How to heal the mother wound? Therapist shares tips

From journaling to self-soothing, here are a few ways to heal the mother wound.

Updated on: Aug 21, 2023 4:55 PM IST

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The mother wound is passed on from the mother to the child. It usually consists of trauma and dysfunctional ways of coping up. However, the mother wound can be healed. Psychotherapist Terri Cole addressed this and wrote, "Do you feel like your mother or mother figure is never satisfied with what you do in life? Or do you wish you had a better or totally different relationship with her," as she shared a few exercises. (Unsplash)

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Journaling can help us to track the good things that we learnt and inherited from our mothers. We should also focus on the good parts in lives that should be celebrated.  (Unsplash)

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However, we should not avoid the parts of ourselves that are wounded. In the journal, we should also note down the ways we wish we were nurtured.  (Unsplash)

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Soothing ourselves and loving ourselves is a practice that is important to be taken up, especially for the ones who didn’t get the necessary love and affection from their caregivers.  (Unsplash)

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Sometimes a warm bath or having a cup of tea can help us to feel like ourselves again.  (Unsplash)

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Self-parenting the inner child in us can help us to get the love and care that we have been craving for. (Unsplash)