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Should Have Listened to My Mother Podcast

Jackie Tantillo

Host Jackie Tantillo is proud to announce that "Should Have Listened To My Mother " has won a 2024 People"s Choice Podcast Award for best podcast in the Society and Culture Category. SHLTMM is also a 2024 Nominee in two additional categories including, "Best Female" Hosted Podcast & "Best Podcast" in the Kids and Family category. SHLTMM is an ongoing conversation about mothers/female role models and the role they play/played in ones life. The mother/son, mother/daughter bond is unique for each of

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00:29:29

"I Love You Mom" - With Guest...

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2026/02/03

Musicians and songwriters are storytellers. And Jackson has been writing songs since he was about 12 years old. His debut single, "I Love you Mom" is a belated birthday gift to his mom. He wasn't going to record it in his next studio session but his coworkers insisted, and here we are.Over the years and decades of working in the radio industry, I've interviewed hundreds of musicians. Jackson is up there at the top of the list as far as being polite, honest, humble and open about his strengths and

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00:27:49

My Grandmother Kept Me Safe With Guest Russian...

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2026/01/27

All we need is one special person in our life to change our destiny. When Irina mentioned that her grandmother had taught her to sew, I knew there was something very telling about her maternal role models in her life. Irina introduces us to her mother, Etya and Grandmother Beyla, who was a seamstress. Unfortunately, Etya's father died when she was a young teen in Russia.Etya was born and lived in Russia till the age of 25. She was one of three children, came from a poor family at a time when it was

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00:30:39

Do What Makes You Happy In Life With Guest Podcaster,...

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2026/01/20

'The Freedom Flights' from Cuba to the United States took place between 1965 and 1973. The Cuban Government agreed to allow America to transport fleeing Cuban families, with relatives in the US, to Miami. In 1967, Maria, her brother and her parents were among the hundreds of thousands that fled to start a new life in America. Because the family was sponsored by a New Jersey business man, they settled there to begin their new life. Maria was 16-17 years old when she came to the United States and

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00:34:29

A Mother's Sacrificial Love with Guest Columnist and...

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2026/01/13

"MY MOTHER SURVIVED WITH NOTHING WITH FOUR DAUGHTERS AND NOT KNOWING WHERE HER HUSBAND WAS IN PRISONED. QIN WAS HER PARTNER IN TRYING TO PROVIDE FOR THE FOUR CHILDREN. QIN'S OLDER SISTER WAS VISUALLY DISABLED SO QIN TOOK ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BEING THE ELDEST.YAN, WAS BEING TUTORED IN EDUCATIONAL LESSONS INITIALLY BY HER ADOPTED GRANDFATHER. EVENTUALLY SHE BROKE AWAY FROM HER CONSERVATIVE GRANDFATHER AND WENT TO A PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL BEHIND HER GRANDFATHER'S BACK AND BECAME A CLASSICAL OPERA

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00:41:12

“She Was a Pioneer and a Trailblazer” with Guest...

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2026/01/06

Kamille learned at a young age that not many businesses were interested in hiring a visually impaired employee. Oh yes, she presented very well on the phone with prospective employers, but when they saw her in person, the rejection came fast. She didn't even get a chance to prove them wrong.Again, Jackie her mom, didn't treat her blind daughter any differently than her other children. She had to learn the ways of the world at a very young age. Kamille would be the stronger for it. Kamille shared

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00:32:39

“A Life Unexpectedly Interrupted” with Guest...

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2025/12/30

Information about my guest Terri Hanson Mead:About MeWHO THE HELL IS TERRI? Terri Hanson Mead is a tiara-wearing, champagne-drinking, midlife troublemaker on a mission to help women over 40 blow up the boxes they were told to live in. She's a former life sciences IT consultant and angel investor turned reinvention advocate, helicopter pilot, and award-winning author of Piloting Your Life.After nearly 25 years in IT consulting for life sciences companies, Terri realized she'd been living by someone

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00:37:16

Anything Is Possible As Long As You Try with Guest...

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2025/12/23

This was the first email response SHLTMM received from Karina stating, "my mom and I have always been really close. She has always been super supportive of me wanting to pursue music. She always knew along with her late father that I would grow up to be musical because as a baby I would hum and sing songs before I was able to speak. I’ve been really blessed with great parents who both attend nearly every one of my performances since I first started performing. I’m very lucky to have a very

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00:32:08

Coming Full Circle After Decades of Shared Trauma...

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2025/12/16

This is the email Melissa wrote to me after I had asked a little bit about the facts of she and her mother's relationship:Dr. Melissa Bird, "My relationship with my mom was complicated when I was younger. My father committed suicide when I was 6 and it broke my mothers heart. My childhood was chaotic and often violent, and yet my mom loved me the best she could with her shattered heart. I was a rebellious teenager and angry about so many things. It wasn't until 2017 when I was on a retreat in

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00:29:09

"If At First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again" With...

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2025/12/09

I CAN ONLY TRY TO IMAGINE THE SHOCK AND SURPRISE THAT DR. DALEO'S PARENT'S FELT WHEN THEIR DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL DECLARED HER "MENTALLY RETARDED" BASED ON TEST RESULTS FROM RECENT TESTS. THANK GOODNESS HER MOM AND DAD HAD THE WHERE WITH ALL, FINANCIAL ABILITY AND GOOD COMMON SENSE TO HAVE HER TESTED BY A PROFESSIONAL. DR. ROXIE WAS THEN OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED AS BEING DYSLEXIC. ACCORDING TO THE OXFORD LANGUAGES DICTIONARY, THIS IS THEIR DEFINITION OF DYSLEXIA-"a condition of neurodevelopmental origin that

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00:29:58

Lessons Learned From My Mother With Guest Author Dr....

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2025/12/02

My guest wrote to me saying "even as a child , my mother had me researching at the library and writing essays on various topics! I went on to pursue higher education and become a teacher, and after retiring from a successful and rewarding career, I went on to write an award winning spiritual fiction and a prominently endorsed 5-book series (in addition to contributing to numerous anthology books." Dr. Foderaro continues, "I am passionate about handling life's challenges with goodness, compassion,

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00:25:48

"Her Resentment Taught Me About Acceptance" with...

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2025/11/25

BEFORE TURNING TWENTY, MY GUEST EXPERIENCED AND INDULGED IN MORE IN THE LA AREA, THAN MOST PEOPLE IN A LIFETIME. MUSICIAN, CREATIVE, STORYTELLER AND WRITER, JENNIFER FINCH, WAS REMOVED FROM HER ADOPTIVE MOTHER’S HOME AT 11 YEARS OLD. SHE BECAME ASTUTE AT RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME BY THE AGE OF 13. AND AT 14, SHE GOT INTO DRUGS AND PUNK ROCK. SHE ADORED HER MOTHER WHO STRUGGLED WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUESAND JENNIFER SAYS “IT WAS A TIME WHEN WOMEN WERE PUNISHED FOR EXPLORING OTHER WAYS TO LIVE THEIR

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00:32:44

Memories of my Grandmother's Love for Creating and...

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2025/11/18

Dr. Greg Hammer, is a Former Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, Physician, Best-Selling Author, and Mindfulness Expert.It was a wonderful conversation as he shared stories of his grandmother and her love for art and he declaration about using proper english grammar. Greg shares how he inherited that same consciousness as to being respectful to the english language.A Best Selling Author with an eye on being active and healthy, his recent book is about adults, caregivers, teachers

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00:39:53

Men Having A "Mother Wound" with Guest Navy Veteran...

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2025/11/11

This is the story of a brave and hard working veteran who had to overcome sorrow, pain and life's hard knocks since he was four years old. Yet he was determined to find a way to a path of balance and clarity in life. Rob mentioned that by the time he was a teen, he felt that he'd rather die overseas than stay living with his father and stepmother. Rob served his country for seven years. After attempting to take his life and being assaulted by a senior officer, he decided that it was time to retire

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00:32:30

“I Wasn’t Good at Sitting Still” With Guest Creator...

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2025/11/04

As a child, riding, tinkering/repairing bicycles were just a few hobbies Mike enjoyed. But the woodworking project is beneficial for so many reasons. Yes it’s fun but it truly helps children and adults with distracted minds become more grounded and able to focus. Children collaborate and help one another, improve their math skills, use their hands, learn to measure and cut wood and so much more. But it was Mike's mother, Linda, who really concentrated on helping Mike with his OCD/ADHD. He says,

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00:29:28

I Never Wanted To Disappoint My Mother With Guest...

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2025/10/28

Robert is the middle child of nine, five girls and four boys. Because of his mother's health, the family packed up and moved to California from Minnesota. The warm, sunny weather of southern California helped with his mom's chronic pneumonia. But the many lakes in Minnesota played a crucial role in Robert's relationship with his mom, one that he'll never forget.Robert says, my mother had a sunny personality, really cheerful. She looked at real estate as a matchmaker-match people together with a

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00:29:40

Holocaust Survivor And Force Of Nature With Guest...

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2025/10/21

Ruth was one year old when she and her family arrived in the United States from Wertheim am Main, Germany in 1938 according to Jonathan Ramsfelder, Ruth's son. A time of confusion, despair and relief, yet so much regret for members of her family that were left behind to the inevitable Nazi genocide of European Jews. Ruth was the last Jewish baby born in Wertheim am Main.Ruth's family was upper middle class cattle dealers in Germany yet once in the US, they lived in poverty and worked whatever

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00:36:53

“She Cared Deeply for People and Always Looked After...

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2025/10/14

Pattie was a strong woman through and through. She learned everything she knew about raising and caring for animals and growing crops from her parents and the land she grew up on. Because of her experience on the farm plus her ability to drive and operate farm machinery, etc, she was available to help out her country during WWII. This enabled her to be active during the Land Army, in New Zealand. Josh shares how she had a wonderful sense of humor (Irish family roots), taught Josh how to sew, cook,

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00:31:57

“She’s Not Afraid to Speak Her Mind When She Sees...

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2025/10/07

My guest is the oldest of two daughters, with seven years between she and her younger sister. Mina was working the night shift at a factory, when she was pregnant with her first daughter. Parita shares that her mom used to let she and her sister explore as much as they needed when they were young. Both daughters were pushed academically and socially, but the girls found comfort in the fact that there mom would be there if ever they needed her. Mina was the oldest of four daughters. Parita's

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00:34:57

"A Promise Kept: A Tribute To A Mother's Love" with...

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2025/09/30

Solomea's story begins in Drohobych, a city in the south of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. At a young age, Solomea lost her hearing mainly because of two illnesses, Menangitis and Scarlett Fever. At the time, she was luckily old enough that she had learned to speak and read, so she adapted by learning how to read lips. Andy tells this heartwarming story of his mother's love in his latest book, "A Promise Kept: A Tribute To A Mother's Love." And Andy didn't know any of his mother's background and

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00:27:30

Longing to be Nurtured with Guest Co-Founder and CEO...

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2025/09/23

I'm so glad you're here to take a listen to Rachel's stories of her grandmother's gardens in Zimbabwe and her life growing up in Australia.Throughout her life, Rachel has travelled and lived in London, Hong King and Tel Aviv. Now she lives in Manhattan and says she "pretty much lives for cooking and entertaining. The history of food, it's culture and migration, as well as its ability to bring people together over a diverse and lively table is why I love what I do." It's been ten years since she

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