Cover art for Laugh, Cry, Scream: Life with Grief & Estrangement

Christina Workman

Laugh, Cry, Scream: Life with Grief & Estrangement

What I Finally Saw in the Mirror: Accountability After Estrangement

Published
November 4, 2026
Duration
44:36
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Last updated
Nov 4, 2026

Discusses health, mental, kids, family, parenting.

Summary

This is Part 2 of my emotional conversation with Krystina.If Part 1 was about the question, “Did I turn on estranged parents?” then Part 2 is about what I finally started to see.This is where the conversation goes deeper.We talk about accountability, defensiveness, impact, shame, the Julia Effect, and the painful difference between meaning well and unders…

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Show notes

This is Part 2 of my emotional conversation with Krystina.If Part 1 was about the question, “Did I turn on estranged parents?” then Part 2 is about what I finally started to see.This is where the conversation goes deeper.We talk about accountability, defensiveness, impact, shame, the Julia Effect, and the painful difference between meaning well and understanding how something landed.This episode is not about calling parents bad.It is not about saying adult children are always right.It is not abo

Themes

  • health
  • mental
  • kids
  • family
  • parenting