Episode Details

Mother’s Day can bring up a lot. 

Grief. 
Longing. 
Love. 
Resentment. 
Regret. 
Sadness for what was… and sadness for what never was. 

In this episode of Cacao Conversations, we use Mother’s Day as the doorway into a much deeper conversation: What happens when life doesn’t look the way you imagined? 

Maybe you lost your mother. 
Maybe you lost a child. 
Maybe becoming a mother never happened the way you hoped. 
Maybe your relationship with your mother is complicated. 
Maybe the life you thought you’d have by now looks completely different. 

And underneath all of it is something many people quietly carry: 
The grief of unmet expectations. 
The grief of identities, timelines, dreams, and futures we built ourselves around. 

This conversation is about more than motherhood. It’s about learning how to stop defining yourself by the life that didn’t happen… and reconnecting with the life that’s asking to be lived now. 

We also explore: 
• the deeper meaning of the sacred feminine 
• creation beyond motherhood 
• identity, purpose, and reinvention 
• the loneliness so many people feel around unmet expectations 
• why community and honest conversations matter more than ever 

You are not alone in this. 

And maybe the next version of your life begins the moment you stop worshipping the one you thought you were supposed to have. 

If this conversation resonates, this is the kind of work we explore inside: Reclaim Your Power — The Remembering: A 6-Week Journey Back to Your True Self A space where you are seen, supported, challenged, and reminded who you truly are. 

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Julietta Wenzel
 Founder of Body & Soul Ministries
 Instagram: @bodyandsoulministries

Dorice Ross
 Elder of Body & Soul Ministries
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