14. Motherless on Mother's Day: Healing Grief, Honouring Your Mom & Co-Creating a Relationship in Spirit

14. Motherless on Mother's Day: Healing Grief, Honouring Your Mom & Co-Creating a Relationship in Spirit

May 13, 2026 · 26 min · Season 1 · Episode 14

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Nicole Weston discusses the complex emotions of motherless mothers following Mother's Day and shares insights on healing and maintaining a connection with their late mothers.

Show Notes: Mother's Day has passed — but the grief doesn't get a calendar. Three days after Mother's Day, host Nicole is sitting with you in the tender space that comes after the celebration fades, holding space for the complex, layered emotions of being a mom who is also missing her own. In this short but powerful episode, Nicole speaks directly to the motherless mothers who are still carrying it — the ache, the sorrow, the bittersweet joy of being celebrated while grieving the one who celebrated you. In this episode, Nicole covers: Why Mother's Day can be exhausting and triggering for motherless mothers — and how to protect your energy in the weeks leading up to it The body's memory of grief and why trauma brings us right back, even years later How Nicole began co-creating a spiritual relationship with her late mom — and why this has been her most profound healing experience yet Simple rituals to keep your connection with mom alive (candles, letters, sharing memories) The beautiful moment her daughter asked, "Why didn't nanny just bring her phone when she died?" — and how that sparked the heart of the Can't Call Your Mom community Why expression is one of the highest forms of…

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