This is Episode Four of conversations with stoic mamas along the way, part of a series of conversations with moms who’ve consciously chosen to shift the way they’re relating to this circumstance; using the context of parenting a trans-identified child to inspire personal healing and growth. This episode is sponsored by Dream School. Brought to you by the creators of This Jungian Life, Dream School is a year-long dream interpretation course designed to teach you how to “decode the language of metaphor and symbol, and harness the power of your unconscious wisdom.” Stoicmom subscribers can get 15% off tuition with the coupon code: STOICMOM15 Go to https://thisjungianlife.com/join-dream-school/ to learn more and enroll.
I’m so grateful to Marie and her openness and vulnerability during this conversation that I loved! Marie describes what a similar approach she and I have taken in relating to our daughters’ adolescence and claiming of trans identities. Essentially, that she took this challenging circumstance of parenting adolescents in today’s world as an opportunity to “look under the hood” and discover how she could show up differently and be the parent she wanted to be for her two highly sensitive kiddos. In the process, she accumulated tools, new ways of thinking, and community that would resource her so she could become a better model rather than a bitter one. In taking this approach, not only has she shifted the dynamic with her children to be more healthy, she’s personally benefitted from updating the stories she has of herself and her children.
I mention a few articles from the SMP archives including Liminal and the most recent, Responsibility. I also wanted to link CwyAFTM Part One: the Energy as it reinforces Marie’s description of the damage that can happen when we’re operating out of fear. If you’re thinking you could benefit from resourcing yourself with a like-minded community of moms who are finding the courage to do the self-examination that Marie describes, here’s the link to learn more:
https://the-stoicmom-project.mn.co/ (be sure to scroll down below the header image)
Learning to "come home to myself" -with Marie