by KCLAnderson | May 26, 2018 | Awareness, Emotions, Feminism, Generational patterns, Mother-daughter relationship, Relationships, Shadow, Shame, The Wisdom of Others
How many times have you said something like, “My mother did x so I will do y.” Or “My mother was this way so I am going to do the opposite.” Or, “I’m going to break the cycle of [insert dysfunctional pattern here].” Only to find yourself doing the...
by KCLAnderson | May 3, 2018 | Awareness, Feminism, Generational patterns, Mother-daughter relationship, Relationships, Shadow, The Wisdom of Others
How I define the verb “heal”* = to transform a wound from being a source of pain and suffering into a source of creativity and wisdom. More and more I am struck by the micro and macro: micro :: one adult daughter struggling in her life because she has unresolved...
by KCLAnderson | Apr 24, 2018 | Anger, Awareness, Boundaries, Emotions, Feminism, Mother Wound, Mother-daughter relationship, Relationships, The Wisdom of Others, Trauma
I’m sitting alone at the table in our small dining room in Trumbull, CT. My mother is in the kitchen and my stepfather is standing in the doorway watching me. On my plate is a pile of cold lima beans congealed with margarine. I had ruined our dinner because I...
by KCLAnderson | Jan 4, 2018 | Awareness, Boundaries, Generational patterns, Mother-daughter relationship, Relationships, Self-Acceptance, Shadow, The Wisdom of Others
“If you have to act in a particular way to avoid being something you don’t like, you’re trapped.” ~ Debbie Ford, The Dark Side Of The Light Chasers Question from a reader: I am determined to not be like my mother and yet so often I find that I...
by KCLAnderson | Dec 4, 2017 | Awareness, Boundaries, Generational patterns, Mother-daughter relationship, Relationships, Self-Acceptance
Question from a reader… I read “How do you know when it’s time to cut ties with your mother?” and I wanted to know more about what it means to “cleanly separate ourselves” from our mothers. I recently had an impulsive, quick, and...
by KCLAnderson | Nov 21, 2017 | Awareness, Emotions, Empowerment, Generational patterns, Mother Wound, Mother-daughter relationship, Relationships, Self-Acceptance
Question from a listener: Dear Karen… I just finished listening to your episode on the Reclaiming You podcast with Sarah Vance. A question instantly popped into my head while listening. Sarah asked, “How does a daughter know that it’s time to revisit...
