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Healing from an Emotionally Absent Mother: Learn to Build Trust, Take In Nourishment, and Move Past the Wounds Left by Neglect―A Workbook
An indispensable hands-on guide to healing from the long-lasting effects of childhood emotional neglect from the author of the groundbreaking The Emotionally Absent Mother
Distant, emotionally neglectful parenting creates wounds that follow children well into adulthood. As you deal with the impacts as an adult, you might find yourself wondering, Why is it so hard to attend to my own needs? Why is it hard for me to trust people to be there for me? Do I need to hide parts of myself to be lovable?
If you’re searching for a way to let go of the pain caused by insufficient mothering, provide yourself with the love you didn’t get as a child, and to live a more nourished and fulfilled life, Healing from an Emotionally Absent Mother can help. Distilling key takeaways from the groundbreaking book The Emotionally Absent Mother and offering new insights into the legacy left by emotional neglect, this workbook is designed to guide healing with accessible lessons as you:
Uncover your childhood experience of emotional neglect
Identify the ongoing impacts of this neglect
Reclaim the pieces of yourself you changed or hid for Mother’s sake
Reparent your young self
Take advantage of the healing resources available to you
Learn to accept the love others offer you
Personal inventories, journaling prompts, small-group discussion questions, and many more hands-on exercises will help you to identify the needs that went unmet during childhood and to move past the hurt.
Distant, emotionally neglectful parenting creates wounds that follow children well into adulthood. As you deal with the impacts as an adult, you might find yourself wondering, Why is it so hard to attend to my own needs? Why is it hard for me to trust people to be there for me? Do I need to hide parts of myself to be lovable?
If you’re searching for a way to let go of the pain caused by insufficient mothering, provide yourself with the love you didn’t get as a child, and to live a more nourished and fulfilled life, Healing from an Emotionally Absent Mother can help. Distilling key takeaways from the groundbreaking book The Emotionally Absent Mother and offering new insights into the legacy left by emotional neglect, this workbook is designed to guide healing with accessible lessons as you:
Uncover your childhood experience of emotional neglect
Identify the ongoing impacts of this neglect
Reclaim the pieces of yourself you changed or hid for Mother’s sake
Reparent your young self
Take advantage of the healing resources available to you
Learn to accept the love others offer you
Personal inventories, journaling prompts, small-group discussion questions, and many more hands-on exercises will help you to identify the needs that went unmet during childhood and to move past the hurt.
224 pages, Paperback
Published January 7, 2025
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Jasmin Lee Cori
14 books103 followersJasmin Lee Cori, MS, LPC, is a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in working with adults who experienced childhood abuse and neglect. She has worked in human service agencies and private practice, and taught psychology in colleges and professional schools. She is the author of numerous articles and five books, including Healing From Trauma.
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March 9, 2025
Very encouraging and gentle way to explore a deeply emotional topic. Giving yourself kindness through the difficult thought provoking questions.
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