The martyr archetype becomes strong in us through the unconscious belief that suffering is noble and that other women who refuse to suffer in the same way are...

Our first experience of loss was in relation to our mothers, when we realized we were not one being, but two. I think we...

Attenuation is the impulse to diminish oneself, to be small, to disappear, and to be invisible. Attenuation seems to be one of the central wounds...

Developmentally, our relationship with our mother serves as a template for our relationship with ourselves. As female children we absorbed information about how she...

I posted a blog article that went viral called, “Why It’s Crucial for Women to Heal the Mother Wound.” One of the themes in the feedback...

We live in a very fast-paced culture. There’s an atmosphere of pressure to be productive, to show our value through what we do, and...

As women, the need for self-care can trigger feelings of guilt. We’ve been conditioned to automatically think that we are neglecting others when we...

One of the hardest experiences a daughter can have in a mother/daughter relationship is seeing that your mother is unconsciously invested in your smallness....