INTRODUCTION TO SURVEY:
Difficulty and challenges between mothers and daughters are rampant and widespread but not openly spoken about. The taboo about speaking about the pain of the mother wound is what keeps it in place and keeps it hidden in shadow, festering and out of view.
What exactly is the mother wound?
The mother wound is the pain of being a woman passed down through generations of women in patriarchal cultures. And it includes the dysfunctional coping mechanisms that are used to process that pain.
The mother wound includes the pain of:
--Comparison: not feeling good enough
--Shame: consistent background sense that there is something wrong with you
--Attenuation: Feeling you must remain small in order to be loved
--Persistent sense of guilt for wanting more than you currently have
The mother wound can manifest as:
--Not being your full self because you don’t want to threaten others
--Having a high tolerance for poor treatment from others
--Emotional care-taking
--Feeling competitive with other women
--Self-sabotage
--Being overly rigid and dominating
--Conditions such as eating disorders, depression and addictions
What is the cost of not healing the mother wound?
The cost of NOT healing the mother wound is living your life indefinitely with:
--A vague, persistent sense that “There’s something wrong with me”
--Never actualizing your potential out of fear of failure or disapproval
--Having weak boundaries and an unclear sense of who you are
--Not feeling worthy or capable of creating what you truly desire
--Not feeling safe enough to take up space and voice your truth
--Arranging your life around “not rocking the boat”
--Self-sabotage when you get close to a breakthrough
--Unconsciously waiting for mother’s permission or approval before claiming your own life.
Benefits of healing the mother wound:
--Being more fluent and skilled in handling your emotions. Seeing them as a source of wisdom
--Having healthy boundaries that support the actualization of your highest and best self
--Developing a solid “inner mother” that provides unconditional love, support and comfort
--Knowing yourself as competent. Feeling that anything is possible, open to miracles and all good things
--Being in constant contact with your inner goodness and your ability to bring it into everything you do
--Deep compassion for yourself and other people
--Not taking yourself too seriously. No longer needing external validation to feel OK.
--Trusting life to bring you what you need
--Feeling safe in your own skin and a freedom to be yourself.
--So much more…
I am designing my course on how to heal the mother wound with you in mind.
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