A Mother’s Journey: Loving Selflessly While Still Learning to Love Yourself Wholly

About this episode

This episode explores the emotional and spiritual journey of mothers, particularly Black and single mothers, in balancing caregiving and self-identity.

Motherhood teaches women how to love deeply, sacrifice endlessly, and show up even when they’re exhausted. But what happens when you become so focused on pouring into everyone else that you lose connection with yourself? In this heartfelt episode of the Spoken Love Podcast, we explore the emotional and spiritual journey many mothers, especially Black mothers and single mothers experience while balancing caregiving, survival, healing, and identity. This conversation dives into the reality of l...

People in this episode

Host: Nelly Michelle

Topics covered

• motherhood
• self-love
• sacrifice
• identity
• caregiving
• healing

Keywords

• motherhood
• selflessness
• Black mothers
• single mothers
• identity
• caregiving
• healing

More episodes of Spoken Love Podcast

• The Biggest Lesson of All....Season 4 Teaser · May 30, 2026 · 8 min
• Preparing for Your Blessings: Holding the Bag, Not Fumbling It · May 20, 2026 · 10 min
• Beyond the Vibe: Why Modern Dating Feels Empty & How We Return to Intentional Love · May 3, 2026 · 12 min
• Careful Who You Attract When You’re Out of Alignment: Identity, Wholeness, and Faith in Modern Love · April 3, 2026 · 11 min
• The Cost of Love Is Sacrifice: Faith, Boundaries, and What Real Love Truly Requires · March 22, 2026 · 11 min
• Softness Over Survival — A Soft Woman Can’t Flourish in Survival Mode · March 9, 2026 · 10 min