Give Yourself Some Grace
The R Spot with Iyanla
Shondaland Audio and iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 908 Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2022
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
In a mental-health-conscious episode, one caller recently moved in with their now-adult son after a crisis, and is struggling to live together without treating him like a child. Another caller suddenly became a guardian to her grandchildren after a heartbreaking loss and needs some support moving forward Iyanla asks that both women seek the strength inside themselves and to, most importantly, ask for the help that they need without feeling like they’re doing something wrong.
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| 0:00.0 | I am Yamla your host for this journey. I was a hopeless love a |
| 0:07.3 | hollic but just could not get my love to work. Then after a series of heartbreaks and deep heartache, I finally got clear about |
| 0:18.0 | what love is and what it is not. I want to share some of what I've learned about lover holism. |
| 0:25.4 | Welcome to the R spot, a production of Shandaland audio in partnership with I Heart Radio. One of the most challenging relationship issues that I personally have ever bumped into is learning how to shift my relationship with my children from being their mother, their mom who's got to fix everything and make it okay, |
| 1:05.0 | to learning how to parent an adult. |
| 1:09.0 | Oh my God, because as a mom, I don't know how to let go. |
| 1:18.0 | And quite frankly, I don't want to let go. |
| 1:20.6 | Because even though they're grown people, they're still going to be my children. |
| 1:23.7 | But mothers, there comes a time when you have to realize that is not your baby, that is not your |
| 1:30.1 | little pookey poo. |
| 1:31.6 | This is a grown a person and you have to learn how to be in |
| 1:36.6 | relationship with an adult and that can be hard. My first caller is dealing with just that. |
| 1:49.0 | Greetings beloved. |
| 1:50.0 | Welcome to the Arspat, where we talk about all things |
| 1:53.0 | relationships. |
| 1:54.0 | So how can I support you today? |
| 1:56.8 | It is so awesome to speak to you. |
| 1:59.0 | Thank you so much for taking time to speak to me. |
| 2:01.4 | Oh, well, thank you for taking the time to call. Yes ma'am. I called because I |
| 2:08.7 | long story short I had a mental health issue while working and ended up relocating to move with my son. |
| 2:17.6 | He was, he's always been my angel. |
| 2:20.1 | He was an absolute angel to offer me to come and live with him myself and my two dogs. |
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