episode 011 - Charlotte Gatlin - REAL: A Mom's Journey from Expectation to Reality Interesting Ish

Charlotte Gatlin seems to me ... to be a survivor. She has a great story, family, father and support system and people around her that don't see the world or speak of the world in a way that is as "stripped" or raw as she does. They haven't had her walk. This is all of us. We have that challenge of understanding one another. The following is a conversation about the challenges of mental health on a marriage. Mental Health affects us all, and, as it turns out, if you didn't know ... all of us struggle with it. All of us are in community and have to choose BOTH love and boundaries within this conversation. Only a handful of you will read this intro and description, but when you do ... consider what it looks like to send your mom some love, send your father some grace, choose some space from a toxic relationship, and wonder what the next step is towards a healthier and more peaceful life. Charlotte did and I hope you do too. I hope you enjoy.



2:00 - Intro - REAL: A mom's journey from expectation to reality

3:25 - Publishing Process

4:50 - The Pivot - making the call

6:40 - Memoirs to Pages

7:00 - Early years of marriage

9:25 - Minimizing Mom

12:00 - Honoring mothering :)

13:55 - Turning Points

14:00 - Physical, emotional, verbal and financial abuse

17:50 - Losing your father and your marriage

21:00 - Supervised Visitation

22:20 - "Enough" becoming resiliency and compassion

24:32 - No matter the outcome - there is HOPE

27:18 - 3 Questions

27:30 - Being Grateful as a mindset