Mother Wounds, Narcissists & Women Over 50: What No One Talks About

Many women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond find themselves asking the same painful question....“How did I end up here again?”In this episode of Healing Forward with Barbara La Pointe, I sit down with psychotherapist, soul-healer, and life-guidance coach Nathalie Volan to explore how unhealed childhood wounds—especially mother wounds—can quietly shape our adult relationships.We discuss how unresolved emotional trauma can create patterns that leave women vulnerable to narcissistic, emotionally abusive, manipulative, or toxic romantic and business relationships.If you've ever struggled with:✨ People pleasing✨ Repeating painful relationship patterns✨ Narcissistic abuse recovery✨ Difficulty setting boundaries✨ Emotional exhaustion✨ Toxic friendships or business partnerships✨ Feeling unseen, unheard, or never “enough”Healing doesn’t begin with blaming ourselves. It begins with understanding the root.About Nathalie VolanNatalia Volanberg, PhD, is a psychotherapist and Clarity Breathwork practitioner who helps women—especially in midlife—heal from narcissistic and abusive relationships. With a global background spanning Russia, Canada, Asia, Europe, and now Mexico, she specializes in helping women retrain their nervous systems to break free from repeating harmful patterns in love and business.  Nathalies Education:• Masters in Counselling (Monash University, Australia)• Psyche Embodied residential workshops with Marion Woodman, Jungian analyst, teacher, lecturer, and author (New College, University of Toronto) 2004–2005• Sexuality Studies / History (HonsBA, University of Toronto, Canada) 2000–2005• Jungian Studies courses with Ann Yeoman, Jungian Analyst and author (New College, University of Toronto) 2003–2005• History of Psychiatry / Psychiatric Illness courses with Edward Shorter• Pre-medical studies in Chemistry, Biology, and Physics (Seneca College, Toronto, Canada) 1998–1999Connect with Barbara La Pointe | Healing Forward🎙 Healing Forward Podcast📩 [email protected]📱 WhatsApp: +52 322 101 8268📺 Subscribe: @HealingForwardPodcast#MotherWound #NarcissisticAbuse #HealingForward #EmotionalHealing #CodependencyRecovery #TraumaHealing #WomenOver50 #ToxicRelationships #SelfWorth #InnerChildHealing #BarbaraLaPointe #inheritedfamilytrauma #motherwound #patterns #womenAskSupport the show