episode 02: forward motion.

everybody hates moral philosophy professors, but for our second episode i wanted to explore a question introduced to me by the good place’s chidi anagonye (by way of t.m. scanlon’s 1998 book “what we owe to each other”). a question that might inform a better world, but a question that often replays in my mind in relation to my own mother. do our mothers owe us anything but the life and breath it took for us to get here? did i owe her something all along?in this episode, i talk with my good friend imani about her mother-daughter relationship, what we both wanted from our mother’s that we didn’t receive, and what kind of people we decided to be as a result. i hope you gain something from this episode. share with somebody else if you do. ask a few more questions as you move through the world, and as you consider your relationships with the ones you love. you can also find this episode’s sonic reflection on spotify and apple music. a micro-playlist of music that capture the captures this episode’s mood and conversation. now, breathe.with love, v This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themamatraumaproject.substack.com