healing the mother wound

to the black girl who is living and healing from a mother wound, I see you.If you’ve ever felt hurt, let down, or even harmed by any person who served in a mothering role to you, your pain is valid. So often, so many of us face these experiences, but are left feeling alone because of the pressure to see the Mother as a faultless, blameless entity. Though everyone deserves grace, you also deserve to be radically honest about what you experienced, what happened, and what did not happen. This one is for the black girl who ever needed to be believed, to be heard, to be understood when it came to her experiences in a painful mother-daughter dynamic, but was instead met with concessions and dismissals. This one is for the black girl who ever told her truth, only to be met with, “but that’s your mom.”This is especially for the black girl whose love for her mother is at constant war with the pain you feel as a result of loving her. I see you, and I hope this episode helps you feel safe enough to explore your pain, hold space for your compassion, and open doors to the healing you need and deserve. Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, like, share, and stay tuned for more!Keep the conversation going on our ⁠Instagram⁠.⁠⁠⁠Never miss an episode by subscribing to the ⁠Seen Sunday newsletter⁠.⁠ ⁠Find ⁠resources and support⁠.Find ⁠suggested readings from the podcast here⁠. For those who identify as motherless daughters, please see the work of ⁠Hope Edelman⁠. Learn more on our ⁠website⁠.⁠⁠⁠