Bad Mothers Podcast

Bad Mothers focuses on mother-daughter estrangement from the daughter's point of view, and whether these fractured relationships play a role in our decision to have children of our own. We'll also have a healthy dose of talk about abortion rights & maternal ambivalence. monicacardenas.substack.com

Bad Mothers Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Monica Cardenas, with 36 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Monica Cardenas hosts Bad Mothers Podcast, a society show with 36 episodes published.

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  S3, E12, It's better this way

  May 28, 202617 minS0

  <p>To close out season 3, I’m sharing my essay, It’s better this way, published by The Audacity on October 30, 2024. This essay is about my estrangement from my mother, my late effort to understand her as a human separate from her role as mom, and of the resolve my sisters and I shared throughout our lives.</p><p>I focused on sibling estrangement this season because I wanted to understand it better. I feel very lucky that the break with my mother strengthened my connection to my sisters rather than breaking it. That is not always possible, as we’ve hea...

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  S3, E11, When orphans become estranged, with Barbara

  May 22, 202654 minS0

  <p>My final guest for this season is Barbara, which is a pseudonym. Barbara’s parents died when she was young, and she is estranged from her siblings and step-mother. Her unique circumstances make it a bit more complicated for her to share her story or even be honest with some people in her life about members of her family who have some notoriety. Together, we decided to share her story anonymously. Please note there is mention of sexual assault in our discussion today.</p><p>As a reminder, our next book club is June 23, and we’re reading The Corr...

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  S3, E10: Unpacking complex mother-daughter relationships, with Shelly Sharon

  May 14, 202649 minS0

  <p>Shelly Sharon helps women who’ve been around the block with healing unpack the way a challenging relationship with their mother still holds them back today, so they can thrive in their life and career. Shelly is a trauma-informed, certified Hakomi therapist. After a childhood marked by neglect and abandonment, she turned her story on its head and built a life of purpose and healing, where she’s committed to helping women to heal their mother wound.</p><p>She joined me on the podcast to discuss her own experience with sibling estrangement, what it was like growing up in a...

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  S3, E9, Writer and editor Jenny Bartoy on the No Contact: Writers on Estrangement anthology

  May 7, 202639 minS0

  <p>Last week, the long-awaited anthology, No Contact, Writers on Estrangement, was published. And lucky for us, we have its editor, the lovely Jenny Bartoy, as my guest for this episode. Jenny and I talk about her own estrangement story, as well as her vision for this anthology and the process of compiling and editing a wide variety of essays on the experience of estrangement from all sides.</p><p>Jenny Bartoy is a French American editor and critic. Her writing appears in several anthologies and in such publications as The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, Under the Gum Tree...

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  S3, E8, On being a mom after estrangement from parents and younger siblings, with Jaime

  Apr 30, 202643 minS0

  <p>This week we hear from another generous person who responded to my call for stories of sibling estrangement. </p><p>Jaime has been estranged from her younger brother, sister and both parents for several years. As she explains here, she learned from these relationships how to be a better mother to her daughter. </p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Bad Mothers at monicacardenas.substack.com/subscribe

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