When your child pulls away, it can make you question everything—including who you are—but their choices don't get to define your identity.

When your own child pulls away or doesn't want a relationship with you, it's natural to replay the past and wonder:

Did I fail as a mother? Is this all my fault? What could I have done differently? If my own child rejects me, does that mean there's something wrong with me? Will things ever change?

In today's episode, I'm joined by Sarah Wall, host of the Praying Moms of Estranged Children podcast and a Christian estrangement mentor. Having walked through seasons of estrangement with her own adult children, Sarah understands the worry, heartbreak, and uncertainty that moms can carry.

Together, we talk about how painful circumstances can become painful beliefs about ourselves—and how to recognize the difference between healthy self-examination and condemnation that keeps us stuck in shame.

We also explore how to identify the deeper lie beneath the thoughts and emotions we're experiencing, bring those beliefs to God, and begin receiving His truth.

Because you may have made mistakes. We all have.

But something that happened in your relationship with your child does not get to define who you are.

• How to recognize when guilt or regret has turned into a lie about your identity
• The difference between saying “I made a mistake” and believing “I am a failure”
• How to separate your child's rejection from your identity
• The difference between healthy conviction and condemnation
• Why replaying the past isn't always repentance—sometimes it's self-punishment
• How to identify the deeper belief beneath painful thoughts and emotions
• A simple process for bringing those beliefs to God and receiving His truth

Your child's estrangement may be part of your story, but it doesn't get to write your identity.

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Praying Moms of Estranged Children Podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/praying-moms-of-estranged-children-pray-trust-in-god/id1841243613

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58GdQYsiHfKT5Fga0fKhx6?si=4e54943ac3204db3

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