When Carolina discovered all of the things her teenage daughter had been hiding from her, it set off a chain of events that threatened to dissolve their relationship completely — or worse. Today, Stephanie sits down with both generations to hear the full story. Carolina was a straight-A student who got pregnant at 14. Her daughter Arely faced bullying and abuse in silence, feeling like there was nobody in the world she could trust with her struggles. Together they trace how mounting trauma pushed them to the breaking point and how, today, empathy and communication are helping them heal.
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Courtney: Beginning Again (And Again)
Geena: Hiding in Plain Sight
Chandra: A World Not Built for Me
Alexis: I Don’t Have Time to Fall Apart
Tig: Hi, I Have Cancer
Elyse: I’ll Never Get Used to This
Colin: Bring Your Grief With You Into Life
Melissa: The Girl Who Would Never Say No
Maya: Nothing Happens For A Reason
Winn: It Became My Entire World
Vinnie: The Worst Possible Sin
Melissa: Running Out Of Time
Steve: Always On Guard
Laura: Gradually, Then Suddenly
Jackie: She Was Fiona
Kate: Sad Week™
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