When you are pioneering anything or introducing new ideas to the culture, you get criticized.

You do?

Yeah. Did you hear about that?

I didn't find the one. I found someone I respected and we made it the one.

In a sort of longing kind of view of love, people understand each other as if by magic.

Nothing in itself is addictive on one hand. And in the hand, everything could be addictive if

there's an emptiness in that person that needs to be filled. I now know that nobody changes

until they change their energy. And when you change your energy, you change your life.

I'm Gwyneth Peltro. This is the Goop Podcast, bringing together thought leaders, culture

changers, creatives, founders and CEOs, scientists, doctors, healers and seekers. Here to start

conversations, because simply asking questions and listening has the

power to change the way we see the world.

Here we go.

This week, we're sharing a gem from the Goop Podcast Archives.

My guest today is Kelly McDaniel.

Kelly is a licensed counselor, author, mother, and women's advocate.

Kelly's latest book is called Mother Hunger,

how adult daughters can understand and heal from lost nurturance, protection, and guidance.

In it, she explores the complexity of mother-daughter relationships and seeks to normalize the

experience of yearning for maternal love. Today, we talk about how mother hunger manifests and how

this type of longing impacts our sense of self-beginning in infancy. We talk about how mother

hunger presents itself in other types of relationships. Kelly says that what we did

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