Traumatized by mother

Mother's Day is very difficult for those of us who have complicated relationships or are estranged from our mothers. It can feel disingenuous to celebrate a woman who hurt us very deeply and never felt like a mother. We often feel our pain invalidated by a world that constantly pushes a narrative about mothers that doesn't fit our reality. It can be isolating as others embrace their wonderful relationship with their mothers while we feel confused, angry, and traumatized by ours. Here is a…

Being raised by a narcissistic mother is one of the worst things to happen to a person. Not sure if your mother was? Read this to be sure.

The moms who make fun of people for participation trophies sure don’t hesitate to demand them for themselves come Mother’s Day.

Posts about childhood sexual abuse written by grace to survive

Mother wound moms: Apologize? To our children?? Our children are the ones who should apologize to us for daring to think we could possibly have anything to apologize to them for. So cruel of them! How could they do this to us?!? We’re the real victims!