Ep 12: Caring for the Woman Who Once Carried Me

In this deeply personal and vulnerable episode, we explore a kind of grief we rarely speak about, the grief of losing someone who is still alive.After the passing of my father, I began witnessing a slow and heartbreaking shift in my mother, the woman who once held everything together. Grief didn’t just change her. It unraveled her. And suddenly, I found myself stepping into a role I never expected: caring for the woman who once cared for me.This episode is for anyone who has had to carry emotional weight that was once not theirs. For the daughters who became the caretakers. For the women grieving someone whose body is present but whose spirit feels far away. For those navigating love, resentment, compassion, fatigue, and the quiet ache of longing.✨ GEM of the Week:Growth isn’t always upward — sometimes it’s learning to stay grounded while love gets heavy.We’ll explore:• The slow unraveling of a parent after loss• How unhealed childhood wounds echo into adulthood• What it feels like to parent your parent• The coexistence of love and resentment• Learning to care for someone without losing yourselfThere is no neat ending here...only honesty, softness, and truth-telling. If you are carrying this too… you are not alone. I see you.