Episode 54: "You Have to Let Your Babies Grow Up": A Mother’s Day Conversation About Parenting Adult Children
“You have to let your babies grow up.”
In this special Mother’s Day episode of Living in 3D Power, Dr. Amber Sessoms is joined by her oldest daughter, Jojo, for a deeply honest conversation about motherhood, healing, trauma, therapy, boundaries, and what happens when your child becomes old enough to see your humanity differently.
Together, they reflect on:
growing up with a young single mother
surviving domestic violence and poverty
therapy and breaking generational stigma
parenting adult children
giving parents grace while honoring your own experiences
reconnecting with estranged family
learning to love each other differently in adulthood
Inspired by Emma’s Chicken Nugget Wisdom:
“You have to let your babies grow up.”
This conversation explores the both/and of Mother’s Day:
love and grief, healing and hurt, boundaries and connection, motherhood and becoming.
Chapters
00:36 Mothers Day Reflections
02:04 Family Stages And Spacing
03:20 Prom Tears And Group Chats
05:24 Why Healing Matters
06:55 First Big Question
07:41 Young Mom Survival
09:48 Leaving Abuse Behind
13:02 Poverty And Christmases
15:54 Campus Kid Village
19:55 No Kids In This World
26:58 Grace And Therapy
31:54 Asthma And School Battles
35:31 DV Trauma And Custody
37:10 Finally Ready for Therapy
42:09 Bio Mom Returns
47:01 Boundaries and Motherhood Titles
52:03 Loving Each Other as Adults
55:32 Kicked Out and Growing Up
58:53 Needs Values and Strength
01:02:59 Choosing Not to Settle
01:07:29 Raising Your Mom
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