There are childhood experiences that change the way you see motherhood. For Monique, even her children’s birthdays can bring those memories back.

Monique is a mother of four who grew up navigating foster care, adoption, and complicated family relationships. She always wanted a family she could call her own, but becoming a mother also brought fears and expectations she hadn’t anticipated.

In this episode of the Torch Mom Podcast, we talk about how her childhood shaped the mother she wanted to become, what family means to her today, and the personal milestones she’s experienced while raising her children.

We also get into raising four very different personalities, the reality of working from home with children, learning to release expectations of family, and the parts of herself she’s still discovering outside motherhood.

This conversation is about more than overcoming a difficult childhood. It’s about the everyday experiences of a woman determined to give her children something different.

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She wanted to be nothing like her mother but motherhood revealed patterns she didn’t realize she was repeating.

Matilde grew up in an emotionally unsafe home and believed becoming a mother would finally give her the loving family she’d always wanted.

Years later, she found herself struggling with her eldest daughter, despite believing she was raising her children differently.

In this episode, we talk about how childhood experiences can follow us into motherhood, the impact they can have on marriage and parenting, and what happens when you recognize that your good intentions aren’t enough to change a pattern.

Matilde shares why she chose to go no contact with her mother, how she began rebuilding her relationship with her daughter, and what she’s learned about listening to her children instead of trying to shape them according to her own expectations.

This is a conversation about motherhood, family, accountability, and the courage it takes to recognize when something needs to change.

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Podcast: Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers

Website: https://womenreclaimingtheirfullness.me

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Would you be afraid to raise a child who turned out just like you?

For Jewlz, that fear was real. Despite having a life that looked successful from the outside, she spent years working through questions about her own worth before becoming a mother at 36.

Now raising a daughter who reminds her so much of herself, Jewlz joins Tia for an honest conversation about motherhood, self-acceptance, parenting without a rulebook, and learning to let go of perfection.

She also shares how she and her husband paid off $107,000 in debt, what she later learned about her ADHD, and why getting their finances in order changed the choices they could make for their family.

From the fears we carry into motherhood to the financial habits we want to change, this conversation is about creating a life that works for your family instead of trying to live up to everyone else’s expectations.

Guest: Jewlz the Budget Nerd | Host of The Debt Rebel Podcast

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