“Everybody says ‘Mama knows best’… but what if you had more than one version of ‘Mama’?”

In this revealing and emotional episode of Breaking the Silence Podcast’s Motherhood Series, host Author Nikki Nicole unpacks the complexities behind the phrase “Mama Knows Best” with the thought-provoking question: which mama are we talking about? The one who raised you in survival mode? The one who showed up later in life? The grandma who stepped in? Or the mother figure you became for yourself?

This episode dives into the generational voices that shaped us, the conflicting parenting messages we carry, and how our own motherhood is influenced by the mamas before us. It’s deep, personal, and necessary—because before we say “I’m doing the best I can”, we ...