I am so happy to share this beautiful conversation between me and Jessica Jocelyn, a deeply wise, vulnerable, relatable poet who has published 5 books on healing, cyclebreaking and mothering. I knowwww.
This conversation centers on her latest book called "Stars at Last," about the healing she has found in finally having a daughter juxtaposed by the recent loss of her mother's life due to untreated mental illness. We discuss the poems in her gorgeous book that hit me the hardest, and we discuss her (and some of my) experience with grief, healing, holding almost equal amounts of anger towards and compassion for the wounded parent, inner child healing, and holding the tension between being where we've been and going where we're going.
My goal is always for you to feel seen and expanded from these conversations, and Jessica does it in spades.
You can connect with Jessica and her beautiful work on her IG: @letterstoanna, and also her 5 books of poems on loving an addict, inner child healing, discovering late-in-life neurodivergence and childhood trauma and pregnancy and motherhood here: https://linktr.ee/jessicajocelyn?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabSINyyLscHL-ydb1IApBYZe-hBLsoq4d42SmekYdy24PQgdfFyk0UP7Lo_aem_dfW-wChUSmrqx_AswF9-6w
Chapters:
04:13 Exploring Childhood Trauma and Its Impact
07:20 Navigating Grief and Loss
10:23 The Healing Power of Connection
13:18 Transforming Pain into Wisdom
16:07 The Role of Touch in Healing
19:11 Understanding Childhood Memories and Validation
22:05 The Complexity of Grieving a Parent
25:18 Finding Hope and Moving Forward
27:52 The Gift of Compassion and Understanding
31:04 Creating New Narratives from Pain
40:31 Processing Grief and Emotional Support
42:56 Motherhood Reflections and Healing
47:30 Navigating Parenting Triggers and Growth
55:32 Reparenting the Inner Child
59:22 Breaking Generational Patterns
01:02:28 Empowerment and Community Among Women
