HGTV ‘Good Bones’ Star Mina Starsiak Hawk Gives Update on Relationship With Mom
HGTV star Mina Starsiak Hawk has revealed that she is ready to enter the new year with a new circle of loved ones, which means cutting certain people out of her life… like her mother, Karen E. Laine
The former Good Bones host opened up on the latest episode of her Mina AF podcast, noting how she’s taken a fresh approach to choosing the people in her “inner circle.”
Hawk took inspiration from author Brené Brown’s Square Squad idea from her book Dare To Lead, which recommends “having a small square of people in your life that you can really be your true self around,” names that should be able to fit on a 1-inch by 1-inch piece of paper.
“You know I’ve had my fair share of personal challenges, professional challenges… moments where I question everything like my worth, my purpose, my decisions,” Hawk shared, noting how it was “tricky” at first to whittle down her list of names.
“When I started rattling off the names of people whose opinion I care about, I was like, this is a really long list,” she continued, naming her children, Jack and Charlotte, husband, Steve, sister, Kelsy, her older brother and his wife, her close friend Adrienne, her dad, stepmom, and the kids’ “fake grandma.”
“Figuring out who your Square Squad is when you’re in those tough moments can really become invaluable,” Hawk said. “They’re the ones that see [us] at our worst and our best and are there, not as ‘yes’ people, [but] they can support you in a healthy way without judgment and can help guide you.”
One person Hawk didn’t mention was her mom, with whom she previously ran the Two Chicks and a Hammer renovation business and co-hosted Good Bones. Hawk has opened up previously about her falling out with Laine, who she hasn’t spoken with in a year.
Hawk also didn’t mention her brother Tad, who she had a rift with during the filming of the eighth and final season of Good Bones, which recently led to tension over family Thanksgiving plans.
“There were times where I had to set boundaries with certain people who, even though I thought might be in my life forever, they were no longer contributing positively, and that’s okay,” Hawk continued in regards to her list.
“It’s about putting your mental and emotional health in a good place, and sometimes that means the people you surround yourself with changes,” she stated.
As for Laine, she has kept relatively quiet in recent months since Good Bones ended. However, a recent post from fellow Good Bones alum Cory Miller hinted at a new show in the works. On his Instagram Stories on December 5, Miller posted a series of snaps with Laine teasing a new project and tagging HGTV.
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For her own sake, I wish Mina would deal with her issues privately.
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Wow, Mina sure has become full of herself. No communication with her mother or brother who helped shaped and work on that popular show. Mina think of what your children are missing their grandmother & uncle. Close inner circle are just people who say yes & agree to your actions. No thanks. Very sad Mina has abandoned her mom n brother.
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I have enjoyed Good Bones, hate to see it go. I will miss it. People are talking about the mother daughter dynamics, you only get one. If you lose your mother, your life will never be the same. No matter how much success you obtain. Love your mother, even if you have to do it from afar sometimes but never cut your mother out of your life. Happy Holidays and God bless you both.
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Totally disagree. My mother was a horrible and bitter woman who treated her family like crap. She was physically abusive and did nothing to inspire her children. Sometimes mothers are the worst and it’s best to cut them out if your life.
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I feel that mina hawk, truly needs to shut her dam mouth on what's going on in her familia'. There are people out there who care and people who don't, and people, who just want to hear gossip. Stop!, Stop!, talking about your LIST!!, Why! must you have a List!! Sounds really harsh. AND! adding Fake G-ma.at the end is really shitty! Dam girl. But! I do truly understand, what your talking about.. I have in Mi life gotten rid of certain people and got mi few,, and those are things that happen to almost all of us in our lives at one point or another.. This whole CRAP! with your Mom,Sibling and Others, needs to stay within your home walls, Not in the Eye of the Public. You really think in your mind that exposing all your familia' info to all of us is the smart thing to do, but this will backfire down the road, within your children's lives. And trust, it will happen at a time, that know one will be expecting it. Will you allow them to see,visit there Grandma!? Will you not talk bad about there Grandma around there ears? Or to them! Which could damage, how they feel,love there grandma or even you, And Yes I said you. Please don't damage that relationship.
Me & Mi Mom didn't always get along, arguments,about everything, resentments, words said that shouldn't have been said, mental Drama. And yes these things carover to your adult yrs, kids,marriage, in general just life! More Crap to deal with. But! The whole world doesn't have know all of our business. Try to be more private.
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Very sad. I hope they can find their way back to each other. Fractures in families are so painful. And life is short, you should work at it and remember that no one is perfect. No one. Unless there is abuse, I hope they can mend this. They all seem like good people.
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Mina has a load on her. Her mom was systematicly dismanetling the " 2 Chicks and Hammer". Company. Mina's mom would just do things without looking at the concept for the project and cause delaies, and cost. Her mom destoryed a stone fire place, that was not to be touched, just because she deciced it should go, then walk off and leave the mess for Mina to figure out, and deal with the owners whom wanted this stone works post the renovation.
Best of Luck Mina
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Wow! She doesn’t speak to her mom. The woman that gave birth to her. God says honor thy mother and father. What she does will affect her children. And her big head will hurt her career. We just have to wait until the shoe drops from the other foot.
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Mina has been very outspoken recently concerning her personal issues about her falling out with her family. All families have issues, especially mixed families of multiple divorced parents, step siblings, etc. They worked well together for the cameras and the financial gain it afforded all of them. I understand that. HGTV has made very lucrative deals under this scenario for many years, skyrocketing many families to stardom! Most notably The Property Brothers and their many spinoff shows. One thing that does NOT go over well on the HGTV Network, from my many years of observation, is conflict of interest. Most notably of Nicole Curtis fame, Rehab Addict. She was THE darling of HGTV rehabbing with that show for years and would still be going strong today if not for a very negative personal issue of paternity with her second child. Long story short, it went very public and HGTV doesn’t like their stars messy personal lives pouring into their public relations persona. Mina is talking about new projects with HGTV…well, I’m interested to see how that pans out. Her mom and her step brother, Tad have kept quiet. They too, are talking new HGTV projects. Does HGTV go with negative or positive? Do they go with entertainment value…mom and Tad. Expertise and know how…Mina? Personally, I’m actually interested to see which way they go but Mina needs to put her big girl pants on and grow up a little now. Every family has baggage. Fans don’t really want or care about her issues.
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A person only has one mother, so no matter how good or bad the mother is, keep her in your life. There are people who grew up into adulthood without a mom either due to an early death or some other reason , so don't push her away.
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I think Mina should shut up! The fact that she is the only one talking makes me think she is responsible for whatever happened to her family relations. Guilty conscience trying to make herself look like a victim. Just shut up Mina! Keep it to yourself.
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She was eccentric. More importantly, she was very supportive of everything Mina did! And they were partners in their business even though Mina was the financial and most educated part of the business. Unfortunately, There in laid their biggest issue. Responsibility! Karen had a much more laid-back approach to life. Not so with Mina
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I’m sure we don’t know the whole story of the family rift but what I do know after losing 7 yes 7 immediate family members in 6 years ; life is short. Hope it’s worth it
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I am not sure about what went on behind the scenes, but Mina was super bossy. I also feel like her mother was a bit too eclectic at times. Either way, this perfect mother can do no wrong belief system is not reality based. Sometimes family isn't everything.
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Same ole, Mina is about Mina! I would love to see Karen succeed on her own.
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I loved Good Bones, and hated to hear it was ending, but I have to say, Karen lent nothing to the show. She inappropriately cackled out loud, and her “projects” were always so tacky. I honestly don’t know why she was on the show.
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