The Hardest Lesson I Ever Learned as a Mother | EP 3

Turn The Lens Inward · Mar 4, 2026 · 33m

In this episode, I take you back to January 2021 — living in my parents’ basement during the pandemic, supporting my mother through stage four lung cancer, and struggling deeply in my relationship with my daughter.

I made a choice that felt selfish at the time: I left for three months to pet sit 40 minutes away. That space became transformational. During that season, I committed to personal growth, discovered the power of validation through Sash Bear’s Family Connections program, and began to see how conditional love and generational patterns were shaping our relationship.

This is a…