Mother Wound Project

Mother Wound Project We are sharing education and support about the mother wound

Your leaving did not create the dysfunction. It ended an arrangement in which you were expected to absorb the harm so th...
09/06/2026

Your leaving did not create the dysfunction. It ended an arrangement in which you were expected to absorb the harm so the rest of the family could avoid it.

In dysfunctional families there’s two types of siblings: siblings who break the cycle and siblings who repeat it.
09/02/2026

In dysfunctional families there’s two types of siblings: siblings who break the cycle and siblings who repeat it.

When an estranged parent says they have no idea why their adult child walked away -> 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
08/31/2026

When an estranged parent says they have no idea why their adult child walked away -> 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

Of course the articles that pander to estranged parents come to every possible conclusion about no contact besides it be...
08/29/2026

Of course the articles that pander to estranged parents come to every possible conclusion about no contact besides it being the consequence of harmful parenting…

I suppose an honest article that says, “Estranged parents, have you stopped to think you might be the problem?” wouldn’t help as many bad parents sleep at night.

Lost your copy? Ask an abusive sibling or cousin. I hear they’re more than happy to distribute copies.
08/27/2026

Lost your copy? Ask an abusive sibling or cousin. I hear they’re more than happy to distribute copies.

There are no olympic medals awarded for boundary jumping.
08/25/2026

There are no olympic medals awarded for boundary jumping.

Your adult child walked away because your presence was more painful than your absence.
08/23/2026

Your adult child walked away because your presence was more painful than your absence.

Just because your mom is upset about a boundary you have set does not mean you need to change that boundary.
08/20/2026

Just because your mom is upset about a boundary you have set does not mean you need to change that boundary.

You are not oppressed because someone decided it was less painful to deal with your absence than it was to deal with you...
08/17/2026

You are not oppressed because someone decided it was less painful to deal with your absence than it was to deal with your presence.

This is the piece that so many of these hand wringing articles miss. We have a myth is our society that mothers know the...
08/11/2026

This is the piece that so many of these hand wringing articles miss. We have a myth is our society that mothers know their children best but then everyone balks when an adult child says that all that glittered wasn’t gold with their own mother.

You get to decide how the relationship with your mom was. Not your sibling, not your other parent, not your cousin, not your friends.

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