Relationships with mothers

From historic buildings linked to emancipation to tiny village chapels, Jamaica is home to the world’s highest density of churches. The Caribbean Island faced a profound spiritual crisis after Hurricane Melissa devastated many of the 1600 sacred spaces where people gathered to wo ...  Show more

In India, official figures suggest that one in three women experience domestic violence. In 2023, police registered over 130,000 cases of marital abuse and more than 6,000 women were killed in disputes relating to dowries. Despite these high numbers, societal attitudes to domesti ...  Show more

Iyanla travels to Birmingham, Alabama to work with daughters Kim and Annette whose relationship with their mother Charlene is at a breaking point. As little girls, the sisters felt their mother traded being a good parent for relationships with men who were often controlling and e ...  Show more

We talk about the connections we have with our mothers, despite the nature of our relationships with them; the decision to love from afar; and what forgiveness can look like, as we get older and are able to humanize our mothers more. 

‏من الصعب جداً أن تتخلى عن شيء تحبه، لأن الظروف أجبرتك على ذلك، أو ربما تصرفات بعضهم تدفعك الى ترك ما تحب، أحياناً كثيرة تتنازل بألم لأنك لا تستطيع أن تنزع سعادة أحدهم لأجل طمأنينة قلبك، ، فالرحيل أوفى وأكرم في هذه الحلقة سنتعرف على سالي أم لطفلين يعانون من التوحد, و ما الذي اجبر ...  Show more

«Avec ma mère, ça a toujours été très conflictuel. Étant aujourd'hui une mère, je ne souhaite pas éduquer ma fille comme ça. Mon conjoint a été éduqué d'une toute autre façon par ses parents, une façon très bienveillante. J'ai rencontré sa mère, j'ai vraiment vu quelqu'un ...