I knew today's guest, JoAnna Bennett, from high school, and our conversation touches on JoAnna's unlearning of what love, safety and worth mean to her.
We repeat patterns that are set in childhood and many times generations before ours. JoAnna shares her experiences growing up in a dysfunctional household and carrying on that pattern in her dysfunctional marriage. She speaks about how motherhood and her kids gave her reason to leave the relationship and get a divorce and and what steps she has taken to heal and redefine love.
I hope that you tune in and take away one of the many nuggets of wisdom that JoAnna shares.
Book mentioned -
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
About the guest
JoAnna Bennett (she/her) is a full-time working mother of two wonderful humans, two goofy dogs, four pensive hens, and a fuzzy tarantula. She is also an avid reader, an insatiable learner, and a self-acknowledged survivor. She is a writer and account manager at O’Brien Communications Group, a Columnist at BizCatalyst360, and a committee volunteer for The Center for Safe Futures.
You can learn more about JoAnna and read her writing on her LinkTree, connect with her on Instagram @joanna_baanana, find her on LinkedIn or email her at joanna@obriencg.com.
About the host
Lisa Chin (she/her/hers) believes that knowing ourselves is central to being happy and fulfilled. This podcast is about the observation and examination of self - exploring all the things that make us who we are. Why? Because the better we understand ourselves, the more good we can do in the world.
Lisa creates and podcasts from the traditional and unceded land of the Nipmuc/k and Massachusett tribes in a town outside Boston, MA.
To learn more about Lisa, her writing as well as opportunities to work with her, visit www.lisaforreal.com. Feel free to send her an email or DM her on Instagram @reclaimingmotherhood with your thoughts of an inspired life.
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