It's All About Healing
It's All About Healing
Robin Black
What If Your Pain Was Never a Problem to Fix? with Jacqueline Boylan: Episode 401
41 minutes Posted Aug 5, 2026 at 5:00 pm.
Welcome And Guest Introduction
Childhood Loss And Two Worlds
Seeking Comfort From A Stern Adult
The Letter That Triggered A Crisis
Caretaking Identity And Learning Self-Care
Writing As Therapy And Building Resiliency
The Haven Idea And Not Your Fault
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Send us Fan Mail A child can survive almost anything with one steady, loving adult, but what happens when grief gets punished instead of comforted? I’m Robin Black, and I sit down with registered nurse and author Jacqueline Boland to talk about the two worlds she grew up in: the safety of her great-grandmother’s love, and the chaos of addiction, loss, and a family dynamic that taught her to feel guilty for being sad. Jacqueline shares the story of losing her mother at seven and her father so...