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 | Dec 17, 2019 | Boundaries, controlling daughter, controlling mother, Generational patterns, journal writing, Mother-daughter relationship
One reason boundary setting feels hard is because of the way you think about it. I have to set boundaries to protect myself from her bad behaviors. Compare that to: Boundaries are a way I can empower myself by focusing on my own behavior. I get it. Sometimes it feels...
