by KCLAnderson | Feb 1, 2019 | Awareness, Empowerment, Mother-daughter relationship, Relationships, The Wisdom of Others
I received an interesting response to last week’s column (Grieving a mother who is still alive) and wanted to share it because it occurred to me that I AM NOT DOING MY JOB if anyone who reads my books/columns/newsletter believes that they have to wait for...
by KCLAnderson | Jan 25, 2019 | Awareness, Emotions, grief, Mother-daughter relationship, Relationships, The Wisdom of Others
Question from a reader… A friend recently lost her mother and I think it sparked a grieving process in me. It’s as if my own mother was dead, the mother I always wished I had. My mother is, of course, alive and well and we continue to have a very difficult...
by KCLAnderson | Dec 21, 2018 | Boundaries, Empowerment, Mother-daughter relationship, Re-mothering, Relationships, Self-Acceptance
Imagine me reading this to your mother…or, if you’d like to hear me read it, click here. Also, your mother may be mentally ill, addicted, and/or have a personality disorder that prevents her from having the empathy and ability to hear and receive this...
by KCLAnderson | Jul 26, 2018 | Awareness, Emotions, Re-mothering, Relationships, Self-Acceptance, Uncategorized
[This post falls into the categories of “self acceptance through storytelling” and “examining the ways in which we are like our mothers.” I have written a time or two about how when we resist being like our mothers there may be unintended...
by KCLAnderson | Jul 13, 2018 | Awareness, Emotions, Feminism, Generational patterns, Mother-daughter relationship, narcissism, Relationships, The Wisdom of Others, Trauma
Just now I was reading a novel in which one character (let’s call her Ann) says to another (let’s call her Zoe), “There’s no need to feel embarrassed.” Ostensibly, Ann wants Zoe to feel better. She doesn’t want Zoe to feel...
by KCLAnderson | Jun 29, 2018 | Awareness, Feminism, Generational patterns, Mother-daughter relationship, Re-mothering, Relationships
A question from a reader: My adult daughter, with whom I was very close, has told me that she no longer wants to be in contact with me. I am devastated, not only because she and I were in contact so often, but because I can no longer see my grandchildren. After...
