How Mother Daughter Trauma Sabotages Your Relationships
Love, But Never Enough: How Unhealed Mother Daughter Trauma Sabotages Adult Relationships I had mother daughter trauma and that’s why I write about it. For me, my mother daughter trauma seeped into my entire life influencing all my relationships for the worse. Here’s why… The mother-daughter bond is our first blueprint for love. When that […]
The Caregiving Daughter: From Duty to Burnout
The Silent Burnout of The Caregiving Daughter: When Caretaking Becomes a Life Sentence Are you a caregiving daughter? If you are one, you know it. I am one and at times it’s dominated and become toxic for me. That’s why I encourage other women who find themselves in this role to make sure they are […]
The Cost Of Growing Up Unseen
Invisible Daughters: The Long-Term Cost of Growing Up Unseen and Unheard Have you ever heard of growing up unseen? Does it hit a chord when you hear it? Every child longs for one thing above all else: to be seen and heard. For daughters, a mother’s recognition can be the foundation of self-worth, identity, and […]
The Body Remembers The Trauma
The Body Remembers: Physical Illnesses Tied to Unresolved Mother-Daughter Conflict Trust me when I say, the body remembers what happened in the past whether you want it to or not. I needed spinal surgery when I was 33. I do have degenerative disc disease but I also held a lot of trauma in my body, […]
When Mom Causes Lifelong Anxiety
Unhealed Mother-Daughter Wounds Can Become Lifelong Anxiety I struggle from lifelong anxiety. I also had a complicated relationship with my mom and we didn’t speak for four years. Coincidence? Who’s to say. But, there is truth that the mother-daughter bond is meant to be a source of safety, love, and belonging. Sadly, when the relationship […]
Mother Daughter Conflict Echoes Through Families
How Mother Daughter Conflict Echoes for Generations The reality is mother daughter conflict doesn’t just happen. It’s learned, it’s imprinted, and it’s taught. Question, does your mom complain about her mom? Did grandma complain about her mom? Family conflict is never just about the present moment. When a mother and daughter struggle, the ripples extend […]