Mother Wounds: My Healing Journey // The Nona Jones Show // Episode 2

[@slbllc]

I have to say that you are one of the few Christian women that have tackled this difficult topic/situation. For so many years I was literally at war with myself and the weird lack of relationship I have with my mom. I tried everything. Nothing worked. We have had similar backgrounds with sexual abuse, suicide and acting out in school. After so many years of dealing with the on and off again, disrespect, physical, psychological abuse I went no contact. I felt guilty because these have been the best couple of years of my life! I am not mad at her, I forgive her. I just have moved on. Thank you for your courage to share, not all mothers are nurturing or even want a relationship with their daughters. Healing and peace is mine in Jesus name.

[@luvogiba1526]

Amen 🙏🏽

[@sherrywebber4013]

@@slbllc Amen sweetheart, Amen

[@nasicealacy]

You're going to free so many people. Thank you for sharing this. ❤️

[@everythingalyb]

“You cannot love someone up close who is not safe.” This right here!!!! As a mother wound healing coach, I cannot express how critical this truth is!!!!!! We are not obligated to stay close to abuse. Thank you for sharing your story! 💚🙏🏾

[@belovedwomen]

"Yes, I have to forgive, AND she has to repent." Relational reconciliation requires both sides of the coin." My God, that is a revelation everyone needs to catch! Thank you for sharing your story and this powerful truth!

[@lejonstanley1917]

Mother’s wounds are real! I experienced much of the same trauma from my Mother and Grandparents. My abusers were family members and random men I met along the way . I was shipped off to the Grandparents at 2 years old. I could seldom did anything right. I was judged and physically abused, according to my Grandmother’s day. My Grandfather just spoke, his words always broke me to the core, and evoked fear. I looked for love in everything the world had to offer. Nothing worked! I was raised in church and I found nothing but contradictions. I struggled to be what I thought God wanted me to be and what He wanted me to do. My Mom was struggling her self, with 10 children (I made 11, I was the middle child). Two weeks before graduating high school, I left school to follow my Mom in hopes of finally earning her love. Big mistake, she allowed so much to happen to me, for her shelfish gain, it was just a series of blows from the enemy, that were meant to take me out. BUT GOD!!! Thank You Nona for sharing.. Now that chapter of my life has a name, Mother Wounds. God gave me the privilege to care for my Mother the last 5 years of her life. Cancer and dementia ravaged her body and her mind. Yet God gave the strength to help care for her at her most vulnerable time of her lives when all others forsook her. I’m redeemed and pressing towards the mark of the high calling. The scripture that I lean on is Numbers 32:19

[@laurenjordan5470]

Relational reconciliation involving both sides is required for reconciliation to happen given both have to want it, otherwise it won't happen and nothing changes.

[@melliemel32]

That’s so true, but our forgiveness can’t always wait on the offenders repentance because the repentance is between that person and the Lord. This statement in NO way condones wrongdoing.

[@lynellb]

Right that applies to reconciliation, salvaging the relationship. Other than that, forgive and move forward in peace.

[@carlacay3559]

Hi Nona. Thank you for sharing your story. I am 54 years old and still working through my trauma .

[@thephoenixrising4614]

The "This is MY HOUSE!"(Whoever wants to come in this house no matter what) ..... know it all to well....

[@aprilh294]

OMG I’m also from Jax and I also experienced the same with my mom. Mother wounds are hard especially when as an adult they continuously blame you for their actions. I didn’t have a relationship with her for over 21 years so she missed every major milestones and accomplishments in my adulthood. When I found out my mom was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer I had a change of heart. It wasn’t easy because of the childhood trauma wounds that I thought I had healed from were actually unhealed as I realized I tucked them away after reconnecting with her. I truly thought my mom would have apologized knowing that she had an incurable cancer. Living for 1.5 years not one apology but our last encounter was vile as she attacked me verbally as she was to weak to attack me physically as she did when I was a child. I was going to leave without saying anything but my boyfriend at the time told me that I needed to stand up for myself and tell my mom how I felt. She needs to know but the inner child was so afraid. I finally mustered up the nerve to tell her how she hurt me and my mom being who she is told me that she prays that I died worst than her. After that i realized that my mom was going to be who she was until the day of her death. Unfortunately, she passed away December 29, 2023. Since her passing I was angry for not having the mother daughter relationship I’ve always wanted but never received. I couldn’t understand her hate for my sisters & I as we were good daughters (good grades, not in the streets, on drugs, no teenage pregnancies) which is common especially in Jacksonville, FL. I found out that my mom was abused as a child and was diagnosed as bipolar. At her funeral it was hurtful to hear her friends and family members speak highly of her. Like how can you love others more than your own flesh and blood who you carried for 40wks. I realized that I had to heal by asking for forgiveness to release myself from the trauma. I’m 5 months in my healing, growth and spiritual journey and when I look back at where I started I just thank God for his love as he has removed the bitterness & resentment from my heart to make whole again.

[@iwannabedifferent2920]

I held back tears as I listened to this message. Thank you Nona for discussing this hard topic! So many of us suffer from this and have been ostracized by relatives for keeping the distance because our moms have done and said things that make them unsafe. I’m sorry for all that you went through, and I thank you for using the messiness to help women like me.

[@shannoncraig6858]

Listen!!! You are God sent. I needed to hear this so bad 😢. I appreciate you 🙏

[@Brianna13Rose]

I identify with your story 💔🥺 I am 62 years old and was abused by my Mom. I have 3 other siblings that have a relationship with my Mom…I am estranged from my family. However, I now have my own family & now and Grandson🥰💜🙏 God is the foundation of my life 🙏💜🙏🥰🍼

[@shesonfire_]

Wow. My heart goes out to her. There are plenty of instances in The Bible where God told ppl to separate from family because there is no peace around them. The scripture says “IF it be at all possible, be at peace with all men” that lets us know that it’s not always possible. It takes two. If possible, No contact is best in narcissistic relationships. ❤❤❤🙏🏿

[@applejacks7929]

Nona thank you so much for sharing. This word was for me 😢God bless you Nona

[@amyiarose6726]

I can relate all too well about the perfectionist streak. ❤ This spoke to my heart and all of the unsaid emotions I’ve harbored for years. Thank you. ❤

[@sherrywebber4013]

😮😮Do NOT listen to other people's opnion about your mother if they have not been through it!!! ❤❤❤

[@telmaagbortabi4052]

Absolutely 😢

[@sonhandocomdeus-daniellyca1484]

Nona, I'm shocked!! Same thing, it seems like you told my story. I spent years of my life feeling guilty and accepting crumbs because I needed to have a relationship with my mother, even if it was based solely on her demands and neglecting mine. Today I feel like I'm going through grief, because I decided that I no longer want to be emotionally dependent on her, that my healing depends on letting her go, and she went without caring, but I still hear people tell me that I don't honor her and that is breaking a commandment. Glory to God for this testimony that makes me feel free. God bless your life so much, your testemuny reaches me here in Canada 🇨🇦

[@1521CeCe]

Thank you for sharing the hurt you lived through that a lot of Church members refuse to deal with and/or acknowledge. Your testimony is a light of hope especially for those that have faced that same voice of trauma. And yes, forgiveness doesn’t mean you have to be in the space of that person. Sometimes we have to love from a distance. ❤

[@Marissasellzhomez]

Omg how am I just hearing this ! I’ve been thru the same thing w my mom and felt so alone - thank you Nona ! For sharing part of your story ! I hope to meet u one day

[@LifeLessonsWithFionaB]

Thank you, Nona. Your story resonated with me. I feel seen and understood. I did not experience the sexual abuse but, the Childhood Emotional Neglect. The mother wound is extremely painful.

[@beverlyjlee732]

Thank you for sharing your experience 😢 I needed to hear this so that I can continue to ask God to help me heal from the abuse and rape that happened in my life. 🙏🏾🤧😢

[@luvogiba1526]

"You are not crazy" ❤ Thank you for sharing your story Nona ❤ I found myself in many parts of your experiences. I am almost 40 and still freeing myself from many of the enduring ideas of self and the conditioning behaviors from the wound and trauma. These episodes will make many feel seen and heard, and will be healing.

[@stephaniehernandez_90]

I’m so sorry you went through this Nona, I send you virtual hugs. As a person that also has mom wounds I can tell you that they never really go away.. it gets better with age, with maturity however, the wounds can never really be healed. Yes God heals all things but the hurt is on going. I’m at the point in life where I just take it as it is. I feel ostracized because I’m always the one speaking against all the dysfunction in my family but I am the one that wants change everyone else in my family is perfectly fine with the dysfunction. May God heals all our wounds from the root up ❤

[@muzo2024]

you're the truth teller

[@jalaundergammage1612]

I can relate!!

[@SaitonRigha]

I feel like the wounds do heal but there is also a lot of loss and a lot of hard decisions that need to be made.

[@syroneharvey8138]

Wow!! This resonated with me with several toxic family members that I’ve held so much guilt over not having a relationship with. I hope you will hit on more about how it has affected you as a mother and the various people that poured into your life to contribute to your being so solid in your faith and relationships.

[@aluxelifeinchrist]

So touching and going through it as well. It took me up until my 30s to figure out that my mom was emotionally unavailable and not edifying unless it was to make her look good. It’s brave of you to share this!

[@angelamartin2336]

Yes, repentance (mutual) Martyr, pride, humility. Learn about it. I don’t have to do all the work. Do your own work. Safety is sooo important. The family believes her. I am the scapegoat, truth teller, ostracized one. I am an overcomer. Thank you for sharing.🙏🏾

[@hporter3258]

Thank you sister.

[@renedawn8414]

Thank you Nona for sharing. I come from a Christian household and was molested as a child by her husband for years, and he was a minister. It took awhile to forgive them both. She knew and did not help me , she did not choose me.

[@DiamanteLavendar]

Your story is so similar to mine. I’ve started listening to your sermons and your podcast. Thank you for speaking so openly. There are so many people navigating the waters of healing and it can be so confusing. I love your insight about repentance in relationships. It is so true that guilt will keep you in contact with people who need to be released from your life. Through hearing testimonies from others that are navigating those same healing waters, it helps so much. Wisdom and insight are key. Thank you for sharing the wisdom and insight you have gained.

[@roseyroyalz2319]

This sounds exactly like my mom to the tip I always felt like I had to tip top around her you never know if she was on 10 or 100 no matter what I did I always got cussed out physically abused mentally abused thrown out but God has pulled me through it and he has blessed me with my husband and beautiful children I am now able to break generational curses and I am to love myself love my spouse and my kids the way God wants me to❤

[@Breonaleonard]

Reading this made me very hopeful for my own family one day🤍

[@nataliedouglas7241]

I can relate to your story on every level when it comes to mother wounds, when it comes to individuals saying oh that’s your mom you only get one mom. Thank you for sharing your story with us ❤❤❤

[@apiffanyfulcher6628]

Thank you Nona for sharing. You are a beautiful courageous woman!!

[@pamelamensah588]

THIS SHARING is BIG for me. Thank you for being transparent and showing us how to share our stories, forgive, repent, and trust God in our process.

[@claramajor470]

Bless you sister Nona! Wow!! All I can say is I thank God for your precious life and that He saved you from your attempts of suicide. The devil tried to take you out but GOD had a GREATER plan for you sis and you are LIVING IT! God is amazing how He turns our pain into purpose. You are a living testimony of that and I am encouraged and empowered by your boldness in sharing these hurtful memories in order to help others. After listening to your story I actually feel sorry for your mother because she is the one who is missing out on having a loving, fruitful and special relationship with her only child. How sad for her holding on to all that pain. I pray that she will indeed repent of her part in your painful upbringing and come to know the true love of JESUS that will set her free from the self-inflicted bondage that she has chosen to live in. As for you sis, you are LOVED , LOVED, LOVED by our heavenly Father and nothing, no one or any situation will EVER be able to separate you from His love. May God continue to bless you and your beautiful family as you glorify Him with your life. Sending love from the UK. Shalom 🙏🏽💖

[@TAEssex]

I commend you for sharing your story.

[@TheMonijack0377]

I swear this was like hearing my own life story. 😢

[@JeannetteCollins-pm4wj]

Nona Jones thank you for sharing your story in an authentic way. Thank you for reminding of us the true meaning of God creating us specifically and on purpose, you also point us to God’s Grace and Mercy! 🥰🥰

[@grcbass8494]

Nona what a great lesson in forgiveness and having a relationship with someone that doesn’t take responsibility for their actions !! You are truly a WOMAN of GOD! May God continue to bless you in your ministry! May he continue to give you insight on hurt! So many people are walking around with hurt! They need to know God can and will heal you!

[@BETTERTIPSFORYOU]

What this WHOLE testimony shows me is lady Nona is human like the rest of us. She’s an EXTRAORDINARY HUMAN, but human nevertheless! Experiencing all the junk humans experience. THIS also reminds me of when my FATHER told me in front of another man that he wished he didn’t have me. This was decades ago. I’m 63! and remember it like it was yesterday. This residue can spill over into decades and if not careful can affect ALL my relationships. No!!! I know GOD’s promises. And so does lady Nona and so do you if you’ve experienced anything such as this. I had to forgive my father because GOD forgave me! When he said that thing to me, I realized now, he didn’t like himself. Without GOD now, I know where I’d be❤

[@debbiejoy7]

Thank you for talking about this. It’s been hard especially when you read that Bible verse ‘ can a mother forget her suckling child?’ Isaiah 49:15. So hard to talk about this especially when they are still alive and famous in church circles and reputable circles of influence. Phew

[@SaitonRigha]

This was actually the verse that helped me begin healing plus Psalms27:10

[@shakiramills9261]

Needed to hear this! And that part where you reassured me - I am not crazy. I can relate so much to your story having a mother wound that I am trying to heal from. My mother and I also do not have a great relationship because of how she treated me and not choosing me. And the guilt that comes with choosing not to have a relationship with your mom weighs on you. But its a two way street. Working on releasing that guilt. Thank you for sharing.

[@aywilliams1552]

Thank you so much for sharing! The Mother Wound is no joke and needs to be talked about more in church. You have to be safe and not distracted by the relationship so you can walk in the purpose God has for you!

[@PoSHEmediaglobal]

I had a hard childhood with my mother I have healed by Gods grace She wants to be actively in my life but I don’t I don’t want her to know anything about me such as if am pregnant or her support All I can do is honor her by providing her her but it’s a challenge since it seems that’s not enough Finding it hard to navigate

[@swatinupur8090]

Man going through something like that with your own mom, I cannot even fathom.

[@womanofvalor7]

Sigh Nona - first of all IM SO SORRY you went through this. I went through emotional abuse in the hands on my mother - I relate to this on so many levels. My anchor verse is "Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. " Im afraid to get married,34 still a virgin, can't let anyone close coz if the person that birth you can make you feel so unworthy, it leave a negative imprint. Im praying to God for healing and He has showed up. I just dont want to mess it up by allowing the wrong relationship into my life. Im encouraged to see you are married, I dont want to have kid coz I think its a generational curse so Im choosing to adopt - always felt adopted anyways Thanks for sharing!

[@mandeeqahmed9225]

My childhood is a deep wound that sits in my chest it never heals. Without a doubt not all parents are good or competent thanks nona

[@katiriatorres9469]

My God. I can relate in so much of this. Thank you for speaking up!!! This needs to be normalized. ❤

[@Ahjaiyah24]

My GOD this blessed me!!! Thank you so much for having this tough conversation🙏🏽✨💜

[@EdwardPrah]

God bless you Nona. There are so many people silenty walking around with these wounds and trauma. I don't know you personally, but thank you for bringing your story out into the light. I find that Jesus is the only One who can heal these heart issues and restore our dignity and humanity. There are too many examples of people going the opposite (destructive) direction after trauma like this. Again, I appreciate this so much. May you and many others receive complete healing and grace to move forward. In Jesus ' Name.

[@terashaking4119]

Nona, you are a miracle. God bless your heart.❤ Thank your for sharing.

[@belunu4980]

I can feel your hurt and pain. Dont let anyone push you back into reconciling with your mom. Just dont...and dont let those who didnt go through what you went through lecture you and force you into forgiving your mom. You forgive in your heart and as long as the Lord knows it, thats enough.

[@tetwanagiddings-dover7181]

Thank you, woman of God, for sharing your story. I know it will help someone.

[@IamReginaGorman]

I so grateful you talked about mother wounds. I still have guilt listening to your testimony has given me complete free to support her from a distance. My mom slept with my husband and she always said you was jealous of me. Reading the book Adult children of emotional immature parents gave me understanding of why she wastewater way she was. Thank you thank you❤

[@Sibusisosibanyoni-gm6js]

I am in my journey from Mother wounds and God separated me from my family cause I kept going back and they kept on hurting me no matter how I tried to make my Mom and my sisters happy I did not change them and it did not stop them from hurting me, and my mom told me straight in my eyes that she doesn't love me and when God encountered me He told me that what I'm look for in my family, the love i need they don't have it and it is found in Him, I fought with God ,I cried many times and I have move from my family but I was Carrying the guilt feeling like I'm a bad daughter cause I'm no more talking and seeing her more often .so when I was in prayer Gid told me that I am not responsible for their choices ,I am responsible for the way I respond towards them, so yah, thank you for sharing and you actually helped me to be free from the guilt. God bless you and God is healing us completely I believe in that.❤

[@JoyNichols-kd8mp]

Thank you for sharing your story! The Christian community and overall American culture has to get away from excusing abuse and toxicity if it’s a parent or sibling. We have to forgive them as the Lord instructs us to, but we do not have to keep going to the hurt and the abuse. We can love and forgive from afar to prevent a need for deliverance

[@charijones9899]

Well said, I support your journey 100 percent. Take care of yourself and surround yourself around people who will love you the way you deserve to be loved.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@simonejdevone]

I admire your walk with God and your courage. It's a blessing that you were obedient and created a beautiful life for yourself breaking those generational curses. I saw my mother's abuse from my grandmother so my wounds are from both of them as well as my aunt which included bipolar behavior, emotional, mental and physical violence, alcohol, sexual violence, and drug abuse. The repetitive trauma caused me to have many illnesses. Healing is a journey 💛

[@la9149]

I am @13;41 and I totally RELATE to your story.....thanks for having the bravery to share ❤

[@healwithmusic93]

I have to say, it should take a woman that has strength rooted in the Lord to share your testimony. I believe that I am healing just listening to your story. I can relate to the narcissist and gaslighting abuse, the neglect and the abandonment. Thank you so much for this. God bless you ❤

[@bettyburr5427]

Whoops, Nona, whenever I hear your story and look and listen to your life..I'm well aware of what perseverance, favor, and on the other side looks like. And I also just want to hug you and say I wish I could have loaned you my Mom.❤❤ hope to see you in charlotte in a few weeks

[@iamforeverac]

It’s so crazy how everything I’m listening to you share right now I’ve experienced the same thing.. my mom was diagnosed with being bipolar as well and she would do the same things.. she would brag to everyone about how great I am and take all of the credit and then as soon as she hung up the phone she would beat me. She didn’t show up to my graduation either.

[@selinamahon]

Thank you so much, Ms. Nona!!! Your experience resonates so much with me. I'm currently going through my healing journey of a narcissistic mother. I finally said enough was enough when I was going through the hardest season of my life, which was a divorce from my narcissistic ex-husband. It took me going through that to realize it was her abuse that led me to my other abuser which was him. The ultimate blow was when I was going through the divorce with him she became close friends with him and I as her daughter was left to pick up the pieces of the pain from my divorce along with the divorce I had to have from her. It was beyond hurtful cause I would move mountains for my mom if I could, but I realized she would never do the same for me. I'm free now of them both, and the peace I now have is more than anything I could've ever imagined having. I let her stay in her misery as I heal through all the trauma she caused me. Thank you again for your story!!! It really has helped me. Peace and Blessings to You!!! 🙏🏾💜💚✝️

[@jinnellalfred-joseph2679]

This was powerful @nonajones. Although my step father never abused me sexually. He caused my mother relationship to grow apart. She never took my side. I was always in the wrong. He would accuse me of stealing which to this day I have never done. She didn't raise me to steal. But she never always believed him. When it comes to being emotional I don't have that deep emotional connected although she is present in my own life. I am now married with two boys and she has help raise them. She is their primary caregiver when I go to work. And she's taken good care of them like her own. Still I feel far away from her because of those teenage experiences. At times I question why we don't have that intense bound I see others have but im reminded of the wounds that haven't been healed. Thank you nona for sharing. Thank you for opening up!!!. I appreciate you as you've been relatable to me

[@_Justann]

I’m grateful this has now given me the language to some of the things that i’d been feeling. definitely affirmed my feelings

[@conniebanks6378]

Thank you for your vulnerability. Praise God for delivering you from such toxicity.

[@kisslena]

Powerful Testimony. Thank you for sharing your story. You are freeing so many people and opening the doors for the Mercy of God and power of the Holy Spirit to heal. Love from a distance, you are not wrong for protecting yourself from pain. What a great inspiration for all of us who are still healing.

[@sharitribe1120]

I have never commented on a video before . Usually I just watch, observe and take in the lesson. But Nona, I just want to say thank you for allowing God to speak through you, to me and I’m sure many others. Our stories are very similar and I needed to hear this. God bless!

[@imeldamartin4111]

Wow, that was a very difficult childhood situation but the amazing grace of God set you free from that bondage. You're story amazed me how your situation turn around because you found Jesus in your life. God bless you Nona.❤

[@latishamcneill7629]

This video blessed my soul to know I’m not crazy, the experience I have had with my Mom is not isolated and you can heal from trauma. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@quishaquinette6201]

Wow! Thank you for sharing this. This is so comforting and brings much clarity and understanding.

[@dannye7000]

Wow this sounds just like my mom. I try and try again … sending you love ❤

[@DesireeBell-kv7vm]

Thank you Nona for sharing your story!!! You are God sent and I thank God for allowing you to be the voice to so many in this situation. As a WOG, people will beat you up with scripture, make you question your walk with God, and make you feel guilty about your story. It's your testimony that only you can tell of how God delivered you from a toxic situation. Continue to soar sis!!! You have a beautiful family and an Amazing WOG!!!

[@wn69783]

Thank you for this episode. I have always wondered what your relationship is like with your mom knowing the role she played in your life. One thing I have learnt is in order to be better moms to our own children, we have to overcome the wounds, hurts of the past so that we do not in turn hurt our children. Our relationship with the Lord helps us to overcome these hurts so that we can stop the cycle and show up in the lives of our children as a loving, nurturing and present parent.

[@nadianadianatasha]

I am going through new traumas with my mom in adulthood it makes a lot of sense now . Thank you God bless I’m working on moving away from my mom and toxic family members now I pray it happens .

[@porshastubbssmith960]

This is what I needed today, truly God confirmation in this testimonial that I am not crazy, I am human.

[@ElonWilson77]

I can relate to your store minus the younger years. But so many similarities. Thank you for your vulnerability and what you give to your online community.

[@sherrywebber4013]

I am crying at the strangle... my ex husband did that to me but God had him stop. My heart breaks for you @Nona Jones. So GLAD God has been with you. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sherrihall28]

Yes, I can relate. She was manic depressive and a covert narcissist.

[@terministriesInc]

Thank you for sharing. My mother is paranoid schizophrenic and all my life she reminds me that I’m not worth anything. I’m at a place where I think I’ve become numb just to keep myself self around her. I’m 45 now, and I have to take care of her… It’s challenging emotionally…

[@patriciadehaan2373]

I admire your beauty and intelligence. God has been faithful to you and has blessed you tremendously. I am thankful you are alive. May your home always be a place of safety, peace and unconditional love. Speak your truth, may it help others and give hope in our great God, who works all things together for good.

[@IAMFREE80]

I totally understand allll of this!!! Will be sharing my testimony soon

[@Jesusmyallandall]

"I do love this women".....Nona your an inspiration .❤

[@mjhennesy02]

❤❤...mother wounds are hard but we never stop loving them. Thanks for sharing this.

[@BlessTheLord552]

Wow this resonated so much. The family drama, mother wound, the narcissistic mother.

[@cristalp.2710]

I’m so happy I found you…!! Rejection is a gift ..🎁…. !!!

[@romanic_onn_ice]

Thank you Nona for sharing! ❤

[@glorial2807]

Thank you for sharing your experience, that’s a lot to go through. 🙏🏾

[@jearodz]

Wow, we have almost the same mom.

[@missshauntay9025]

This was like my story! Nona your story has helped me!

[@jlatham8442]

You are a beautiful person and I thank God you are still here to share your story and help others to prayerfully see themselves worthy to continue to walk through their darkness with the understanding that they don’t have to do it alone and hope that there is a safer place ahead.❤🙏🏾

[@go2yourself]

Thank you ❤❤!! Praise Abba my mom and I actually addressed these issues before she passed in 2021. The outcome was that she apologized and I extended forgiveness and assured her that she only treated me as she was treated by her mother, etc. Thankfully our relationship began the healing process closing the door to the past and moved forward. While in Hospice, she and I had a conversation where she gave permssion to share our story. Thank you so much for "balancing the scales'" on this topic...it's sooo easy to always blame men for evetything...I've had enough of THAT.. Highly Apprecuate your presence with us Pastor Nona😢😊

[@lynnbland4524]

I have to forgive and she has to repent. Thank you for giving me biblical language for what I'm dealing with in my relationship with my mother. I appreciate you.

[@denisekirkland8037]

Blessed by your story. As I lived through such a story until my mom passed. Repentance came on her sick bed.😢

[@melliemel32]

God bless you for sharing such a painful story. I’m so amazed at how the Lord still blessed you as you became an adult. I know this is helping someone. I watched the first one and although I had a very good relationship with my Mother, it was not perfect. Your sharing how much you being a Mom has been a redemptive experience helped me let go of a few things (minor stuff) that bothered me about my mom. What confuses me is how your mom was so correctly defensive of you initially, then completely flipped when your abuser got out of jail. Despite all, God is SO FAITHFUL and He gets ALL the Glory!

[@jareya]

I don't see a complete flip... remember that it was her mother's neglect that enabled the initial assaults... she left her young child alone with this man despite knowing that Nona was uncomfortable with him. Remember that even before that, she would take Nona along when going to visit other partners. She wasn't protective of Nona in the first place, so even though she rightly got her boyfriend prosecuted for the initial abuse, her returning to her old habits wasn't surprising to me. She had never truly prioritized Nona's wellbeing.

[@gosialife]

I have been betrayed by both of my parents and I'm going thrugh exactly the same emotions. Thank You for sharing Your story you are someone who would understand. Thank You Jesus for Nona.

[@indigoowen7753]

Thank you sooo much for this … I thought I was crazy …. However I must forgive and let go of the anger and hurt. For now I have to forgive from afar … God bless you

[@ShanekaMarie]

Nona, Thankyou! I feel so seen through this video. Thankyou for making me feel less alone as I navigate my own mother wounds. Thankyou for your transparency! 🩶

[@ednaturner2168]

Thank you for sharing your story...it Bless me to know forgiveness and repentance is required for an healthy relationship! What a Blessing you are!❤

[@jennifergould2339]

Thank you for sharing your story. Thankful for your wisdom and hope you shared. You are so valuable.

[@MrsCelinaDelacruz]

Wow amazing revelation on forgiveness and repentance thank you for sharing ❤ “you can not love someone up close who isn’t safe”

[@bellam6908]

Hi Nona. You have been an inspiration since I first heard you in one of the Bible App devo. There is something about you that I really like - maybe it’s your confidence and boldness, yet you are still humble. Thank you so much for your vulnerability. Indeed, what the enemy meant for evil, God meant for good. God bless you more!

[@shunwilliams6180]

This really hits home for me ❤❤❤