This is Episode Three 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 Dreamschool. Brought to you by the creators of This Jungian Life, Dreamschool 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.
It was difficult to choose a title for this episode since there were so many great quotes and valuable awarenesses to choose from. A close contender was “What profound grief and pain can do.” This is such a great conversation to be a Dreamschool sponsored episode since S. Bee shares a handful of her own dreams that speak to the mindblowing power of our unconscious to communicate to us in our sleep. This mama of a trans-identified young adult daughter has left powerful comments on two recent SMP articles; it was these comments that inspired my invitation to this conversation, and I reference these comments often throughout the recording. Here are links to S. Bee’s contributions to these comment sections:
I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did! This was a long chat and I had to cut some to get it to a reasonable length so I’m currently putting together a post of “bonus content” with S. Bee that will include this part of our conversation as well as her transcript of the serial killer dream. Stay tuned for that…!
Oops! I published and then remembered that I promised to track down and share this quote about the human relationship with heartbreak:
If you’re really listening, if you’re awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly. In fact, your heart is made to break; its purpose is to burst open again and again so that it can hold ever-more wonders. -Andrew Harvey
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