I originally posted this in 2024, AND maybe it’s a message you need to hear, today.
Sending you love if Mother’s Day is a challenging time for you.
I wrote a blog & recorded today’s podcast episode for people who have difficult relationships with their mothers. If that’s you, please visit mdillondesigns.com/blog.

For clarity:
Please note there are two separate posts. This is the podcast episode, “On Mother’s Day: A Healing Conversation.” If this resonated with you, you may also appreciate my separate blog post, “An Unhappy Mother’s Day Tribute.”
I believe BOTH are powerful and can be instrumental on your healing journey. Also, at the end of that blog post I share resources I found helpful on my own healing journey.
Blessings!
Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist
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This post inspired me to create my own greeting card line for awkward relationships. I call them U.G.H. Moments because they are cards for those uncomfortable times when finding the right card is challenging because of the relationship. The UGH stands for Unique. Genuine. Honest. These are cards that get to the heart of the matter. They don’t lie about the nature of the relationship, but they are loving or simple and neutral. Also they can be customized so you don’t have to say things you don’t mean, that don’t feel true, or simply aren’t what you call that person. Just trying to do my part to make navigating this emotional space a little easier.
Check out my first collection for Mother’s Day. It launched April of 2025. 🥰

Depending on when you read this, it may be late too order for this Mother’s Day, but keep these in mind for next year. Also, there are matching gift mugs. You can customize those as well.