In this Mother's Day episode, I have a special guest and dear friend, Arianna Gomez. We share some stories about what it's like to grow up with some rotten mothers. The issues we discuss include abandonment, invasion of privacy, lying and losing trust, narcissism, examples of gaslighting, and how that can affect your memory. It's hard to realize someone you have always looked up to isn't all you saw them as. Especially when you live with them or don't feel you have a choice in many situations. Listen along as we also talk about how we realized these were issues, what it felt like to live in them, and how we began to move on with the rest of our lives, not letting these narratives shape our future. Being able to build a life after realizing some past traumas can be a hard journey to start but we hope our insights can help you make it a little easier. For those who have gone through something similar and are still looking for that motherly, nurturing care, find it in yourself. It has worked best for Arianna and me to provide ourselves with the things we needed as a kid, now in acts of self-care. This week's activity is to first recognize those things you lacked as a child that you now need. On a separate note, we are very grateful for the wonderful mothers that have come across our lives, showing us good examples of motherly care.