In this powerful first guest episode of The Rebirth Room Pod, we sit down with Professor Bae, who opens up about her journey through motherhood and the weight of eldest daughter parentification. She shares what it was like to grow up taking on adult responsibilities too soon—and how that experience shaped her approach to parenting.

Through honesty and vulnerability, she walks us through the work of unlearning, healing, and consciously choosing to break generational cycles for herself and her children. This conversation is for anyone carrying the weight of a childhood that asked too much, too soon, and finding their way back to wholeness.

In this episode, we talk about allowing your younger self to enjoy the fruits of her labor. We honor her, extend our gratitude, and offer thanks for the sacrifices she made.

In this episode, I examine how profound family ties can diminish your freedom and hinder your path to healing.

In this episode, we’re talking about something many mothers feel—the freedom, the spontaneity, the version of yourself that existed before everything changed.

In this episode, we discuss how you show up for yourself like you show up for others. I've included five journal prompts for you to review your commitment practices. 

In this episode, we’re unpacking the emotional weight of parentification—when a child is forced to grow up too soon and take on roles that should never have been theirs to carry. From managing adult emotions to becoming the caregiver in the home, this early reversal of roles often leaves deep marks on identity, self-worth, and relationships well into adulthood.

In this final part of the series, I share what it looks like to proceed with intention. This is the becoming. I talk about what I’m letting go of, calling in, and redefining motherhood, womanhood, and healing on my own terms. There’s no finish line here—just an unfolding. If you’re in the process of unbecoming everything you were told to be, this is your permission to rebuild from a place of truth.

In part two of this series, I trace the journey back to where it all began—childhood. I talk about how early trauma shaped the way I show up in motherhood, relationships, and my own self-worth. This episode is about connecting the dots between the past and the present—not to blame, but to understand.

In part two of this series, I trace the journey back to where it all began—childhood. I talk about how early trauma shaped the way I show up in motherhood, relationships, and my own self-worth. This episode is about connecting the dots between the past and the present—not to blame, but to understand.