Breaking News: Jamal Roberts Vulnerably Shares Hard History With His Mom: ‘I Felt Like I Was….
In a raw and emotional interview that has resonated with fans and followers alike, actor and motivational speaker Jamal Roberts opened up about the deep emotional scars left by his early childhood — particularly the complex and painful relationship he had with his mother.
“For years,” Roberts began, his voice trembling, “I carried around this ache that I couldn’t name. I felt like I was abandoned, like I wasn’t good enough to be loved.”
Roberts, who has built a public image rooted in resilience and authenticity, shared that his childhood was marked by instability and emotional absence. Raised primarily by his grandmother in a working-class neighborhood, Roberts seldom saw his mother during the formative years of his life. “She was struggling with her own demons,” he said. “Addiction, trauma, survival — I understand that now as an adult. But as a kid, all I knew was that she wasn’t there.”
The conversation took place on the latest episode of the “Healing Forward” podcast, where Roberts chose to speak not as a celebrity, but as a son still working through unresolved wounds. “I used to tell myself I didn’t care. I’d say, ‘I don’t need her,’ but that wasn’t true. I needed her, and I needed to be honest about that.”
He described the pain of watching his friends interact with their mothers, celebrating birthdays, school plays, even just sharing a meal. “I felt invisible. I wondered what was wrong with me — why she couldn’t show up for me like other moms did for their kids.”
It wasn’t until his late twenties that Roberts confronted those feelings directly. After years of therapy, self-work, and what he calls “hard conversations with myself,” he reached out to his mother. What followed was a difficult, but necessary reunion that forced both of them to reckon with the past.
“When I finally sat across from her and told her how I felt — that I felt abandoned — I didn’t know how she’d respond. But she cried. She owned her mistakes. And in that moment, something shifted.”
Roberts emphasized that healing doesn’t mean forgetting or excusing the pain, but rather facing it with courage and compassion. “She and I are still figuring things out. It’s not perfect. But it’s real. And for the first time in my life, I feel like we’re seeing each other — really seeing each other.”
As the interview concluded, Roberts encouraged others who are grappling with broken familial ties to speak their truth — even when it’s hard. “You deserve to be heard. You deserve to feel. And most of all, you deserve to heal.”
