Episode 174- Parenting Series - Blythe Daniel and Dr. Helen McIntosh
When we grow into adulthood, our relationships with our parents naturally shift. For some, our parents are still close. We view them as confidants, and guides or perhaps even friends of a sort. For others of us, those relationships can become strained or even broken entirely. No matter the situation, these relationships always take work. Our relationships with our parents will never be as healthy as they could be unless we invest in them and fight to make them better. Blythe Daniel and Dr. Helen McIntosh are modeling this. When Blythe approached her mother, Helen, about writing a book about healthy mother/daughter relationships, it was clear that they had the opportunity to help a lot of people. To continue our Parenting Series, Blythe and Helen sit down with Davey to share some of their story and the wisdom they’ve learned about repairing and maintaining healthy relationships with our parents.
“That intentionality is what restores relationships and holds relationships together, when we aren’t waiting for something devastating to happen, but we can really have those check-ins with our children, with our teenagers.”
-Blythe Daniel and Dr. Helen McIntosh
Episode Resources:
Pick up their book Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters
Pre-Order the Pain to Purpose 42-Day Devotional