Today’s guest is a dear friend of the show, Andrea Mein DeWitt — Professional Certified Coach (PCC), author, and creator of the transformational Name, Claim & Reframe® methodology. Her bestselling book, Name, Claim & Reframe: Your Path to a Well-Lived Life, was featured on NBC’s TODAY Show as the Best Motivational Read of 2023, and is now available as an audiobook, complete with a powerful PDF companion. Congrats to Andrea!!

Andrea works with high-achieving leaders navigating challenging relationships, identity shifts, and life transitions — especially the roles we often inherit inside our families. In this deeply moving conversation, she and Yo explore the complicated terrain between daughters and aging mothers, including grief, identity, boundaries, and the “good daughter” narrative many of us have carried for decades.

If you’ve ever felt unseen, responsible, guilty, or stuck in old roles with your mother — especially during moments of caregiving or family gatherings — this episode offers both companionship and real tools for the messy middle. Timing for this episode is perfect with the holidays which adds extra pressure around the good daughter/bad daughter trap!

Together, they explore:

💔 The cultural and generational expectations

🧭 Integrity as the anchor

🌪 Understanding the emotional hurricane

🌗 Grieving the mother we thought we had

🧱 Compassionate boundaries

💡 Using Name, Claim & Reframe® in real time

• Name the emotional trigger

• Claim the belief or value that helps you stay in integrity

• Reframe the moment so you don’t internalize guilt, shame, or projection

🎧 Andrea’s new audiobook as a companion for healing

Transformation doesn’t happen in one big moment — but in the pauses: the walk, the drive, the breath you take between conversations. Her audiobook was created for those moments.

🧭 Memorable Quotes

“You cannot have grace without grit. The grit lets you pause and choose who you want to be.” – Andrea Mein DeWitt

 “When you respond instead of react, you’re back in your power.” – Andrea Mein DeWitt

“Not everyone deserves unlimited access to your energy.” – Andrea Mein DeWitt

“Maybe what we’re grieving isn’t just our mother — it’s the story we carried about who she was.” – Yo & Andrea

🌺 Key Takeaways

Integrity — not approval — is your compass when navigating difficult family roles.

You can be kind and clear at the same time — clarity is kindness.

Grieving the mother you thought you had is real grief, and allowing yourself to feel it is deeply healing.

Other episodes to check out on the topic

Ep 248 When Pleasing Hurts: Healing the Mother-Daughter Dynamic with Katherine Fabrizio

Ep 48 A Discussion with Andrea Mein Dewitt About Her Book: Name, Claim Reframe, Your Path to a Well-Lived Life

Ep 72 Andrea Mein Dewitt, Name Claim & Reframe (NCR) Author, Returns and Relates NCR to Female Bullying

Ep 153 & 154 Be Confident. Be Resourceful. Be Graceful. Name Claim and Reframe Workbook.

✨ Connect with Andrea Mein DeWitt

🌐 Website: andreadewittadvisors.com

🎧 New Audiobook on Audible (released December 2, 2025) — includes a PDF companion
https://www.audible.com/pd/B0G2F5448H

Leadership Quiz:  https://www.andreadewittadvisors.com/leadership-quiz

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AndreaMeinDeWitt

Book links:

Name, Claim & Reframe: https://www.amazon.com/dp/157826958X

Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1578269962

🧰 NCR Toolkit: https://www.andreadewittadvisors.com/ncr-toolkit

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-mein-dewitt-98694068/

Be sure to check out her Beyond the Reframe Articles

📸 Instagram: @andreadewittcoaching

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Because leadership — and healing — begin when we have the courage to see ourselves clearly and choose integrity over old family roles. 💖