Emotional Sovereignty and Dissolving Contempt for Our Own Needs Over-functioning is a survival strategy many women developed while growing up with emotionally immature, unavailable,...

Mother’s Day is coming up in the U.S. And while for some, it’s a time of flowers, brunches, and warm memories, for many adult...

Is Your Mother a “Mean Girl”? It’s a taboo to admit—even to yourself—that your own mother may have acted like a “mean girl.” The...

Breaking the Spell: Redefining What It Means to Be “Good” I’ve been reflecting on something I think many women will understand in their bones:...

  Lately, world politics feels like a macro version of a dysfunctional family.  Have you been noticing this? There’s an underlying connection between the...

Welcome to Part 2 of this exploration of Crossing the “Terror Barrier” of the Mother Wound! (See the part 1 article here)  In this...

Have you ever experienced a strange sense of foreboding, hesitation or even terror in moments when you’re about to take an action that should...

Many adult daughters have had a life-long struggle to emotionally connect with their mothers. Many are confused as to why even simple interactions with...