A Daughter's Inheritance

She was impatient, restless, and by her own daughter's admission, a bit of a hot mess. But Joy Griner was also a pioneer, a woman who grew up in the hills of West Virginia in the 1930s and spent a lifetime pushing back against what the world told her she was supposed to be. In this episode, Susan sits down with Emily Noble, a Starkville educator, to explore the life of her mother Joy, a libra...

In this episode, I sit down with Diana Eubanks, DVM for a moving conversation about her mother Diane, a woman who once confessed that "apple pie and motherhood" might not be her thing. Their relationship wasn't always the best, and Diana's dad didn't help, but later in life, they grew closer.  From a friendship forged in Girl Scouts that lasted a lifetime, to a card Diana...

 Rhonda DiBiase grew up a Mississippi Delta girl and lives 12 miles from the town where she was born. She was shaped by a mother who never claimed to have all the answers but somehow always knew just what to say. In this conversation, the author of Fear Finds Faith shares memories of a woman who was funny, faithful, a little bit mischievous, and almost always "thoughty." These stories of...

Losing a mother is difficult at any age but losing her as a toddler creates a longing that can shape an entire life. In this episode, Nina Rivenburgh opens up about what it means to grow up without her mother, who stepped in to nurture her, how she found connection across the absence, and why the bond between a daughter and the mother she barely knew can still feel remarkably, alive. Visit https:/...

The mother-daughter relationship is complicated enough on its own. Add siblings to the conversation, and things get really interesting. In this episode, Susan sits down with three of four sisters to explore how one woman shaped each of them differently, and what that has meant for the relationships they have with each other. Shared memories, different experiences, and the mother who lives in all o...

 In this first episode, Susan introduces the heart behind the podcast and the woman who inspired it, her mother, Bobbie Seal. Through conversation with her cousin Linda Weir, Susan begins to trace the outline of a life that shaped her own,  sharing the memories, values, and laughter, and how the wisdom of her mother (in her own voice) continues to echo across generations.  Visit https://adaughters...

In this trailer, host Susan Seal introduces A Daughter's Inheritance, a podcast about the intangible legacies mothers leave behind. Through conversations with daughters, the series explores the values, wisdom, and life lessons that become our most precious inheritance. However, not all mother-daughter relationships are easy or uncomplicated, and this podcast honors that truth by reflecting th...