Episode 39: Why Your Daughter Triggers You: Healing the Mother-Daughter Relationship

The mother-daughter relationship is complex. Whether you're a girl mom or you have a conflicted relationship with your own mom, this is a topic most women understand, but don't vocalize.   Through my own work, and from working with other women on this topic, it's clear that thing that hits a nerve by your daughter is actually revealing something deeper.   In this episode, I’m having a very honest conversation about the mother-daughter relationship, emotional triggers, trauma, attachment styles, and the generational patterns we carry into motherhood, especially the ones we swore we never would.    We keep it real on The BAD Mom show so I share personal moments with my own daughter and how I began realizing that my reactions weren’t really about her behavior at all—they signaled unresolved pain from my own mother-daughter relationship and how it impacted my beliefs about the type of mom I could be as well as the relationship I would have with my daughter.   We talk about why certain emotions feel so activating, how our childhood experiences shape our parenting, and what it looks like to slow down and get curious versus reacting (survival brain) and falling into a shame spiral after.   This episode is for all of us because, like it or not, there are things from your own relationship with your mom that impact the type of mother you are today. This doesn't negate her efforts or mean you had a 'bad' mom. I love my mom dearly, and yet- there was still pain influencing my leadership. So grab your coffee, take a walk, put in your AirPods, and dig into this very significant relationship.   And if you've feared repeating cycles you desperately want to break, know that you can, there is a better way, and you will.   In this episode, you’ll begin to uncover: ✨ Why certain behaviors in your daughter feel disproportionately triggering ✨ How trauma and attachment styles shape your approach to motherhood ✨ What healing generational patterns actually looks like in real life   and so much more.   If this episode resonated with you, send it to a friend, share it on Instagram (don't forget to tag me @thetheresatodd), and make sure you’re subscribed to The BAD Mom Show.   Let's connect: Instagram: @thetheresatodd Facebook: @thetheresatodd Website: www.thetheresatodd.com