In this episode of The Nona Jones Show, Nona will share her personal journey to healing from the deep wound of abandonment by her mother and the critical role forgiveness plays in healing the hurts that linger in our hearts.

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00:00 Introduction
00:53 Welcome & trigger warning
02:11 My earliest memory with my mother
12:03 When my mom said she wished she never had me
14:20 How I processed the abuse
17:00 Going to church on my own
18:22 Being kicked out of the house
21:57 High school graduation and preaching my first sermon at church
25:47 Being pressured by my husband to work on my relationship with her
28:15 My attempt to reconnect
30:19 The final nail in the coffin
31:55 The birth of my first son
35:59 Their crazy is not your responsibility
37:30 Insights for your journey to healing
39:26 What started me on my path to healing
40:53 Our relationship today
41:52 What I want you to know if you're going through the same thing