The Cost of Approval Conditioned by Achievements with Dr. Wendy Osefo

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Wendy Osefo! Dr. Wendy is n award-winning researcher, a Nigerian-American television personality and progressive political commentator, a Contributor to The Hill, the Founder and CEO of the 1954 Equity Project, an Assistant Professor at The Johns Hopkins University, and is on hit Bravo TV show Real Housewives of Potomac. Dr. Wendy shares her story about her relationship with her mother, how the approval of her mother which was conditioned by achievements impacted her, and how she is raising her children differently. In her memoir, Tears of My Mother: The Legacy of My Nigerian Upbringing, Dr. Wendy details how her mother was her whole world, but when she became a mother herself everything changed. Navigating difficult mother-daughter relationships can be hard, and Dr. Wendy normalizes her feelings and the guilt that she has experienced. Do you look at your relationship with your mom differently now that you’re a mom? Let’s talk about it! ——————————————— You can find Dr. Wendy Osefo: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendyosefo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WendyOsefo Book: Tears of My Mother ——————————————— Instagram @youthemother www.youthemother.com Now Offering 1-on-1 and Group Coaching! Don’t forget to grab your FREE guide to sharing the load on the website! The Estrangement Project is going to Costa Rica!! Join us: https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/central-america/costa-rica/costa-rica-with-maggie--&-abbey--nov-2023 The Estranged Mother’s Day: https://calendly.com/youthemother/the-estranged-mother-s-day?month=2023-05&date=2023-05-13