The Motherless Mother
The Motherless Mother Podcast is a place for women navigating motherhood without their mothers.
Whether you lost your mother before becoming a mother, while your children were still young, years into your parenting journey, or are grieving the gradual loss of the mother you once knew, you'll find honest conversations about grief, motherhood, daughterhood, family, identity, and the women who shaped us.
Hosted by Tishka Moss, each episode explores the unique experience of becoming and being a mother while carrying the absence of your own.
Not only the grief.
But also the love.
The memories.
The traditions.
The questions.
The unexpected ways motherhood helps us understand our mothers differently.
If you're navigating motherhood after losing your mother, parenting without your mother's support, missing your mother, or simply longing for conversations you can no longer have, you'll find practical reflections, personal stories, and the reminder that you are not alone.
Because the goal isn't to help you move on.
It's to help you feel less alone while you keep going.
Episodes
15 episodes
Episode 14 — I Knew Mummy. But Did I Know Her?
I knew my mother very well. But after losing her, I’ve found myself wondering about all the versions of her I never got to meet.The tomboy-ish little girl who was mischievous but afraid of getting spanked. The young woman who became Miss...
Episode 13: Who Do I Call Now?
My mother was usually my first call of the morning and my last call at night.Sometimes I needed advice. Sometimes I had news. But most of the time, I called her about absolutely nothing.Nearly six years after losing her, there are...
Episode 12 — The Mother I Thought I’d Be
Before I became a mother, I had ideas about the kind of mother I would be—and the kind of woman I would remain.Then I actually became one.Motherhood didn't just add children to my life. It changed my priorities, my ambitions, and ...
Episode 11: What Kind of Mother Will They Remember?
One day, our children will tell stories about us.What will they remember?Losing my mother changed the way I think about memories. I don’t remember whether she got motherhood right every time. I remember her—her smile...
Episode 10: I Wish My Mother Could See This
There are moments when the joy is so big — and right alongside it comes the ache.I wish my mother could see this.As I prepare to travel to Trinidad to watch my son represent The Bahamas as part of the national swim...
Episode 9: Loving a Motherless Mother
When my mother died during the pandemic, the people who loved me wanted to help.They couldn't stop by.They couldn't bring a meal.They couldn't sit beside me.So they called.And because they could only call, the...
Episode 8: Still Her Daughter - Shonalee
What does it mean to mother your children when you still miss your own mom?In the very first episode of our new Still Her Daughter series, I'm joined by Shonalee—a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and, as she says, "always and f...
Episode 7: What Grief Doesn't Tell Us
Episode 7: What Grief Doesn't Tell UsWhat happens after losing your mother?How does grief change the way you parent, make decisions, face fear, and see yourself?In this deeply personal episode of The Motherless Mo...
Episode 6: The Pregnancy I Never Imagined
Motherhood was never part of my plan.For years, I was certain I wouldn't have children. Then, just weeks after my husband and I eloped, I discovered I was pregnant.A few weeks later, my mother discovered she had breast cancer....
Episode 5: The Woman My Children Call Dra
Over the past few weeks, you've heard me talk about my mother.This week, you finally get to meet her.Her name was Lillian Scott. To my children, she was Dra.In this deeply personal episode, I share the story o...
Episode 4: The Versions of Me She Never Met
Who have you become since your mother died?In this episode of The Motherless Mother Podcast, Tishka Moss reflects on the woman she has become since losing her mother—and the bittersweet realization that her mother will never meet ...
Episode 3: Sometimes I Miss Being Someone's Child
Sometimes I miss being someone's child.Not in a childish way.Not because I want fewer responsibilities or someone else to solve my problems.But because there was once someone in the world whose role it was to worry about me...
Episode 2: Apparently, We Become Our Mothers
Have you ever heard yourself say something and immediately thought:"Oh no. That was my mother."In this episode of The Motherless Mother Podcast, we explore one of the most unexpected parts of motherhood: realizing ...
Episode 1: The Sundays That Help Me Understand My Mother
In the first episode of The Motherless Mother Podcast, Tishka Moss reflects on an ordinary Sunday morning and the surprising ways motherhood after losing her mother has helped her understand her own mother more deeply.For many motherless...