One Celine Dion Song Changed How I See My Mom | Not Alone

I was so busy needing my mom that I never stopped to see what she needed as a mother! It hit me in Paris, in the middle of a Céline Dion concert. She started singing "Because You Loved Me," the song my mom had me sing at my stepdad's birthday when I was 13. And suddenly all I could see was my mom's face. So I FaceTimed her, right there in the arena, and we both cried. My mom had me at 19. She wasn't always there, and it wasn't perfect. But now, as a mom of three myself, I look at her and I'm in awe of what she carried, with the tools she had, while she was still figuring out who she was. Psychologists call this filial maturity. I call it realizing your mom was just a girl. Then my son asked to watch his birthday vlog for his 8th birthday, and I found myself watching 28-year-old me through 36-year-old eyes. At the time, I was sure I wasn't doing a good job. Watching it now? I was doing so much more than I knew. Nobody tells you that part. This one's a voice note, so it goes everywhere. Why I'm officially part of the 6pm dinner club. The psychiatrist making the case for magic. And why I think a soft life could use a little fire. Tell me in the comments: when did you first see your mom as a woman? And subscribe, it's how more women like you find us. Check out our sponsor for this episode: PUORI: Third party tested supplements, screened for purity and contaminants. https://www.puori.com/valeria with code: VALERIA for 32% off your first order! Follow Valeria: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valerialipovetsky/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@valeria.lipovetsky Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valerialipovetskyblog Follow Not Alone: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notalonepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@notalone.pod Podcast: https://www.notalonepod.com/ Shop my look from this episode: https://shopmy.us/shop/valerialipovetsky?tab=collections&Section_id=150649 Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/valerialipovetsky What we talked about: 0:00 – Trailer 1:22 – Welcome back to a Not Alone voice note 1:48 – Paris, and realizing I'm not 25 anymore 3:38 – My ideal night now: dinner at 6, in bed by 10 5:02 – Why 5:30 is the new 8:006:02 – Has anyone been to a nightclub lately? 6:32 – Céline Dion's comeback, and why every woman should watch her documentary 8:11 – The song that made me FaceTime my mom mid-concert 10:04 – The three chapters of how we see our parents 12:21 – Filial maturity: seeing your mom as a woman 13:51 – What did my mom get right? 15:24 – Watching our old family vlogs with my kids 18:35 – Matrescence: the second puberty nobody tells you about 20:04 – I wish I had footage of my mom 21:05 – Season of the Witch: a psychiatrist making the case for magic 25:43 – The trap of selflessness and the prison of likability 27:19 – Why we need to stop running from anger 29:20 – "You need to channel anger": a lesson from our coach 32:10 – A soft life and a little fire DISCLAIMER The links in this description are sponsor or affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I may earn a credit or commission at no additional cost to you.

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