♥readingfiend♥’s Reviews > Mother Hunger: How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance > Status Update

"Some things are just too hard to know until change is actually possible. Understanding how your symptoms are related to missing maternal protection may reduce your shame."

This quote resonates with me so much. I did not realize so many things and toxic things going on in my life and my mothers life until I was finally able to change and break free from my mother by setting boundaries and creating understanding.

“When we understand that mothers love us the best way they can and the only way they know how, blame has no place. A mother can only give her child what she has.”

Love this. This type of empathy helps learn to let go and move forward.

I have absolutely NO time for reading a hard copy of a book so audiobooks… my cousin wanted me to listen to this, being that I am estranged to both my parents, so here goes.