Nurturing Words: Voices of Experience

Nurturing Words: Voices of Experience

Are you a motherless daughter? What if we told you we have 20 years’ worth of truth treasures, pearls of wisdom and diamonds of hope to help you with your mother loss? We do, and we share all things mother loss on Voices of Experience, the Motherless Daughters Ministry podcast. Give yourself some self-care and listen as we discuss grief, regret, anger, redemption, closure and so much more. Hit “Subscribe” and take the next step in the healing journey to your future.

Episodes

October 11, 2024 6 mins

When we experience the heartbreaking loss of a mother through death, emotional distance, or estrangement, it can be hard to figure out a path forward. The world offers many distractions or ways to drown the pain instead of processing it.  However, it doesn’t have enough to offer for your mother’s loss. But there is a solution. Today’s episode looks at how we can truly find unexplainable peace through Jesus, which is much better tha...

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A motherless daughter can be defined in many different ways. Of course, some become motherless daughters when they lose their mother through death. But, others are motherless daughters through the loss of nurturing from a mother. This may happen for a variety of reasons, but one of those is narcissism. Today’s episode focuses on the story of a motherless daughter of a narcissistic mother. Her story is one of hardship and grief, but...

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September 13, 2024 12 mins

As motherless daughters, we tend to focus on the struggles of being without a mother. But, working through our grief is affected by relationships with other family members. Mother loss can highlight the benefits or deficits in those other connections.  For many motherless daughters, the relationship can be challenging with our father.  This episode is a good reminder that God never stops working on us and sometimes peace and healin...

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August 30, 2024 14 mins

In our busy lives, rest is often something completely overlooked and undervalued. But rest and restoration are so important. Some of the essential components of getting rest are staying hydrated, restful sleep, and good nutritional intake. Rest promotes good physical and mental health as well as motivation. The benefits include injury prevention, improved performance, and facilitating recovery from stress. This episode looks at the...

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August 16, 2024 12 mins

Fond memories of annual traditions can trigger grief. Mother loss may become a filter for everything that follows. This episode focuses on two motherless daughters sharing their summer traditions and memories. While they both deal with the change in summer after mother loss, they find ways to continue those traditions. The episode reminds us how quickly time can pass and how important it is to live in the moment.

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August 2, 2024 13 mins

What does peace sound like? The answer is different for every individual. Each of us is unique and may find peace in a different way anytime it is needed. Our guest, Gina Ellis, is a blog writer and shares her unique story of finding peace when needed.  She concludes by helping us list our unique pathways to peacefulness.

Resources
Podcast Episode highlights blogs by Gina Ellis:
https://www.motherlessdaughtersminis...

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July 19, 2024 14 mins

In our ministry, we are blessed to have the opportunity to work with so many women navigating their grief journey. Whether through emotional absence, narcissism, or death, the common denominator of mother loss creates a strong bond throughout our community. This episode shares one story of a Motherless Daughters Ministry participant turned leader. Cathy DiBella's testimony is an encouragement that healing is possible.

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July 9, 2024 10 mins

How we were raised has such a big influence on our relationships even into adulthood. For motherless daughters who experienced emotional absence
or chaos in their homes, this can be a difficult cycle to break. This week’s episode looks at learning healthy relationship skills when navigating conflict. Maya Meggido shared how loss impacted her ability to establish relationships.

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Podcast Episode highlights b...

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June 21, 2024 11 mins

This week’s episode looks at the pressure so many of us put on ourselves to “move on” and be okay again. But, grief is a winding road and a lifelong journey. We explore ways we can aid ourselves in our healing journey. "Maya" is sharing part of her story to encourage and let us know we are not alone.

The Motherless Daughters Ministry has been part of Maya's story and is here for you. Resources and opportunit...

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June 7, 2024 11 mins

The Motherless Daughters Ministry is fortunate to have a team of great volunteers. This series highlights MDM podcast administrator, Sarah Lynn Wells, interviewing volunteers to learn more about their stories of getting involved with the ministry. All of us are motherless daughters, but everyone has a unique experience.

 The current episode features Mary Frank, a talented volunteer who is sharing her knowledge, skills, and abilities...

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Some motherless daughters find parenting a challenge without their mother. Whether it is not having their mother physically there anymore or not having had a positive motherly role model it can feel lonely and overwhelming parenting as a motherless daughter.  Sarah Lynn Wells, Podcast Administrator, shares her story of finding comfort in the middle of her challenge.  This podcast kicks off a new series of intermittent episodes enti...

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May 10, 2024 9 mins

Mother's Day can be a challenging day for motherless daughters. There are as many reasons for its challenging nature as there are individuals. Every situation is unique, but we all understand and identify with the impact on our lives. Regardless of the type of loss, the day can be heavy. This episode looks at some strategies from our Founder, Mary Ellen Collins, for getting through the day.

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April 26, 2024 12 mins

In our busy lives, it can be so easy to stuff our grief down and fill our minds with anything else. We live busy, fast-paced lives with many things that vie for our attention. All of those things can become the “anything else” that  fills our minds, helps us avoid feeling the grief,  and convinces us that we are “fine.” 

Resources

Podcast Episode highlights blog by C. A. Bleu:
https://www.motherlessdaughtersministry.com...

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April 12, 2024 11 mins

This week’s episode gives a review of the book, Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of the Narcissistic Motherby Dr. Karyl McBride. Cathy DiBella, one of our volunteers who is a blog writer as well as a facilitator, shares what the book covers and how it can help women who have a narcissistic mother.

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March 29, 2024 14 mins

The Motherless Daughters Ministry’s flagship offering is  The “Journey Retreat: Healing the Wounds of Mother Loss One Step at a Time.” It is designed to assist you in resuming, continuing, or starting the path to healing from the impact of mother loss. This is an in-person retreat for motherless daughters, both those who have physically lost their mother or those who had mother loss through abandonment, emotional absence, or narcis...

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March 15, 2024 19 mins

Motherless Daughters Minstry’s podcast administrator, Sarah Lynn Wells, interviewed Maryann Rousseau. Maryann has started a new platform, Daughters Without Mothers, which is a place to share stories of hope from women who have experienced mother loss. Listen to hear more about Maryann’s story and learn about Daughters Without Mothers.

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Ways to find Daughters Without Mothers:
●      Website: www.DaughtersWi...

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March 1, 2024 9 mins

Memories that bring a smile to your face are great tools to help through the grief journey. This week our episode focuses on how we can keep our mother’s memory alive for ourselves and others around us.  Blog writer, Julie Thompson, shares one way she found comfort in carrying on something important to her mother and sharing it with others around her.

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February 16, 2024 12 mins

Being hurt by those you look to for nurturing and support is most painful. It is challenging to continue hoping to have expectations for a loving relationship fulfilled. Learning to forgive under these circumstances is even more challenging.  This episode features blog writer, Rekita Chenault, as she reveals a part of her journey to discover the power of forgiveness.

The Motherless Daughter’s Ministry’s flagship offering, ...

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February 2, 2024 12 mins

The Motherless Daughters Ministry (MDM) is blessed to have an active team of volunteers. MDM podcast administrator, Sarah Lynn Wells, has conducted interviews to learn more about their stories of getting involved with the ministry. Each episode highlights how they have seen God use their stories to help others, and what they’ve learned from working with the ministry. In this episode we are highlighting the work of Johnda Buck, how ...

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January 19, 2024 10 mins

A season can be defined as a period identified by a set of distinguishing characteristics. This episode features another blog by C.A. Bleu which reveals her journey into reflection on the past year of growth. Her “season of searching” included courageous exploration of truths that were “struggling to reveal their bone structure…”  What began as a painful challenge unfolds into a “renewed” period of growth.

The Motherless D...

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