Gayle Kirschenbaum: Learning to Forgive My Mother [Teshuva 4/6]
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In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Gayle Kirschenbaum—author of Bullied to Besties: A Daughter’s Journey to Forgiveness—about how she repaired her fraught relationship with her mother.
At the end of the podcast, we hear from her mother, Millie, herself, now over 101 years old. In this episode we discuss:
Interview begins at 14:29.Gayle Kirschenbaum is an Emmy-winning TV producer, writer, photographer, coach, and speaker. She was invited to give a TED Talk called "No More Drama With Mama," about forgiveness and transforming difficult relationships into healthy ones.
References:
Top 5 by David Bashevkin
Bullied to Besties: A Daughter’s Journey to Forgiveness by Gayle Kirschenbaum
“No More Drama With Mama” by Gayle Kirschenbaum“
Cut! She's Chewing the Scenery; A Shih Tzu and Her Stage Mother Strive for Stardom”
The Godfather Part III
My Nose
The Nanny
You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay
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In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Gayle Kirschenbaum—author of Bullied to Besties: A Daughter’s Journey to Forgiveness—about how she repaired her fraught relationship with her mother.
At the end of the podcast, we hear from her mother, Millie, herself, now over 101 years old. In this episode we discuss:
- What does a “forgiveness coach” teach her students?
- How can we repair relationships across generations?
- What does it take to try to understand the full humanity of our parents?
Interview begins at 14:29.Gayle Kirschenbaum is an Emmy-winning TV producer, writer, photographer, coach, and speaker. She was invited to give a TED Talk called "No More Drama With Mama," about forgiveness and transforming difficult relationships into healthy ones.
References:
Top 5 by David Bashevkin
Bullied to Besties: A Daughter’s Journey to Forgiveness by Gayle Kirschenbaum
“No More Drama With Mama” by Gayle Kirschenbaum“
Cut! She's Chewing the Scenery; A Shih Tzu and Her Stage Mother Strive for Stardom”
The Godfather Part III
My Nose
The Nanny
You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay
For more 18Forty:
NEWSLETTER: 18forty.org/join
CALL: (212) 582-1840
EMAIL: info@18forty.org
WEBSITE: 18forty.org
IG: @18forty
X: @18_forty
WhatsApp: join here
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.
2025-09-16
95 min
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