Your Children Don’t Need a Perfect Past (with Kat Harrison)
"Your children don’t need a perfect past, y’all. They need a mother who models herself today with self-love." (Dr. Stacii Jae Johnson)
Former professional basketball player, mother of three, and woman of faith Kat Harrison joins Dr. Stacii Jae Johnson for an honest, tender conversation about leaving an abusive relationship, releasing the guilt that followed, and asking a question many mothers forget to ask: What does Kat do for Kat?
In this episode:
• Why looking for potential in a partner isn’t a flaw
• What it takes to leave
• Anxious attachment, worthiness, and the "kids first" story
• Why you can’t rewrite yesterday by overfunctioning today
• The power of buying yourself the flowers
• Golf, joy, and the peace of doing something just for you
Key moments:
05:37 Not a flaw: doing your best with what you knew
13:14 The decision to leave
18:10 What does Kat do for Kat?
23:05 Making a new choice
23:47 The flowers moment
27:59 Golf and pure, unmasked joy
29:33 Dr. Stacii’s takeaway
This episode includes a discussion of domestic abuse. If you or someone you know needs support, the National Domestic
Violence Hotline is available 24/7 at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE), by texting START to 88788, or at thehotline.org.
Watch the full video conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/c-AldZJJnjE
