Mother of All Trauma
What if the hardest stories you've lived are the ones you need to tell?
Mother of All Trauma is a podcast about what happens when the people who raised you also hurt you and how two cousins are breaking the cycle.
Laura and Miranda open up about estrangement, mother wounds, and the complicated legacy of growing up with generational trauma.
Raw. Honest. Unfiltered. This is what healing out loud sounds like.
Mother of All Trauma
Episode 7: The Scapegoat & The Golden Child: Untangling the Roles That Shaped Us
In this raw and reflective episode, Miranda and Laura dive deep into the often unspoken family roles of the scapegoat and golden child. Drawing from their own childhoods, they unpack how these labels shaped their identities, relationships, and emotional wellbeing, then and now.
From the weight of being blamed to the pressure of being idealized, they explore how these dynamics fueled sibling rivalry, impacted self-esteem, and created lasting emotional patterns. They also discuss the fluidity of these roles, how gender expectations played a part, and what it’s taken to begin healing.
This conversation isn’t just about the past, it's about what comes next. Miranda and Laura talk candidly about how parenting their own kids has become a powerful catalyst for breaking generational cycles and redefining what healthy family relationships can look like.
Whether you were the scapegoat, the golden child, or somewhere in between, this episode will leave you feeling seen, and maybe even a little more understood.