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Jun 2025
17m 6s

The Follow-Up: Unlearning and Re-parenti...

DR. MONA AMIN
About this episode
This episode is personal. My husband and I sit down for an open, honest, and vulnerable conversation about what it means to reparent ourselves while raising our son. It’s a raw look at how childhood experiences—good and bad—shape us as adults, and how we can consciously break harmful cycles for the next generation. In this conversation, we explore: ✨ ... Show More
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