More Than Just "Motherless": Integrating Your Grief and Leading with Your Inner Life Force with Laura May
About this episode
Nicole Weston and Laura May discuss the impact of losing a mother and the journey of healing and self-trust for motherless daughters.
"I had been trained very well to look after other people, so I remember actually deciding to find somebody to save, because I hadn't been able to save my mom. We have to learn that the light isn't outside of us—it’s coming from inside our body out." Being a motherless daughter changes the very architecture of how you navigate relationships. For many, the early loss of a parent—especially one whose presence was complicated by addiction or neglect—sets off a lifelong, unconscious pattern of "caretaking." High-capacity women often find themselves stuck in a loop of trying to save others, constantly asking, “Do you need me?” while ignoring their own profound need for safety and self-trust. Breaking out of this cycle requires more than talk therapy; it requires a radical shift in how you connect to your own inner light.In this beautiful, soulful conversation, host Nicole Weston sits down with Laura May—a radical social worker, grief facilitator, and author—to explore the journey of the "wounded healer." Laura May shares her raw experience of losing her mother at 14, the complexity of growing up as a primary caregiver in her own home, and how she learned to stop "saving" others to…
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