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Navigating the Mother-Daughter Journey: Raw Stories of Growth, Tough Love, and Transformation

Marilisa Lawless Season 100 Episode 1

Embark with us, Marilisa Lawless and my vivacious daughter Stone, as we navigate the intricate tapestry of a mother-daughter bond that's weathered the storms and basked in the sunshine of life's seasons. Our pilot episode peels back the layers of our relationship, revealing the raw and real transformation from Stone's rebellious teenage years to her blossoming into a determined woman, making waves in product photography and brand ambassadorship. I, as her mother, lay bare the emotional landscape of nurturing, fearing, and ultimately celebrating the independent path she's carved for herself. It's a candid look at the evolution of family dynamics, the tough love required in parenting, and the aspirations that drive our constant reinvention.

Settle in for intimate stories that will echo in the hearts of anyone who's navigated the delicate dance of letting go and holding on within a family. We share cherished memories like gazing at Nevada's blanket of stars and confront the growing pains of Stone's journey into adulthood—including the pivotal moment when I had to show her tough love during her partying phase. This episode isn't just a reflection of our past; it's an exploration of the future and an invitation to our listeners to find solace, understanding, and a connection to the universal journey of motherhood and daughterhood. Join us as we uncover the richness of our shared experiences and the insights they've fostered, offering a beacon of hope and understanding to families everywhere.

Speaker 1:

learning all these wonderful things with my child here with me. So anyway, hi, I'm Mary Lisa Lawless. I am Stone Lawless, yes, and we have decided that we're gonna start this conversation today and we're gonna just sort of figure this out. We are sitting in, sitting in my store and trying to figure out what it is to be a mother of an adult daughter, who has been quite challenging through my life.

Speaker 2:

I don't think I've been challenging.

Speaker 1:

No.

Speaker 2:

Oh, okay, the color in your hair. You obviously have been amazing. I've been amazing Rainbows and sunshines, right and unicorns.

Speaker 1:

So let's start this off. Tell me what is like your favorite memory of your childhood in our family.

Speaker 2:

Hmm, I have to say, a core memory would be when we stopped in the middle of Nevada on the road and just stared at the stars.

Speaker 1:

Hmm, when we were coming back from the Grand Canyon. Yes, yeah, yeah, like, because it was pitch pitch blackout couldn't see anything. Yeah, yeah, all right, tell me what?

Speaker 2:

you loved about it. Definitely not one for blowing up the car.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, some of them no.

Speaker 2:

tell me what is the good part about the stuff you remember, the family mom. I can definitely say that the late extension of our family brought me a sense of happiness. Very cool I don't know, I did not show it up often, but it's definitely still there.

Speaker 1:

Well, and that's why I wanted to start this conversation with you, because we've got so much that we've been through together and have come through and really healed and I think that we have something all for the world. Yeah, you know, so there's been a lot of impatience, a lot of acceptance, a lot of different things that have happened, and we've really come through to the other side. Well everyone ask me anything.

Speaker 2:

Yes, how do you think I am now versus when I was 18 and 17. I know there is a very distinct difference. Yeah, I'm not talking about the fight and arguing, I mean as a woman.

Speaker 1:

Well, as a woman, I've watched you really come into your own. You know, just being able to make decisions for yourself, try to figure out what safe looks like. That was always a challenge, you know. So, even at 17 and 18 it was really a struggle because I was so afraid and that fear kept me from really making some easy decisions. It was just, everything was a struggle. And today you, as a woman, I mean I'm absolutely amazed to see where you have come, what you do, how you live your life, how certain you are about the life that you're living.

Speaker 2:

I can definitely say getting into product photography and brand ambassadoring. While I could say, like last year, I couldn't have done anything except for just getting collaborations, I do see in the future me making this an actual business, reaching out, networking and connecting.

Speaker 1:

Like you, yeah, yeah, I think we're both reinventing ourselves as we go along, and it's just been a journey, you know. So I've been wanting to do a podcast with you or to do this kind of conversation, dialogue with you for I don't know, since COVID. I bought all this stuff to do it back then, and then we just never got around to doing it.

Speaker 2:

So I'm really grateful to start Little history to us. By the way, you kicked me out during COVID because I was in my wildlife partying mode and I never came back. Yeah, and sometimes parents have to do that.

Speaker 1:

You know, sometimes we do have to put them out and let them know what it really is, what being an adult really looks like. Because you know, teenagers know everything and just having that experience of watching you couch surf yeah, watching you go from place to place and meeting people and doing all that, I mean you always knew that you could reach out to me if there was a crisis, and you did. But there was things that you just didn't understand and couldn't get. That piece about being safe in our home and what the law said you can't leave, you gotta stay home. You were like, oh, I'm going here, you know so. I mean, there was a lot of different things that happened and we have certainly come through to the other side. Yes, you know so, but this will be our episode. One to the pilot episode Get ready for a long flight.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, so anyway, we will continue this conversation, because that's all this is is truly a conversation in health and well-being and one day at a time we are alive and well and moving forward.

Speaker 2:

I can definitely say that, if you need, if you think you're alone in your struggle, you're not.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, sometimes you just got to know that somebody's got your back Right, yep.

Speaker 2:

All right, love you. The lawless is signing off Bye.

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