You Are Not Your Mother…

I am thrilled to announce that my newest book, You Are Not Your Mother: Releasing Generational Trauma & Shame, is now available for pre-order.

Advance Praise:

Through the power of story, You Are Not Your Mother: Releasing Generational Trauma & Shame speaks directly to the parts of our minds that most need to hear these messages. While our rational selves are busy learning the steps we can follow to unshame ourselves, our more tender parts get to experience what it feels like to be loved as we are.
—Simona Vivi H, founder of The Center for Remothering and of reMothering.org

In You Are Not Your Mother, author Karen C.L. Anderson unpacks the tricky territory of shame and how it can color your whole life and hold you back, unless you face it head on. Childhood can be a minefield of hurt, trauma, and shame both at school and at home with difficult parents. Anderson's revelatory courage in sharing her healing journey is inspiring and offers a roadmap to both mental health and the joy that comes from reclaiming your own life.
—Becca Anderson, author of Badass Affirmations

This is the book every daughter with a difficult mother needs. It is a wise, compassionate guide to liberating yourself from the stories your mother told you about who you are. Part poetry, part memoir, part savvy self-help book, Karen combines stories about the deep pain she has experienced in her relationship with her mother with simple tools you can use to help you dismantle and release the emotional grip a lifetime of being shamed creates in your heart and mind.

If you have had a difficult relationship with your mother, you will recognize the feelings of internalized shame Karen so powerfully illustrates with the stories she shares, and you will know once and for all that you are not alone and that having complicated feelings about your mother is okay. “Karen is the wise voice you want whispering in your ear when shame knocks on your door, reminding you that you are so much more than your relationship with your mother.
—Maggie Reyes, master certified marriage coach & bestselling author of The Questions for Couples Journal