Hey, welcome to Motherkind. It is me, your host, Zoe Blaski. I am so happy you are here and I cannot wait

for you to hear this episode, one of our most downloaded in 2025. Enjoy. Welcome to Motherkind with me,

your host, Zoe Blaski. This is the show that's going to give you tools, validation and support for navigating the roller coaster. That is modern motherhood. This week's episode is about family dynamics, specifically what to do. If you have a family member whose behaviour you struggle with,

my expert this week is Harriet Shearsmith, family dynamics coach and author of a new book,

which is brilliant, called Unfollowing Mum, Break unhealthy Patterns and Be the Parent

You wished you'd had. This is such a powerful episode and in many ways a difficult one because Harriet shares her

own personal story of realizing that she actually had a very unhealthy relationship with

her own mum, which she realised while they were actually living together. And she tells us

what happened next. I was blown away by Harriet's story, but also her knowledge and her deep desire

to support anyone who is navigating a tricky family relationship. Not only does she normalise this, but she also

offers so many pearls of wisdom and advice to empower us to stop ignoring it, just hoping that it will

go away and actually begin to face it. We talk about the signs of an unhealthy family relationship,

how on earth to work out what to do next when you start to see some of those signs, what to do

if you get pushback and the guilt that can come up and ultimately how to find peace even with

the difficult people in your life. I really think this is one of

those episodes that is going to change many people's lives. I also think it's an episode that's

going to get shared a lot. So if you know someone in your circle who is struggling with this or has

struggled with it, please do share this episode. Be that mother in your circle who is struggling with this or has struggled with it, please do

share this episode. Be that mother in your community, in your world, who is sharing experts like

Harriet, sharing the solution and offering hope. Here it is. I hope you love it.

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