you're her first experience of femaleness. And that's why I think the time and time again, I hear

moms who are just like, I just don't understand why she's doing X. And a lot of my clients,

they end up reaching a point where it's sort of like, hmm, this is going on with her at this age.

What was going on with me at that age at that point in time?

And it just ends up becoming this fodder for, oh, okay, now I can understand better what's going on.

Generally speaking, a lot of the tumult that can happen is because moms haven't paused to consider their

behavior and what that's all about.

And so they end up just replaying stuff unintentionally.

Welcome back to the motherhood podcast, a live workshop-style podcast that is helping thousands of moms redefine their motherhood journey.

There was a point in my life when I was trying to do all the things, parent my kids, pour into my marriage, run a busy law practice, keep up my home.

And what I found was that I was on the fast track to burnout

until I discovered a better way. Now I help women just like you to close the gap between

their vision of motherhood and what they're actually experiencing in their day-to-day lives.

Together, we'll explore when and where to simplify, systemize, and surrender.

I promise you, you're already doing so much better than you think.

I'm your coach, Michelle Grosser, and this is Motherhood.

Welcome to the Motherhood podcast.

Today, our guest is Dr. Michelle Deering. She is a psychologist.

She's a sought-after speaker. She's the best-selling author of the book What Mothers Never Tell

Their Daughters, Five Keys to Building Trust, Restoring Connection, and Strengthening Relationships.

She is an online educator. She's a consultant, and she's the

founder and CEO of Curative Connections, which is a consulting company offering mother-daughter

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