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Oct 2023
35m 59s

37: [Nicole Bowman] It’s a Heavy Role

Broken Cycle Media
About this episode
*Content warning: substance use disorder, addiction, suicidal ideation, child abuse, emotional, mental, and environmental abuse.

Nicole Bowman is a mother, writer, blogger, and former teacher. She utilizes her degrees in education, childhood development, & English, as well as her active pursuit to be a therapist to create thoughtful, advocacy-based content. Through live stage performances, blogging, poetry, and autobiographical writing, Nicole shares about the nuances of the abuse she faced as a child, as well as her healing process. We are so grateful that she was willing to speak to us today about all that came next for her amidst her journey through motherhood and the process of unparenting herself.

Nicole's website
https://www.allthethingsmotherish.com/

Nicole's Instagram
http://www.instagram.com/allthethingsmotherish

Expressing Motherhood
https://expressingmotherhood.com/

For additional resources:
http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources

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