The Mother Daughter Journey Part 2: How To Find Connection With Our Daughters Again As They Grow Up

Send us Fan Mail**To sign up for the Emerging Writer's Workshop, click here!**Deb shares her opinion on the biggest obstacle in mother-daughter relationships right now, and it's probably not what you think. Grief is a huge part of our journey with our daughters—letting go is hard, and even when you have a secure relationship with your daughter, your influence in their lives changes, which can be difficult to accept. Tough conversations: raising daughters in a sexualized culture where we have made a lot of positive strides but yet still deal with constant objectification. Sexuality vs being sexualized—Stephanie shares the comment she hears from men that makes her blood boil. "This isn't an emergency." Deb teaches us how to get back in touch with our connection with our kids, to rely on insight vs instincts to avoid panic. What do you LOVE about raising girls? Deb helps us look on the bright side and tap into our favorite things about our relationships with our daughters. Deb emphasizes the power and importance of "conscious repair"—make this your new go-to parenting practice—as well as quieting your mind to trust you intuition about what is right for you and for your child. "Caretaking is not a mother's job—it's a human's job." Deb reminds us that the biggest gift we can give our kids is to model fulfillment so they can see us as whole beings. In part II of our conversation with Deb Rubin we do a deep dive into the reality of raising girls right now. We cover sexuality, technology, the positive and beautiful aspects of having daughters, and the evolution of our connection with them, including the painful separation that occurs. Deb gives us tips on how to tap into the quietness of our intuition and remember how to prioritize our own fulfillment in motherhood and shed the outdated "mother guilt story."Find Deb at here and here!**To sign up for the Emerging Writer's Workshop, click here!**WHERE TO FIND US NOWConnect with Stacey🎧 The Next Phase Podcast —  on Apple & Spotify 📸 Instagram: @stacehutsonConnect with Steph🎧 The Peri-Normal Podcaston Apple and Spotify✍️ The Reclamation Eraon Substack📝 MidCircle— a writing community for midlife women📸 Instagram: @stephsprenger