“All forward motion disappoints someone.” ~ Seth Godin Question from a reader re Why Rehashing The Past Doesn’t Work: “What if my mother doesn’t understand that I am moving on from the dynamic and her feelings are hurt? It’s hard to...
Rehashing the past, even the recent past, with someone (your mother) who is unaware of their trauma tends not to end well. Her unresolved trauma and triggers make it nearly impossible for her to respond to you in an emotionally mature way. Instead she reacts. So. You...
If you’ve been in therapy and are still having issues with your mother, then working with me is a great next step, especially if some aspect of the relationship you have with your mother is holding you back in any way, shape, or form from something you want....
“Although the connections are not always obvious, personal change is inseparable from social and political change.” ~ Harriet Lerner After the mass murder that happened in my hometown of Newtown, CT, at the end of 2012, I wanted to help so I joined with a...
(I captured this image in my garden a couple of weeks ago) Bless the daughters who sat, carrying the trauma of mothers. Who sat asking for more love, and not getting any, carried themselves to light. Bless the daughters who raised themselves.~ Ijeoma Umebinyuo...
Dear You… It’s not wrong to feel what you feel. You are not wrong. You are seen. You are heard. You are understood. You’ve been through a lot in your life. It’s okay to take a break. Take a break from focusing on your mother and all the things...
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