Topics include family crisis with a mentally ill relative, escaping a homeschool cult, handling abusive workplace behavior, navigating family disapproval of a spouse, and overcoming dyslexia with resilience and success.
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Seek alternative solutions for protecting disabled father from mentally ill relative.
Explore options for overcoming trauma and financial obstacles created by abusive homeschool cult.
Diplomatically navigate ending forced friendship with unprofessional manager post-firing.
Deep dives
Dealing with a Toxic Relationship
The writer discusses a rocky relationship with her mother that started during grade school and worsened with a divorce at age 12. Despite earlier troubles, the mother supported the writer financially and emotionally through a divorce, leading to her marriage to a loving and supportive partner. However, the mother disapproves of the new husband without providing concrete reasons, creating tension and leading to visits without her husband, causing emotional strain.
Spiritual Disconnection and Approval
The mother claims a spiritual disconnect with her children based on advice from a fortune teller, using this as a justification for their strained relationship. Her disapproval of the writer's husband, coupled with her ambiguous reasoning and lack of acceptance despite significant positive changes in the writer's life, adds a layer of complexity to their interactions.
Challenges of Marital Approval
The writer's journey from a toxic marriage to a loving one exposes her mother's disapproval of the positive change, creating conflict and unease within the family dynamic. Visits without the husband due to the mother's rejection lead to inner conflict, as the writer grapples with the emotional toll of maintaining relationships with a disapproving parent and supportive spouse.
Standing Up to a Cold-Hearted Mother
A mother discusses how she stood up for her husband, resulting in her mother icing out her family for almost four years. Despite pressure to apologize, she maintains her stance. The podcast host reassures her that she did nothing wrong and highlights her mother's responsibility in the situation.
Empowering journey through Dyslexia
An individual shares their journey with dyslexia from feeling ashamed and struggling in school to achieving multiple degrees and a PhD position. They stress the importance of getting diagnosed, embracing talents, and advocating for oneself. The podcast emphasizes the individual's resilience and the significance of grace and patience in achieving goals despite challenges.
Your disabled father's safety is jeopardized by a violent, mentally ill relative, and legal remedies have proven insufficient. Welcome to Feedback Friday!
And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!
On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:
Your paralyzed, terminally sick father's safety is at risk due to a violent, mentally ill family member, and legal interventions seem ineffective. What alternative solutions exist?
Raised in an abusive, isolating homeschool cult, you struggle with trauma, financial hardship, and inaccessibility to college due to a lack of legitimate transcripts. Are you out of luck, or might there be a workaround? [Thanks to licensed mental health counselor and cult expert Steven Hassan for helping us with this one!]
After enduring a volatile, unprofessional manager who alienated staff and customers, how can you diplomatically end your forced friendship now that he's been fired?
Your mother's disapproval of your loving husband has led to an 'all or none' ultimatum resulting in estrangement and heartbreak for your son, who wonders why you "don't visit grandma anymore." What can you do?
A dyslexic listener shares their journey to success, urging others with dyslexia to embrace their strengths, seek accommodations, and overcome shame by being open and advocating for their needs.
Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!