Mother’s Day can be sweet, suuuure—but for some of us, it’s complicated, loaded, or straight-up painful.

In this raw and deeply personal episode, Caitlin opens up about navigating Mother’s Day when you’re estranged from your mom or carry a tangled history of grief, hurt, or resentment. From childhood emotional neglect to hilariously petty revenge gifts, Caitlin shares stories that cut through the Hallmark noise and help us imagine a Mother’s Day that centers YOU—your healing, your boundaries, your joy.

This isn’t a how-to guide. It’s messy. It’s funny. It’s tender. It’s a reclamation of a day that doesn’t get to own you anymore, because you don’t have to perform Mother’s Day, you can reimagine it however you need to.

What You Will Learn:

• The quiet trauma of growing up with angry chores and slammed cabinet doors

• Why “mother knows best” can be harmful and false

• How to reclaim Mother’s Day by honoring chosen family, mom-friends, or yourself

• The absolute delight of doing something your mom would lowkey hate

• Rituals and symbolic ways to let go, heal, and move forward

• What real self-nurturing can look like on your own terms

  
  

Links and Resources from this episode:

9 Books to Help You Heal from Childhood Wounds and Estrangement

https://www.caitlinlizfisher.com/blog/9-books-to-help-you-heal

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