TTL Listener, and Friend Julia joins as a guest to share what it was like to have a tumultuous relationship with her mother and then become her caretaker when she got sick, and eventually passed away.

Julia explains

• The Duality of Grief + Relief
• What it’s like to not have the Best Relationship to Your Mom (when all your friends do!)
• Vicarious Trauma and Why Our Parents are How They Are
• The Spiritual, Emotional, and Physical Toll of Caretaking
• How to Process Losing a Loved One When The Relationship Was Always Complicated and Heavy

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