The Family Stories We Inherit
About This Conversation
Every family has stories. Some are funny. Some are heartbreaking. All of them shape us.
In this solo episode, Denise reflects on growing up in a beautifully complicated extended family, exploring how divorce, grief, remarriage, humor, and tradition became part of her understanding of belonging.
She shares stories that span generations, asks what it means to truly fit within a family, and reflects on the small choices we can make to honor our history without repeating every pattern we've inherited.
This week's starting place: What family pattern are you choosing to continue—and what story are you ready to rewrite?
Listen to this conversation
Big Idea
We inherit more than traditions—we inherit stories, habits, and ways of belonging. While we can't change the families we came from, we can choose the patterns we carry into the families we're building.
Around Your Table
Carry the conversation into your own life.
What family tradition or value are you most grateful to have inherited?
Is there a family pattern you're intentionally trying to change?
Which story from your family gets told over and over—and why do you think it still matters?
Keepsake
“We can honor our history without repeating every pattern we’ve inherited.”
