Episode 9. Motherless Child and Grief

Today’s episode is about being a motherless child and grief. There is something about losing a mother that is permanent and inexpressible, a wound that will never quite heal. No child is prepared for losing their mother. The pain of these losses will always be a part of the child. Growing up without the presence of a loving mother is devastating.  Since the mother is the first, the basic caretaker, losing her in a physical or emotional way starts a nightmare of deprivation for a child. In a way, it never ends. Many negative conditions and feelings experienced later in life have their roots in this extremely traumatic experience. A mother’s loss is a soul injury, that children carry with them. Yet with time, most children find a way forward and begin to experience happiness and meaning. They learn to live with the loss, making it a part of who they are. www.annaanka.com