The Mother Wound, in short, is the pain of being a woman in a patriarchal society. It is pain that we all carry, and it is passed from one woman to the next, mother to daughter until someone finally stops the cycle. The Mother Wound tells us that we aren’t enough and that we are too much...it tells us that there is something terribly wrong with us, that we are weak, that we don’t matter, and as a result, that we should keep quiet, be “good”, not rock the boat and just COMPLY with the status quo and DO AS WE ARE TOLD.
The Mother Wound has far-reaching repercussions. It creates within women feelings of lack, chronic fear, of not-enoughness, anger, depression, feelings that there is something wrong with us, patterns of self-sabotage, perfectionism, people-pleasing, chronic stress and worry, relationship issues, boundary issues (trouble saying no), trust issues, a tendency to not speak up, to hide feelings and squelch your own dreams, therefore settling for scraps. It makes us give ourselves away. These feelings get passed down, mother to daughter, generation after generation. Essentially it stunts our growth and stunts our potential. It keeps us small and if we allow it, it will keep us locked into a childlike way of being that cuts us off from our essence and our highest potential.
In this daylong retreat, we will explore a few facets of the mother wound, including:
How your relationship with your mother has affected you
Knowing that what happened is not your fault in any way
Seeing your mother for who she is vs. who you want her to be (the idealized, imagined mother)
Allow yourself to start to grieve for what did happen and what did not happen
Develop an inner sense of safety and containment
Connect with the Great Mother
…and much more
Space is Limited.