Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters: A Guide for Separation, Liberation & Inspiration (Self Care Gift for Women) - Paperback

by Karen C. L. Anderson (Author), Katherine Woodward Thomas (Foreword by)

The author of a 100,000 copy-selling book on mother/daughter relationships takes readers to the next level: This is the definitive book on understanding and overcoming this family dynamic with practical steps on forgiving and flourishing.

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AN ENCOURAGING GUIDE FOR GROWTH AND SELF-EXPLORATION IN MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIPS Your bond with your mother is one of the most important factors influencing your life. But what if your mother is an emotional withholder or hard to even have a relationship with? Karen C. L. Anderson has good news for you: a fraught connection with your mother doesn't need to stand in the way of your own health and happiness. Inspired by her own journey, Anderson's Di_icult Mothers, Adult Daughters shows women how to emotionally separate from their mothers without guilt and anxiety so they can finally create a life based on their own values, desires, needs, and preferences. Through story and helpful, practical tools, Anderson compassionately leads women who struggle in their relationships with their mothers through a process of self-awareness and understanding. Drawing on her own life experience, Anderson has personally guided hundreds of women to profound growth and transformation with the strategies and insights you'll find in this book. The results are nothing short of miraculous. What You'll Learn Inside This Book - How to heal and transform your mother "wounds" from sources of pain into sources of creativity and wisdomt - How to tell your story in a way that empowers you, instead of making you powerless - How to create, articulate, and maintain impeccable boundaries in your mother relationship - How to "re-mother" yourself and acknowledge, honor, and meet your own preferences and needs