Re-Mothered

Troll In A Jar Productions
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“A podcast about healing from narcissistic abuse, parentification, and family enmeshment.”Re-Mothered is a raw and reflective podcast about healing the wounds we were never meant to carry. Hosted by Lori MacLean—diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at two and raised in the shadow of a complicated mother-daughter bond. This show explores what happens when we finally speak silenced truths. Through vivid storytelling, letters to “little Lori,” and personal reflection, it brings shame into the light and turns pain into healing. New episodes every Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. May 26

    Relief For Approval

    Relief for Approval — When Being Needed Felt Like Being Loved The first time Lori remembers feeling relief because someone was pleased with her… she was four years old, sitting between her parents during a late-night argument, trying to make peace happen with tiny hands and a terrified nervous system. In this episode of ReMothered, Lori explores the roots of people pleasing, emotional hypervigilance, and the quiet addiction to approval that so many survivors of enmeshment and emotional instability carry into adulthood. This is an episode about: • learning to read rooms before reading books • becoming “easy” in order to feel safe • the hidden grief beneath being the fixer • performing love instead of receiving it • and what happens when survival starts erasing the self Raw, intimate, and deeply reflective, this episode traces the moment relief became confused with love — and the lifelong cost of that bargain. If this episode resonates with you, follow the podcast and share it with someone navigating healing, identity, nervous system recovery, or life after emotional survival mode. Follow & Connect: WarriorNation Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/warriornation365 TikTok: @remotheredpodcast2 Music Credit: Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!) https://uppbeat.io/t/west-valley-shakers/do-what-youre-supposed-to License code: UELCGFYFCYSQF3DB Until next time… take gentle care of yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 min

  2. May 12

    How Exile Became My Exit - A LIfe Update

    "When my mother told me I was no longer welcome in her family, I didn't panic. I didn't plead. I felt free." I’m taking you into the heart of a "compliant dance" I performed for decades—the avoidance, the redirected conversations, and the crushing weight of being responsible for someone else’s emotional stability. But what happens when the "avoidance shuffle" stops and a single boundary leads to a total unraveling? In this episode, I share: The Erosion: How the fake cancer, stolen money, and years of lies slowly weakened the hold she had on me. The Boundary: That day in 2025 when I chose not to "rescue" or "fix," and the rage that followed. Silence as Strength: How I learned that silence is a language that doesn't require self-betrayal. The Weaponization of Identity: The moment control collided with truth, and identity was used as a weapon to shut the door. Being "cast out" is usually framed as a tragedy, but for me, it was a rebirth. This is for the survivors, the "too sensitive," and anyone currently standing in that strange space between grief and relief. Exiled. And released. Stay Tuned: Follow Re-Mothered as I continue to excavate the self that was buried for years.Community: You don’t have to walk this path alone. Join us at WarriorNation—a community for all types of healing. https://www.facebook.com/warriornation365⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 min

  3. May 5

    The Good One - The Kind of Love That Felt Safe

    In this opening episode of season 2, I begin somewhere steady. With my grandfather. We called him Pa. He lived 89 years and in a life that held a lot of complexity, he was one of the few place that felt simple in the best way. Solid. Consistent. Safe. Pa didn't say more than he needed to. But what he showed me stayed. What it looked like to live with integrity. To be steady in who you are. To make the people around you feel like they matter. After losing him in March, I've foiund myself returning to those lessons in a new way. Because as I begin this season, one that moves into the deeper layers of my story...the patterns, the coping, the survival... I can see just how much that steadiness shaped me. And how much of it I'm still learning to give myself. This episode is a tribute. But it's also a starting point. Socials: https://www.facebook.com/warriornation365 tiktok: @remotheredpodcast2 Music Credits: Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/plain-and-the-valley License code: DSXDJKI30KMSSZ4C Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/peter-lainson/slow-dance License code: 3TBLHXTOCPAVSSUR Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/realizer/still-swimming License code: O7VBQV233PL7K5ZT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    13 min

  4. 12/23/2025

    Reckoning - When Truth Comes Knocking

    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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 min

  5. 12/16/2025

    The Split - Between The Lie & The Crime

    Will this be the final straw? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min

  6. 12/09/2025

    The Diagnosis: The Illness That Changed My Life

    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. Content Note: This episode includes themes of emotional manipulation, family dysfunction, and illness-related deception.Follow & Connect TikTok: @lori_rising Instagram: re.mothered_podcast email: remotheredpodcast@gmail.com Media Requests: trollinajarproductions@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    15 min

  7. 12/02/2025

    Route — Growing Up Enmeshed, Finding My Own Path

    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. Follow & Connect:TikTok: @lori_risingInstagram: @re.mothered_podcastEmail: remotheredpodcast@gmail.comMedia Requests: trollinajarproductions@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    14 min

  8. 11/25/2025

    Carbon Copy

    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. CONTENT NOTE:This episode contains discussion of narcissistic abuse, enmeshment, emotional manipulation, triangulation, financial deceit, and parentification. Listener discretion is advised. CONNECT WITH LORI: TikTok: @remotheredpodcastInstagram: @remotheredpodcastMain TikTok (personal): @lori.risingEmail: remotheredpodcast@gmail.com For media or collaboration requests:trollinajarproductions@gmail.com Listen, share, and leave a review if this episode resonates. It helps the show reach the people who need it most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    14 min
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“A podcast about healing from narcissistic abuse, parentification, and family enmeshment.”Re-Mothered is a raw and reflective podcast about healing the wounds we were never meant to carry. Hosted by Lori MacLean—diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at two and raised in the shadow of a complicated mother-daughter bond. This show explores what happens when we finally speak silenced truths. Through vivid storytelling, letters to “little Lori,” and personal reflection, it brings shame into the light and turns pain into healing. New episodes every Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Troll In A Jar Productions
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Troll In A Jar Productions
  • Show Website
    Re-Mothered

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