It's Not Unconditional. I Wanted Something Back.

Some moments stay with you because they reveal something bigger underneath them.After traveling across states for her grandson's birthday, a mother finds herself wrestling with something many people quietly feel — the lack of courtesy, gratitude, and emotional awareness that can exist even within families.What begins as a conversation about a difficult weekend gradually turns into something deeper. Expectations between people. Feeling unappreciated after extending yourself. Boundaries with family. And the complicated truth behind the phrase unconditional love.At one point she says: "It's not unconditional. I wanted something back."A deeply honest conversation about family dynamics, emotional reciprocity, parenthood, and recalibrating how we show up for the people we love most.Send us Fan MailTHEE BIG SWING is a reflective podcast about the emotional reckonings and subtle internal recalibrations that change our trajectory over time — and the possibilities still available in life.Each episode explores the moments when curiosity, courage, accountability, or reflection opens new ways of seeing ourselves and the world.Through personal reflections and conversations, Lloyd explores changing identities, relationships, self-trust, and the quiet decisions that alter how we see ourselves over time.THEE BIG SWING is for people who are quietly realizing they are not the same person anymore and that there are still choices left.The biggest swing isn't always dramatic. Often, it's the shift inside that changes everything.If something here stayed with you, you can reach me at [email protected]