The Mother Lode – A Community Project Just For You

by KCLAnderson | May 27, 2020 | Awareness, creativity, Emotions, Feminism, Generational patterns, journal writing, Mother-daughter relationship

The term Mother Lode refers to something valuable or in great abundance. You know it when you see it. The Mother Lode: A Conversation About Emotions, Power & Creativity is a free, month-long community project about what we learned (or didn’t learn) about...

A way to eradicate needless shame

by KCLAnderson | May 7, 2020 | creativity, Generational patterns, Guilt, inner critic, journal writing, Re-mothering, Shadow, Shame, The Wisdom of Others

I recently read Glennon Doyle’s book Untamed. In the Concessions chapter she talks about watching a TV show in which a teenage girl is about to tell her parents that she’s gay. The girl says, “I have to tell you something. I like girls.” And...

Overcome creative anxiety and disarm your inner critic

by KCLAnderson | Apr 28, 2020 | Adult daughter, creativity, Emotions, inner critic, journal writing, Mother-daughter relationship, Re-mothering, Setting Goals

I have a new book coming out in June! Overcoming Creative Anxiety: Journal Prompts & Practices For Disarming Your Inner Critic may seem like a drastic departure from difficult mother-daughter relationships, but in the writing of it I discovered many similarities....

A Literal Shit Show (Part 2)

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...

A Literal Shit Show (part 1)

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...

To be more of who you are

by KCLAnderson | Jan 17, 2020 | journal writing

“List five things you’d like to change about yourself” the questionnaire prompted. Me: Heavy sigh accompanied by an eye-roll. I sat back and thought about all the things I’ve wanted to change over the years (and sometimes still do): my body, my...