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- 2025
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About Re-Mothered
“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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Troll In A Jar Productions
- Category
- health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 6 Oct 2025
- Latest episode
- 30 Jun 2026
Latest episodes
17 episodes in the feed.
30 Jun 2026
The Weather in Our Home - How I Learned to Read Emotions Like Weather
In this episode I open the locked door to a memory that had been living deep within my nervous system. I speak of crossing the threshold of our house every day and immediately surveying the weather inside and determining how I needed to respond to keep my emotional self "safe"
26 May 2026
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 (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 (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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
12 May 2026
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 (https://www.facebook.com/warriornation365) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
5 May 2026
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 (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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
23 Dec 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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
16 Dec 2025
The Split - Between The Lie & The Crime
Will this be the final straw? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
9 Dec 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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
2 Dec 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_rising Instagram: @re.mothered_podcast Email: remotheredpodcast@gmail.com Media Requests: trollinajarproductions@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
25 Nov 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: @remotheredpodcast Instagram: @remotheredpodcast Main TikTok (personal): @lori.rising Email: 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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
18 Nov 2025
Candles
Birthdays are supposed to bless—not test. I woke up with a clean kind of hope and ended the day reading a room like a budget. On the farm: fried patties, boiled potatoes, gifts with price tags spoken out loud, and a mask I didn’t choose. In Edmonton: my Gram and Pa’s house glowed—gifts without secrets, a table that always had room. Between performance and belonging, I learned why “happy birthday” sometimes sounded like “perform correctly.” As I turn forty-eight, I’m reclaiming the ritual—choosing the house that felt like my heart and rebuilding it where I live now. Content note: family conflict, enmeshment/triangulation, gaslighting dynamics (non-graphic). Connect • TikTok: @lori_rising • Instagram: @re.mothered_podcast • Email: remotheredpodcast@gmail.com If this met you where you are, follow, rate, and share. Your voice matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
11 Nov 2025
The Family Name
Episode 6 — The Family Name In an oil-and-ag town where reputation is currency, a sign in a gas-station window turns a private crisis public: Do not accept cheques from him. My dad brings the storm home; what follows isn’t confession—it’s fog: denial, deflection, and the slow math of soft gaslighting. Between the sign everyone can see and the silence at our table, I track the moment my autonomy read like betrayal—and why a part of me still wondered if she might be innocent, even when my body already knew. Content notes: financial abuse, yelling, gaslighting dynamics. — Connect with Lori • TikTok: @lori_rising • Instagram: @re.mothered_podcast (https://www.instagram.com/re.mothered_podcast) • Email: remotheredpodcast@gmail.com If this met you where you are, follow, rate, and share. Your voice matters. To protect privacy, some names/identifying details are changed or omitted. These are my personal experiences and opinions. Nothing here is medical, psychological, or legal advice. If this stirs stuff up, you’re not alone—resources are in the show notes; consider reaching out to local support or a trusted professional. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
4 Nov 2025
Water Damage You Can’t See
Content note: This episode discusses emotional abuse, gaslighting, and the cumulative impact of “small” harms. Please listen with care. If you’re in the US or Canada and need support, call or text 988.What breaks you isn’t always a hurricane. Sometimes it’s a drip—quiet, steady, waved off as “not a big deal.” In this episode of ReMothered, Lori traces the micro-moments that soaked the floorboards: minimizations, reality edits, the “jokes” that weren’t jokes. This isn’t about blame; it’s about finally naming the pattern so you can stop living under a swollen ceiling. If you’ve ever been told you’re “too sensitive,” this one hands you the flashlight and points it at the slow leak. 💬 Topics: micro-aggressions and “small” harms, gaslighting and minimization, boundary nicks, parentification/enmeshment, nervous-system fatigue, remothering practices, trauma recovery. 🎧 Follow ReMothered for more stories about healing from narcissistic abuse, family enmeshment, and reclaiming your voice. Re-Mothered: The Podcast — Social Media TikTok: @lori_rising (more on narcissistic abuse, enmeshment, healing) Instagram: @re.mothered_podcast FQbMDRWx4SVxx9SKvpuN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
28 Oct 2025
The Confidante - When A Child Holds Secret Wounds
What happens when a child becomes the confidant of their parent? In this episode of Remothered, Lori returns to a cold winter morning in her childhood — a day in an old wood shed where her father shared a secret no eight-year-old should have to carry. That moment would shape decades of emotional caretaking, silence, and survival. Through the lens of parentification and Internal Family Systems therapy, Lori explores what happens when the boundaries between parent and child collapse — and what it takes to rebuild them in adulthood. This is not a story of blame, but of recognition: of the child who held too much, the adult who learned to set it down, and the healing that comes when silence finally breaks. If you’ve ever carried your family’s secrets, this one’s for you. 💬 Topics: parentification, emotional caretaking, healing the inner child, boundaries, trauma recovery. 🎧 Follow Remothered for more stories about healing from narcissistic abuse, family enmeshment, and reclaiming your voice. Re-Mothered:The Podcast Social Media TikTok: @lori_rising (for more content on narcissistic abuse, enmeshment, and healing) Instagram: @re.mothered_podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
21 Oct 2025
Inherited Silence
The Weight of Secrets: When a Child Becomes the Keeper What happens when a child is asked to hold what was never theirs? In this episode of Remothered, Lori McLean revisits the day her childhood shifted—from innocence to silence. Through memory, reflection, and compassion, she explores how emotional neglect, secrecy, and control can shape a nervous system for survival rather than safety. Drawing from trauma expert Dr. Gabor Maté’s wisdom, Lori breaks down what complex PTSD looks like when it’s born from everyday chaos, not just catastrophe. She shares how remothering—learning to give yourself the care you never received—turns pain into power and silence into strength. If you’ve ever carried family secrets or felt responsible for keeping the peace, this story will meet you where you are. Keywords: narcissistic abuse recovery, complex PTSD, childhood trauma healing, emotional abuse podcast, remothering, inner child work, generational healing, trauma recovery journey Social Media LInks: Instagram: @re.mothered_podcast TikTok: @lori-rising Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
14 Oct 2025
Pain Was Not Mine
What happens when a child’s cry for comfort is met with anger instead of care? In this episode, I reflect on an early lesson that shaped how I carried pain—my own, and my mother’s—and share a letter to little Lori reminding her that her feelings were always valid. Social Media Links Insta: @re.mothered_podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
7 Oct 2025
No One Was Home
In this first episode, I return to the afternoons I came home to an empty house as a child — a place where fear was met with shame instead of comfort. I share how those moments of abandonment shaped me for years, and the weight of carrying that silence into adulthood. Through a letter to my younger self, I remind her — and us — that it was never her fault to feel scared, and that healing begins when we allow our pain to be seen, not silenced.Follow ReMothered:The Podcast on Social Media Instagram: @re.mothered_podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
6 Oct 2025
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This is more than a story; it's a reclamation. "Re-Mothered" explores the wounds left by unmet needs, mother trauma and generational silence. Tune is every Tuesday as Lori peels away another layer and continues her healing journey in real time by sealing each episode with a letter to her inner child. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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