Dear Jordan… When Nobody Comes Looking for You | Emotional Neglect and Recovery

In this episode of Dear Jordan, I talk about something that started with a simple Mother’s Day card and unfolded into a much deeper conversation about emotional neglect, attachment wounds, grief, motherhood, and what it means to truly feel seen by another person.After Jordan told me that one of the things she loves most about me is that I “go looking” for her when she retreats into herself, I realized just how much of my parenting was shaped by growing up feeling emotionally unseen.This episode explores the psychological impact of suffering in silence, hyper-independence, emotional abandonment, grief after losing people who truly saw us, and the biblical truth that God consistently searches for the brokenhearted throughout scripture.We talk about:• Emotional neglect and attachment wounds• Why hyper-independence is often a trauma response• The psychological need to feel emotionally safe• Grief, loss, and being “looked for”• Motherhood after emotional abandonment• Faith, healing, and the God who searches for peopleIf you’ve ever felt invisible, emotionally alone, or like you had to become “strong” because nobody checked on you… this letter is for you.