This week, you finally get to meet her.

Her name was Lillian Scott. To my children, she was Dra.

In this deeply personal episode of The Motherless Mother, I share the story of the woman who insisted nobody was going to call her “Grammy”—and then became the kind of grandmother who rearranged her life around the grandchildren she adored.

Through memories of family dinners, surprise visits, breakfast stops before school, Ring Pops, swim-practice dreams, and the stories shared by my niece and nephew, you'll meet the woman who quietly taught all of us that love isn't just something you say—it's something you do.

If you're navigating motherhood after losing your mother, this episode is also about keeping your mother's memory alive for your children—and helping them know the grandmother they may have lost too soon or never had the chance to know at all.

Because even when our mothers are no longer here, their love can continue shaping the next generation through the stories we tell.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What my mother was really like as a grandmother
• The story behind the name “Dra”
• How ordinary acts of love become a lasting legacy
• Helping children know a grandmother who died or they never got to meet
• Keeping your mother's memory alive through family stories
• Why storytelling can be such a meaningful gift to the next generation

If this episode encouraged you, share it with another motherless mother who might need this conversation, follow or subscribe, and consider leaving a rating or review.

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The Motherless Mother — for the moments you thought were yours alone.

You are still her daughter.

Who have you become since your mother died?

In this episode of The Motherless Mother Podcast, I reflect on the woman I've become since losing my mother—and the bittersweet realization that she will never meet the future versions of me still to come.

Inspired by my parents' wedding anniversary, this conversation explores identity after losing your mother, motherhood after loss, faith, personal growth, and what it means to keep becoming while carrying the love of the woman who shaped you.

For many motherless daughters, grief isn't only about who we've lost. It's also about the milestones our mothers never got to see, the conversations we'll never have, and the women we're still becoming.

Whether you lost your mother before your children were born, while they were still young, years into motherhood, or you're grieving the gradual loss of the mother you once knew, this episode is an invitation to reflect on the versions of yourself she never got to meet—and the ones she never will.

In this episode:

• How losing your mother can change your sense of identity
• Becoming a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and woman without her
• Wrestling honestly with resentment, faith, and unfairness
• Why grief continues to evolve as we do
• The milestones our mothers never get to witness
• The realization that our mothers miss not only who we've become—but every future version still to come  

Because every motherless daughter eventually becomes someone her mother never got to meet.

If this episode stirred something in you—a memory, a thought, or simply something you've never said out loud before—I'd love to hear from you.

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The Motherless Mother — for the moments you thought were yours alone.

You are still her daughter.

Sometimes I miss being someone's child.

Not in a childish way.

Not because I want fewer responsibilities or someone else to solve my problems.

But because there was once someone in the world whose role it was to worry about me, check on me, notice when I was carrying too much, and remind me that I didn't have to hold everything alone.

In this episode of The Motherless Mother Podcast, I reflect on one of the quieter realities of motherhood after losing your mother: what it means to become the person everyone depends on while still sometimes longing to be someone's daughter.

For many motherless mothers, grief isn't only about missing a parent. It's about missing being mothered yourself—the relationship where you didn't have to explain yourself, perform, or carry everyone else's needs before your own. It's about longing for the woman who noticed when you were tired, checked in without being asked, and loved every version of you.

Whether you've lost your mother, are grieving the gradual loss of the mother you once knew, or are navigating motherhood without the mothering you needed, this conversation is for you.

In this episode:

• What it really means to miss being someone's child
• Missing being mothered when you're a mother yourself
• Why motherhood can make the absence of our mothers feel more visible
• The hidden weight of always being the one who holds everything together
• Missing the person who knew every version of you
• Why strong, capable women still need care too
• The intersection of grief, daughterhood and motherhood

If you've ever found yourself missing the feeling of being someone's daughter, this episode may feel familiar.

If this episode resonates with you, share it with another motherless mother, follow or subscribe, and consider leaving a rating or review.

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The Motherless Mother — for the moments you thought were yours alone.

You are still her daughter.

Have you ever heard yourself say something and immediately thought:

“Oh no. That was my mother.”

In this episode of The Motherless Mother Podcast, I explore one of the most unexpected parts of motherhood: realizing you're becoming like your mother—and discovering just how much of her lives on in you.

From inherited phrases and familiar habits to instincts we never consciously learned, motherhood has a way of revealing the women who came before us. Sometimes becoming a mother helps us understand our own mothers differently, too.

Whether you're grieving the loss of your mother, navigating motherhood without her support, grieving the gradual loss of the mother you once knew, or simply finding yourself missing her in new ways, this episode is a reflection on the ways our mothers continue to shape us long after childhood.

In this episode:

• The phrases and habits we swore we'd never repeat
• Realizing you're becoming like your mother
• How motherhood can help us understand our mothers differently
• A four-generation story about prayer, inheritance and family traditions
• The things we inherit from our mothers without realizing it
• What our children may be quietly learning from us right now

Because sometimes becoming a mother means discovering just how much of her you carry with you.

If this episode resonates with you, share it with another mother, follow or subscribe, and consider leaving a rating or review.

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The Motherless Mother — for the moments you thought were yours alone.

You are still her daughter.

In the first episode of The Motherless Mother Podcast, I reflect on an ordinary Sunday morning and the surprising ways motherhood after losing my mother has helped me understand her more deeply.

For many motherless mothers, grief doesn't only show up during major milestones. It often appears in ordinary moments: preparing meals, managing family routines, carrying the invisible load of motherhood, and suddenly realizing how much our mothers were doing all along.

This episode is about one of those moments for me—and how becoming a mother changed the way I understand my own mother.

If you're navigating motherhood after losing your mother, parenting without your mother's support, grieving the gradual loss of the mother you once knew, or finding yourself missing your mother in unexpected moments, this conversation is for you.

In this episode:

• How becoming a mother changed the way I see my own mother
• The invisible mental load mothers carry every day
• Why grief can appear in ordinary moments
• Understanding our mothers through our own experience of motherhood
• The connection between motherhood, memory and love

Because sometimes motherhood doesn't just change us.

Sometimes it helps us see our mothers more clearly.

If this episode resonates with you, share it with another mother, follow or subscribe, and consider leaving a rating or review.

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The Motherless Mother — for the moments you thought were yours alone.

You are still her daughter.

If you're navigating motherhood without your mother, you're in the right place.

In this short trailer, host Tishka Moss shares the heart behind The Motherless Mother Podcast—a podcast for women navigating mother loss, motherhood after loss, and motherhood without the support or presence of their mothers.

Maybe your mother has died. Maybe she's still here, but distance, illness, a complicated relationship or other circumstances have changed what her presence in your life looks like.

Here, we talk about the ordinary moments that catch us off guard. Missing your mother during milestones. Becoming a mother and understanding your own mother differently. The questions you wish you could ask. The parts of motherhood, grief, daughterhood and becoming that can make you wonder, Does anyone else feel this way?

Some episodes are practical.
Some are deeply personal.
Some will make you laugh.
Some may bring a few tears.

But above all, these are conversations for the moments you thought were yours alone.

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You are still her daughter.