The Black Mother Wound Podcast
by The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts · 116 episodes
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Welcome to The Black Mother Wound, a podcast where we dig deep into the unique challenges faced by Black women in their relationships with their mothers. Join us every week as we embark on an honest, vulnerable, and nurturing journey toward embracing, understanding and healing, and embracing our inner little girl. In a world that often tries to silence our voices, this podcast is a safe space where we unpack the complexities of our relationships with the women who raised us. We confront the reality of toxic dynamics and the profound impact they have had on our lives. But we d...
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32 min
You Can't Heal Your Mother Wound Without Making Hard Choices
Ask me anything (link) Y'all, I need us to have an honest conversation about what it actually takes to heal your mother wound. Because one thing I'm noticing from the questions you…
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32 min
Live at the 2026 Mental Wealth Expo With Minaa B.
This week’s episode was recorded live at the 2026 Mental Wealth Expo hosted by Charlamagne Tha God and the Mental Wealth Alliance. I’m joined by licensed therapist and author Minaa…
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40 min
Go After Your Dreams DAMNIT!
What happens after you’ve spent years healing your mother wound? At some point, you have to start living. In this episode, I’m talking about having the audacity to go after the lif…
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40 min
LIVE PODCAST RECORDING
This episode is a little different. You’re listening to audio from the live episode of the Black Mother Wound Podcast I recorded in June 2026 in front of a live audience. And y’all…
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30 min
The Grief of What Was Lost and the Promise of What’s to Come
Do I ever regret the time you lost because of your mother wound? I do. When you start healing, you can look back and see just how much your relationship with your mother shaped you…
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27 min
Choosing Your Inner Little Girl
In this episode of the Black Mother Wound Podcast, Jennifer answers a listener question about what happens when you ignore healing your mother wound and how to become more consiste…
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38 min
How to Recognize and Receive Love After a Lifetime of Not Having It
How do you recognize danger when danger was normal growing up? How do you receive love when the love you knew was conditional? And how do you know when you're making a decision fro…
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32 min
When the Inner Work Isn’t Working
What happens when you’ve done all the inner work, but your actual life still isn’t changing? You’ve read the books. You’ve listened to the podcasts. You’ve journaled, meditated, sa…
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[RePlay] Stop Talking to Yourself Like That
The way you speak to yourself did not start with you.The words spoken over you, and the ones that never came, do not simply pass through, they take root. They settle into the soil…
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27 min
Your New Life Will Cost You Your Old One
In this episode of the Black Mother Wound Podcast, Jennifer gets honest about what came up after her AC went out in the middle of a South Carolina summer. What started as a home ow…
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27 min
Who Am I Without Helping?
What happens when being helpful becomes the way you prove that you’re a good person? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and I finally had to admit something I’ve been danc…
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27 min
The Lie That Keeps You Playing Small
For so many of us, healing isn't just about setting boundaries with other people. It's about finally stopping the habit of abandoning ourselves. In this episode, I'm talking about…
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36 min
Starting Over and Letting Myself Be Seen, Even When It’s Messy
After sharing that she had started driving Uber at 51, Jennifer expected judgment. Instead, nearly 50,000 people watched the video, and hundreds reached out with encouragement, sup…
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30 min
The Black Mother Wound: I Thought Me and My Mother Were Close
For years, Jennifer believed she and her mother had a close relationship. They talked every day. They spent time together. They shopped together. She called her mother her best fri…
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32 min
Let Your Freak Flag Fly
Let’s keep in touch! Grab my free mini-course Work with me one-on-one Attend my live event in Charlotte Ask me anything about healing your mother wound and I’ll answer it on the po…
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27 min
What I Wish I Knew Sooner
In this week's episode, Jennifer talks about a few of the lessons she wishes she would have learned earlier on her healing journey. Let’s keep in touch! Grab my free mini-course Wo…
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31 min
I Don't Even Know Who I Am
Healing isn't about becoming someone new. It's about undoing who your mother taught you to be. In this episode, Jennifer introduces a new framework for healing the Black Mother Wou…
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42 min
Being Smart and Not Knowing Shit at the Same Time
In this episode of the Black Mother Wound Podcast, Jennifer gets honest about what came up after her AC went out in the middle of a South Carolina summer. What started as a home ow…
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31 min
I Thought I Was Being Considerate, But I Was Codependent
Today, Jennifer gets honest about a realization that hit hard: what she thought was being considerate, thoughtful, kind, and “a good person” was actually codependency. This is a re…
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38 min
When You're Tired of Being Strong and Have No Village
Have you ever looked around at the life you've built and thought, "I should be happy, but I'm exhausted?" This week's episode was inspired by a listener who asked a heartbreaking q…