In this intimate and emotional episode of Mommy Trauma, Jeanette and Bria read messages from their mother and daughter journal. They both share vulnerably about themselves and the meaning behind each of their journal entries to one another. They cover topics on loss, gender identity and gender-affirming surgery, acceptance, unconditional love and how they both process their feelings and emotions through writing. Grab the tissues!

In this episode of the Mommy Trauma podcast Jeanette and Bria discuss the relationship examples they grew up with. They both share their experiences of their parents' marriages, their own marriages, and how they feel they've been influenced by the relationships they've observed throughout their lives. Both Jeanette and Bria share their personal experiences with infidelity and various forms of abuse in their romantic relationships and talk about the most important relationship of all: relationship to self.

In this episode of Mommy Trauma Jeanette and Bria have an emotional conversation about traumatic events they each remember differently. They share how they work through their harder conversations when they don't fully agree on how they remember certain events. Together, they share their individual experiences and how their very different perspectives contribute to how they feel about certain emotions such as anger, guilt, and shame.

With Mother's Day arriving this Sunday, Jeanette and Bria talk about how their respect and love for their mothers began with both of their fathers setting the tone for their families. They discuss life experiences in which they learned new lessons on how to appreciate their mothers and understand the sacrifices that mothers make for their children. Both Jeanette and Bria send a message of love and appreciation for every mother, mother-to-be, and woman who has loved them and helped raise them to be the women they are today.

Happy Mother's Day to all of you!

In this episode of Mommy Trauma, Jeanette and Bria discuss how they both choose to retell the stories of their past despite the traumas they've both experienced. They also talk about the importance of setting the tone for your romantic and close relationships by allowing people to be "brand new" and not have their pasts define them. Both Jeanette and Bria share how much their relationship has healed from their commitment to forgive and create new memories.

In this episode of Mommy Trauma, Jeanette and Bria talk about the actions they have taken (and continue to take) in order to strengthen their relationship. They focus on the importance of relearning who your children and/or parents are, listening to understand and validate, being accountable for your part in a relationship, and creating new memories and experiences in order to heal the past.

In this episode of Mommy Trauma, Jeanette and Bria share their memories of the day Bria came out to her mom. They talk about the expectations placed on children, the grief process, how to show your child love in the hardest of times, and how everyone is deserving of having unconditional love and the support of family. Together, they explain that memory is not always 100% accurate and how important it is to hear your loved ones' experiences in order to create true understanding.

In this first episode of Mommy Trauma, Jeanette and Bria introduce their relationship to include their individual flaws. They cover topics of motherhood, different family dynamics, and childhood traumas to include drug abuse, coming out, religious differences, and the growth within their relationship over the past ten years.