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Episode 14: What happens when the story you’ve been carrying about your mother—and yourself—starts to change?

In this intimate and powerful episode, I sit down with mindset coach Stephanie Rousseau for a deeply honest conversation about mothers, daughters, grief, self-compassion, and the healing that’s possible when we choose to shift our perspective.

Stephanie shares how her mother’s experience with stage four lung cancer pushed her to reframe years of resentment and disappointment into compassion, clarity, and peace. She opens up about her journey through grief, boundary-setting, therapy, and the powerful realization that she didn’t have to fix her mom—or herself—to create emotional freedom.

Together, we explore:

• The complexity and power of mother-daughter relationships
• The pain of watching a parent struggle with addiction—and trying to help
• What it means to be a generational interrupter as a mom today
• The shift from self-judgment to self-compassion—and how it changes everything
• The impact of your own healing on your children
• And so much more!
  
  

Stephanie also shares simple, practical tips for cultivating self-compassion, building emotional capacity, and showing up as a leader in your own life—even while you're still healing.

This episode is a beautiful invitation to release old stories and resentments, soften into the freedom of compassion, and step into the truth of who you really are.

✨ About Stephanie Rousseau:
Stephanie is a certified life and mindset coach, podcast hose, and an incredible mother to two teenage girls. She specializes in helping women shift from judgement to compassion so they can live as the most confident, aligned version of themselves.

Follow her on Instagram and check out her podcast, Pivot on Purpose, and grab her Judgement Detox Guide!

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