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Introducing Family Secrets

2024/8/20
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Britt: 本节目探讨隐藏的故事如何塑造我们的生活和人际关系,主持人与嘉宾讨论他们发现的家庭秘密以及这些揭示如何影响他们。节目主题与她的节目有很多相似的主题,例如揭示隐藏的真相、复杂家庭动态以及过去如何影响现在。 Dani Shapiro: 家庭秘密包括被隐瞒的秘密、我们对他人隐瞒的秘密以及我们对自己隐瞒的秘密。我讲述了她童年时期父母离异,以及母亲性格复杂,既充满爱意又充满虐待,对她造成深刻影响的经历。作为独生子女,Whit扮演着观察者的角色,她观察和倾听,在母亲不在的时候,她努力与自己和世界建立联系。Whit在高中学习表演艺术,后来想转到舞蹈系,但母亲强烈反对,这让她感到震惊。Whit怀孕后,母亲坚决要求她堕胎,并因此与她断绝关系,这让她非常痛苦。Whit生下孩子后,继续努力生活,并最终与母亲取得联系,但母亲的态度依然冷漠,这让她感到非常受伤。Whit与母亲的疏远关系让她在与他人相处时感到尴尬和不知所措,也影响了她与其他家庭成员的关系。Whit的母亲去世后,她感到既悲伤又解脱,因为长期的疏远关系终于结束了。Whit继承了母亲的遗物,并在整理遗物时回忆起童年往事,并发现母亲的雕塑作品中,她自己的雕塑不见了。Whit通过对比自己和母亲的日记,发现她们在某些日子里经历了相似的事件,这让她感到惊讶和困惑。Whit的母亲在去世前留下了一封信,解释了她疏远Whit的原因,这封信揭示了她对怀孕和分娩的恐惧和厌恶。Whit意识到她和母亲之间存在着深刻的隔阂,这与母亲对怀孕和分娩的恐惧有关。Whit发现母亲保存了她写给母亲的所有信件,这让她既感到悲伤又感到一丝安慰。Whit通过金属探测的爱好找到了慰藉,并最终释怀了与母亲关系的痛苦。 Whit: 讲述了她与母亲之间复杂而疏远的关系,以及她如何努力理解母亲的行为,并最终通过自我反思和新的爱好来治愈内心的创伤。

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Whit's mother disowns her after she announces her pregnancy, leading to a painful estrangement that lasts for years.

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We are hard at work on Season 2. In the meantime, enjoy one of my new favorite show’s Family Secrets. We’ll be back with more bonus content from Season 1 next week.  


'I Dug It Up' is the first episode of the most recent season of Family Secrets.

*Growing up, Whit was extremely close with her mother. But when she becomes pregnant in her twenties, her mother extracts herself entirely; she spends the rest of her life pretending as if Whit simply does not exist. Why? To answer this burning question, Whit must dig and dig and dig. *

***More about Family Secrets: ***Family Secrets. We all have them. And while the discovery of family secrets can initially be terrifying or traumatic, often these discoveries have the power to liberate, heal, and even uplift us. Join Dani Shapiro, bestselling author of the memoir Inheritance, and her guests as they explore astonishing family secrets and uncover the extraordinary lessons the truth can teach us.

More from Family Secrets:* *https://danishapiro.com/family-secrets/)

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