What happens when the truth finally costs too much to carry?In the final episode of ReMothered Season One, Lori returns to the moment everything broke open—the discovery of the stolen $15,000 from the family farm. But this isn’t just a story about theft. It’s about the instant a daughter realizes she cannot keep protecting what is destroying her.This episode marks the internal shift—the quiet, seismic moment of dissociation from enmeshment. The realization: I am not a cohort. I cannot be complicit. It is the beginning of the end, even though walking away would take another twenty years.Through intimate storytelling, this episode explores narcissistic abuse, family loyalty, secrecy, and the long arc of estrangement. It is about how survival patterns form, why leaving takes time, and how clarity often arrives long before action is possible.If you’re navigating parental estrangement, recovering from narcissistic family dynamics, or drawn to indie podcasts that blend emotional truth with investigative storytelling, this season finale was made for you.Season One ends here—but the reckoning has only begun
Will this be the final straw?
What happens when the moment you choose yourself… your mother suddenly gets sick?In this episode of ReMothered, Lori tells the story of the phone call that changed everything — the biopsy that returned “positive,” the instant switch into caretaker mode, and the decision to walk away from a dream opportunity in Vancouver to return home.But as casseroles piled up and prayers rolled in, something didn’t add up.The Diagnosis is an exploration of emotional manipulation disguised as illness, the duty trap of enmeshment, and the quiet instincts that whisper when something isn’t right — even when love tells you to ignore them.This episode asks one haunting question: What kind of mother builds a lie so big her child gives up her life for it?If you’ve ever wrestled with loyalty, guilt, or the cost of constantly putting someone else first, this story may feel uncomfortably familiar.You’re not alone. And you’re not imagining it.
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In Episode 9 of ReMothered, I share a story about routes—the streets, the uniforms, and the paths that shape us when someone else tries to choose our life. From learning the rhythm of a radio station to navigating small-town dynamics with my mother, I explore independence, enmeshment, and the freedom that comes from claiming your own road.
This episode touches on childhood enmeshment, parental control, small-town life, and finding mentorship as a way to grow. Perfect for listeners interested in healing from narcissistic abuse, family dynamics, mental health, and personal growth.
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Episode 8 — Carbon Copy
What happens when a child becomes the outline instead of the author?
This episode explores the quiet, consuming shape of enmeshment — when “being close” slips into becoming a carbon copy. From copied tastes and borrowed perfume to triangulation, guilt-curfews, and the soft gaslighting that rewrites a future into something “sensible,” Lori traces how identity gets pressed thin under someone else’s paper… and how it starts to grow back.
This chapter moves between memory, psychology, and a letter to Little Lori — an unsealing of what was borrowed, what was lost, and what is finally reclaimed.
If you grew up being praised for closeness that actually cost you yourself, this one might feel like a flashlight.
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This episode contains discussion of narcissistic abuse, enmeshment, emotional manipulation, triangulation, financial deceit, and parentification. Listener discretion is advised.
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Birthdays are supposed to bless—not test. I woke up with a clean kind of hope and ended the day reading a room like a budget. On the farm: fried patties, boiled potatoes, gifts with price tags spoken out loud, and a mask I didn’t choose. In Edmonton: my Gram and Pa’s house glowed—gifts without secrets, a table that always had room. Between performance and belonging, I learned why “happy birthday” sometimes sounded like “perform correctly.” As I turn forty-eight, I’m reclaiming the ritual—choosing the house that felt like my heart and rebuilding it where I live now.
Content note: family conflict, enmeshment/triangulation, gaslighting dynamics (non-graphic).
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Episode 6 — The Family Name
In an oil-and-ag town where reputation is currency, a sign in a gas-station window turns a private crisis public: Do not accept cheques from him. My dad brings the storm home; what follows isn’t confession—it’s fog: denial, deflection, and the slow math of soft gaslighting. Between the sign everyone can see and the silence at our table, I track the moment my autonomy read like betrayal—and why a part of me still wondered if she might be innocent, even when my body already knew.
Content notes: financial abuse, yelling, gaslighting dynamics.
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To protect privacy, some names/identifying details are changed or omitted. These are my personal experiences and opinions. Nothing here is medical, psychological, or legal advice. If this stirs stuff up, you’re not alone—resources are in the show notes; consider reaching out to local support or a trusted professional.
Content note: This episode discusses emotional abuse, gaslighting, and the cumulative impact of “small” harms. Please listen with care. If you’re in the US or Canada and need support, call or text 988.What breaks you isn’t always a hurricane. Sometimes it’s a drip—quiet, steady, waved off as “not a big deal.” In this episode of ReMothered, Lori traces the micro-moments that soaked the floorboards: minimizations, reality edits, the “jokes” that weren’t jokes. This isn’t about blame; it’s about finally naming the pattern so you can stop living under a swollen ceiling. If you’ve ever been told you’re “too sensitive,” this one hands you the flashlight and points it at the slow leak.
💬 Topics: micro-aggressions and “small” harms, gaslighting and minimization, boundary nicks, parentification/enmeshment, nervous-system fatigue, remothering practices, trauma recovery.
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What happens when a child becomes the confidant of their parent?
In this episode of Remothered, Lori returns to a cold winter morning in her childhood — a day in an old wood shed where her father shared a secret no eight-year-old should have to carry. That moment would shape decades of emotional caretaking, silence, and survival.
Through the lens of parentification and Internal Family Systems therapy, Lori explores what happens when the boundaries between parent and child collapse — and what it takes to rebuild them in adulthood.
This is not a story of blame, but of recognition: of the child who held too much, the adult who learned to set it down, and the healing that comes when silence finally breaks.
If you’ve ever carried your family’s secrets, this one’s for you.
💬 Topics: parentification, emotional caretaking, healing the inner child, boundaries, trauma recovery.
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The Weight of Secrets: When a Child Becomes the Keeper
What happens when a child is asked to hold what was never theirs? In this episode of Remothered, Lori McLean revisits the day her childhood shifted—from innocence to silence. Through memory, reflection, and compassion, she explores how emotional neglect, secrecy, and control can shape a nervous system for survival rather than safety.
Drawing from trauma expert Dr. Gabor Maté’s wisdom, Lori breaks down what complex PTSD looks like when it’s born from everyday chaos, not just catastrophe. She shares how remothering—learning to give yourself the care you never received—turns pain into power and silence into strength.
If you’ve ever carried family secrets or felt responsible for keeping the peace, this story will meet you where you are.
Keywords: narcissistic abuse recovery, complex PTSD, childhood trauma healing, emotional abuse podcast, remothering, inner child work, generational healing, trauma recovery journey
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What happens when a child’s cry for comfort is met with anger instead of care?
In this episode, I reflect on an early lesson that shaped how I carried pain—my own, and my mother’s—and share a letter to little Lori reminding her that her feelings were always valid.
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In this first episode, I return to the afternoons I came home to an empty house as a child — a place where fear was met with shame instead of comfort. I share how those moments of abandonment shaped me for years, and the weight of carrying that silence into adulthood. Through a letter to my younger self, I remind her — and us — that it was never her fault to feel scared, and that healing begins when we allow our pain to be seen, not silenced.Follow ReMothered:The Podcast on Social Media
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This is more than a story; it's a reclamation. "Re-Mothered" explores the wounds left by unmet needs, mother trauma and generational silence.
Tune is every Tuesday as Lori peels away another layer and continues her healing journey in real time by sealing each episode with a letter to her inner child.