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May 2024
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EP 436: Healing the Mother Wound: Where ...

DR. MORGAN ANDERSON
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Mother’s Day is around the corner, so I wanted to address this painful topic of “healing the mother wound.”


Inside of this episode I talk about


  • What is the mother wound 
  • How do we start to heal our mother wounds and choose differently 
  • I share my own experience with coping with a mother wound and what has worked for me 

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Episode Quotes: 

"I constantly felt like a burden."

"My decision to become a psychologist was both a trauma response and a mission."

"We have to intentionally break the generational cycles of trauma.” "


Episode Timestamps: 


00:00 Introduction and Personal Experience

04:20 The Impact of the Mother Wound

08:58 Career Choices and Trauma Response

14:13 Becoming the 'Good Enough Mother'

24:08 Conclusion and Call to Action

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