EP52: I Called My Mom After 5 Years of No Contact With My Dad

This week, I called my mom after an emotionally layered 48 hours. The day before Valentine's Day, I was venting about the learning curve in my boyfriend's and my communication styles and how out of sync it felt. Twenty-four hours later, he helped me have a breakthrough that shifted something in me. It reminded me how complex love really is. It's not linear, but it can evolve. Then I unblocked my dad after five years of no contact. He texted me the very next day. Now I'm sitting with the reality that I can't move forward without accountability, but I'm not even sure what forward looks like. My mom shares where she hopes things might go, and my brother Brett joins us as we continue unpacking our family dynamics in therapy and the roles we've played for years.