, being liked, being nee…
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