In this special bonus episode of The Table I Built, I sit down for a deeply personal and long-awaited conversation with my mother, Urith Lynn Walker — poet, artist, singer, believer, and the woman whose strength has shaped so much of my own.
This year, my mom faced breast cancer for the first time in her life. But this episode isn’t about the disease — it’s about resilience, healing, and grace. It’s about what she learned about herself, how she stayed grounded, and the wisdom she now carries for every woman navigating her own season of uncertainty or transition.
We talk about courage. We talk about faith. We talk about slowing down, listening to your body, and allowing yourself to receive support instead of always giving it. And we talk about the kind of inner strength that only surfaces when life insists you go inward.
If you’re a woman holding everything together, or a woman learning to release, this conversation is for you.
And if you’re looking for tools to support your own healing journey, my mom recently released a guided journal designed to help women reflect, process, and restore themselves through writing. You can find her journal on Amazon here: https://a.co/d/7n9DmoB
Resilience is strategy. Purpose is power. And legacy is built one decision at a time.
Thank you for joining me — and for honoring this moment with us.
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