This episode is part of a short mini-series called Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up.

What happens when the hardest parts of family life go unspoken?

In this first conversation of our Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up, we explore what it’s like to grow up in silence about mental health—the confusion, shame, and self-blame that often follow, and the longing for honesty that could have made all the difference.

We talk about why parents may have avoided these conversations, what children make up in the absence of clarity, and how we can begin to shift the cycle now by creating more openness, language, and emotional safety for ourselves and our families.

These are tender topics, and they won’t all fit into 10 or 15 minutes, but we hope this gives you a place to start—and permission to keep going.

🎥 You can also watch this conversation on our YouTube channel if seeing the dialogue unfold feels more supportive for you.

—Walker & Theresa

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