Tag: family, psychology, relationships, self-help

The healing process kicks into gear with with the words “This is what you did to me.” That statement is not gentle or polite; it’s absolutely direct. In fact, I know that seeing it might feel like a punch in the stomach. I deliberately removed the distancing veil of “objectivity” from the words “This is what you did” by adding ‘to me’.

…many daughters may never have given themselves permission to even ‘consider’ changing the relationship with their mothers, because they didn’t think they had the right to do it.

The healing process kicks into gear with with the words “This is what you did to me.” That statement is not gentle or polite; it’s absolutely direct. In fact, I know that seeing it might feel like a punch in the stomach. I deliberately removed the distancing veil of “objectivity” from the words “This is what you did” by adding ‘to me’.

…many daughters may never have given themselves permission to even ‘consider’ changing the relationship with their mothers, because they didn’t think they had the right to do it.