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Some houses break you. Others hold you. This story is about both.

In this raw and reflective episode of Matriarch Mindset, Kay opens up about what it meant to be on her own at sixteen — leaving a home that no longer felt safe, navigating betrayal by those who should’ve protected her, and eventually finding refuge in the home of someone who didn’t have to love her… but chose to.

From being scapegoated and cast aside to being embraced like a daughter, this episode walks through the pain of being misunderstood and the healing that comes from being seen. It’s a tribute to chosen family, breaking generational cycles, and holding space for the past while building something better for the future.

If you’ve ever been left behind…
If you’ve ever been lifted up by someone who didn’t have to…
This one is for you.

Dedicated to Momma Mindy and Alan.

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What do you do when the people who should love you the most — simply don’t show up?

In this deeply personal episode, I share what it’s been like to become a mother while still grieving the absence of my own. From a pregnancy marked by silence to a postpartum season full of quiet heartbreak, I open up about what it means to set boundaries with the people who gave you life — and protect the children you're raising from inherited emotional wounds.

This episode is for anyone:

• Who has had to mother themselves
• Who grieves someone still alive
• Who is raising children with more intention than they were raised with
• Who is building their own village from scratch

I speak from the truth of being Tlingit, raised in a matriarchal society where presence is everything — and why I’m done confusing blood with love.

She chose silence. I chose peace.
And I’m raising my children to know the difference.

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This is not just a podcast. This is a cycle-breaking movement.

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“You Don't Look Native...Enough”
What does it mean to be Native when people tell you that you don’t look Native?

In this raw and reflective episode, Katelyn gets personal about growing up in the blurred spaces of identity — where community pride and outside perception don’t always align. From childhood moments of humiliation to rejection within her own Native spaces, she opens up about the pain of proving her existence and how healing came through the voices of Indigenous women who reminded her: you are already enough.

Whether you’ve been questioned, misjudged, or told you didn’t belong — this episode will meet you there.

🌿 Topics in this episode:
– Blood quantum, identity, and colonial aftermath
– White-passing Native experiences
– Community rejection and generational silence
– Reclaiming belonging through matriarchal connection
– Teaching our kids they don’t need to prove anything

You’re not a fraction.
You’re a whole damn ancestor in the making.

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Before the stories, before the healing, before the truth-telling — this is where it starts.

In this very first episode, host Kay shares how Matriarch Mindset was born from late-night voice notes, quiet car rides, and the messy in-between moments of motherhood, identity, and survival. What started as private reflections turned into something bigger: a space for Indigenous women, cycle-breakers, and anyone who’s ever held it all together while trying to heal.

This episode is your invitation — to come as you are, to listen in, and maybe feel a little less alone.

🎧 Whether you’re folding laundry, commuting, or walking the dog — hit play. We’re just getting started.

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