About this episode

This episode explores the complex emotions surrounding Mother's Day for those who have experienced loss or estrangement.

Mother’s Day is not easy. So many have lost their mother, to death or estrangement, and so many have lost a child, to death or estrangment. This isn’t a carefree day for many — it’s complex, complicated, emotional, confusing. And it want to acknowledge that truth.

People in this episode

Host: Shelly Sawyer Jenson

Topics covered

• Mother's Day
• grief
• estrangement
• emotional complexity
• celebration

Keywords

• Mother's Day
• grief
• loss
• estrangement
• emotional complexity

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