Motherhood Wounds

Some wounds do not begin in romantic relationships. Some begin in the very place that was supposed to teach us love first.In this episode of Tuesday Pause, I sit down with special guest Jessica Hott for a raw and honest conversation about motherhood wounds and the lasting impact of complicated mother-daughter relationships. From emotional distance and abandonment to unmet needs, identity struggles, and the search for validation, we unpack how these experiences can shape the way women love, parent, trust, attach, and even see themselves.Together, we discuss what happens when a woman grows up longing for nurturing she never fully received and how those wounds often echo into adulthood through relationships, self-worth, intimacy, people-pleasing, overperforming, and the fear of not being enough.This is not a conversation centered on blame. It is a conversation centered on truth, healing, reflection, and breaking cycles.Whether you were raised by your mother, separated from her, emotionally disconnected from her, or are now navigating motherhood while carrying unresolved pain yourself, this episode creates space for honesty without shame.Because healing sometimes begins the moment we finally acknowledge:the wound existed at all.