Being raised by a wounded mother is a slow unraveling, a starvation of the soul. It hollows you out in places you don’t even recognize until much later, when you're grown and aching for something you can’t name. I do not know what it means to have been nurtured by someone who was whole, who was healing, who had the capacity to pour into me without resentment or depletion. That was not my reality.
Read MoreThe mother wound is a central childhood trauma theme. This is significant because whether you feel like you had a terrible mother experience or if you believe that you had a wonderful experience, when examining your childhood as a method of self-awareness or as a result of your spiritual awakening, it is important to contemplate the role your mother played in your childhood, and the impact of her influence.
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