by KCLAnderson | Feb 13, 2020 | Awareness, controlling mother, Feminism, Generational patterns, Mother Wound, Mother-daughter relationship, Shadow, The Wisdom of Others
What did your mother teach you (directly or indirectly) about choices? Her own, yours, other women’s? Directly mine taught me that I could be and do anything. She modeled it (not 100% of time, and that’s okay…she’s a human, not a robot)....
by KCLAnderson | Feb 6, 2020 | Awareness, Boundaries, controlling daughter, controlling mother, Generational patterns, Mother-daughter relationship, The Wisdom of Others, Uncategorized
Last week I wrote about the subtle-but-powerful difference between establishing a boundary as a form of protection and establishing a boundary as a form of respect. This week let’s explore the difference between boundaries, requests, and demands, with thanks to...
by KCLAnderson | Feb 4, 2020 | Adult daughter, Awareness, Boundaries, Emotions, Mother-daughter relationship
“You glow differently when you’re not fearful, hating, hurting, bitter, and miserable.” ~ Unknown I used to believe I had to protect myself from my mother. This belief created anxiety and fear. The fear drove me to react, push away, lash out, shut...
by KCLAnderson | Jan 21, 2020 | Anger, Awareness, Emotions, Generational patterns, journal writing, Re-mothering, Self-Acceptance, Shame, The Wisdom of Others
When I shared A Literal Shit Show (Part 1) with the folks who subscribe to my weekly Love Notes, I received MANY responses. Some told me their puppy stories (and shared photos of their sweet pups), some told me their mother stories, some laughed and laughed (some so...
by KCLAnderson | Jan 20, 2020 | Anger, Awareness, Emotions, Generational patterns, journal writing, Mother Wound, Mother-daughter relationship, Relationships, Shadow, The Wisdom of Others
“The one who tested and triggered you the most was also the one who was sent forth to set you free from the pattern.” ~ as seen on the Internet I am not a mother. You may already know that. I never wanted to be a mother and at 57 I still have no regrets in...
