Becca joins me today to talk about the parts of teen pregnancy nobody prepares you for — especially when you’re navigating a toxic parent, a chaotic BD, and trying to grow up while raising a whole human.

We get into the guilt, the survival mode, the patterns we inherit, and the WTF moments that break you and build you at the same time.

If you’ve ever had to parent through trauma, heal while you’re still hurting, or carry responsibilities way too young… this episode is going to hit home.

One cycle at a time. One boundary at a time.
One WTF at a time.

Some parents don’t leave… they just stop showing up.
In this episode, we break down what it really feels like to co-parent with someone who is physically alive but emotionally, mentally, or consistently gone — a ghost in your child’s life and yours.

We talk about:
✨ The heartbreak and exhaustion of raising kids with an inconsistent parent
✨ How disappearing acts affect a child’s trust, behavior, and emotional safety
✨ What “ghost parenting” looks like in real life (the patterns we never talk about)
✨ Why you stop chasing someone who should already be present
✨ Rebuilding stability when the other parent drifts in and out
✨ Breaking the cycle so your kids don’t repeat it

If you’ve ever felt alone in a “two-parent” situation, this episode is validation, comfort, and clarity wrapped in one.
You are not imagining it. You are not overreacting.
Parenting with a ghost is real — and it leaves a mark.

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Parenting hits different when the woman who raised you was toxic, chaotic, or emotionally unavailable.
This episode dives into what it’s really like to raise kids while still healing from the mother who left wounds you’re now trying to break.

We talk about:
• Mother wounds and the anger, grief, and guilt they create
• Parenting when you were never emotionally parented
• Being labeled “dramatic” or “ungrateful” for setting boundaries
• Breaking patterns your mom still denies exist
• Becoming the safe parent you needed growing up

If you’re healing while raising, breaking cycles in real time, and trying to give your kids what you never got—this one is for you.

About kids, not for kids.