From No Contact to Best Friends

About this episode

Min Kim Sieling shares her journey of transforming her relationship with her mom from no contact to best friends through chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.

If you’re not on speaking terms with someone, can that relationship ever change? Today’s guest, Min Kim Sieling, reach many of her life goals like moving to the U.S. and getting married. But she realized she wanted to strive for something deeper: her relationship with her mom. Min shares the story of how chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo helped her go from no-contact to best friends with her mom. Watch today's episode on YouTube Resources: The Opening of the Eyes , p. 65

People in this episode

Guest: Min Kim Sieling

Topics covered

• relationships
• personal growth
• family
• spirituality
• self-improvement

Keywords

• Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
• relationships
• family
• personal growth
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Opening of the Eyes

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