<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[Untangled | Episode 1: My Mom and I Finally Talk About the Years We Were Homeless]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, our story lived in memories, keynote speeches, and the chapters of my memoir. In the first episode of Untangled, my mom and I sit down together to revisit the years we experienced homelessness, the decisions that shaped our lives, and the questions we never truly asked each other until now. <br/><br/><a href="https://lyricwardlow.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">lyricwardlow.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://lyricwardlow.substack.com/podcast</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:49:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/9823567.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Untangling the stories that shape us.]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Lyric Wardlow]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[lyricwardlow@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/9823567.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>Untangling the stories that shape us.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>My personal Substack</itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Untangling the stories that shape us.</itunes:name><itunes:email>lyricwardlow@substack.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Relationships"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Education"><itunes:category text="Self-Improvement"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/9823567/baae721b68fd55f77e936573095d07dd.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[My Mom and I Finally Talk About the Years We Were Homeless]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>For years, I’ve spoken and written about my childhood from my perspective.</p><p>This time, I wanted to include hers.</p><p>Before my mom was “Mom,” she was a young woman navigating adulthood herself and then came the responsibility of raising a child alone with many challenges mentally and physically.</p><p>In this first episode of <em>Untangled</em>, we revisit the years we experienced homelessness together, the choices that were made, the moments that stayed with us, and what it means to look back with honesty instead of shame and blame.</p><p>Some questions are difficult to ask.</p><p>Some answers are even harder to hear.</p><p>But healing often begins with a vulnerable conversation.</p><p>Watch or listen <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/8_gikkPXctg"><strong>Here.</strong></a></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://lyricwardlow.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">lyricwardlow.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://lyricwardlow.substack.com/p/my-mom-and-i-finally-talk-about-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:204947232</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lyric Wardlow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:48:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204947232/e538a34f04189156d3968aac4b52e2ea.mp3" length="36738657" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lyric Wardlow</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>3062</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/9823567/post/204947232/880035721da36c6080d1f00d1c5137d8.jpg"/></item></channel></rss>