There's always a gift in the sadness — Jonnie Godfrey on growing up without a parent, finding purpose through loss and self-awareness | The Daisy Chain

There's a particular weight to the moment you realise you've been distracting yourself from your own head — filling every gap with plans and people and things to do, just to avoid sitting in the quiet with yourself. If that sounds familiar, this conversation was made for you.Jonnie Godfrey has known Daisy for twenty years. She's a psychotherapist, a coach, and a mother who raised two remarkable children largely on her own - but what makes her worth listening to isn't her credentials. It's that she grew up without her father, went to boarding school at nine, spent nine months travelling solo across Africa before anyone thought that was remarkable, and learned - slowly, imperfectly - that every truly awful thing in her life eventually gave her something back.In this conversation, Jonnie and Daisy talk about what it really means to grow up without a parent, how anxious attachment shapes the way we love and the way we run, and the strange relief that comes from accepting that it's actually your job to get things wrong. They talk about boredom, stillness, the gift inside loss, and why the best piece of wisdom Jonnie ever received was the quietest: be still, and know there is peace within you.Jonnie is the kind of person you want to have known for twenty years. The Daisy Chain is lucky to have her in the chain.Every Thursday at 3pm. 🌼In this episode we discuss:Growing up without a parentBoarding school and feeling set apartAnxious attachment and how it shapes the way we loveWhat distraction is really hidingThe gift inside heartbreak and lossParenting without a mapWhy it's our job to get it wrongFinding stillnessIntergenerational wisdomFollow The Daisy Chain: Follow The Daisy Chain on InstagramThe Daisy Chain’s Tik Tok Know an amazing guest? Contact us at [email protected] this episode? Subscribe on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Leave a 5🌟 review- to help more people discover our pearls of wisdom.What found us- Links & MentionsDaisy: Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinSky above Clouds IV by Georgia O'KeefeJonnie: Continuum Concept by Dr. Jean LeadoffThe Family Bed by Tine TheveninThe Prophet by Kahlil GibranGuest: Jonnie GodfreyThe Daisy Chain is a weekly podcast where every week, someone who's already been where you are passes down four pearls of wisdom to those of us still finding our way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.