EP 648: The Mother Wound

EP 648: The Mother Wound

From Let’s Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice by Dr. Morgan Anderson

May 4, 2026 · 37 min

About this episode

This episode explores the concept of the mother wound and its impact on romantic relationships.

It's not your dating apps, your "type," or your bad luck, the reason you keep choosing emotionally unavailable partners, shrinking yourself to be loved, and hearing a brutal voice in your head that sounds suspiciously like her … has a name. And girl, we're naming it today. In Part 2 of our 4-part series on the copy paste relationship theory, we're going to the root of the root, the mother wound. This is not a "let's bash our moms" episode. This is an awareness episode, because your mother was your very first attachment figure, and the imprint she left didn't disappear when you turned 18, it's running your love life right now. With Mother's Day approaching, I want to hold space for every version of this you might be sitting in: the mom you love but had to distance from, the mom who's gone, the mom who was physically present but emotionally somewhere else entirely, the mother figures who weren't biologically yours but shaped you anyway. Wherever you are with all of this, I see you, and this episode is going to crack something open. Take a breath, grab your journal, and buckle up. Inside the episode: The 7 sneaky ways the mother wound shows up in your love life right now, from…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Morgan Anderson

Topics covered

  • mother wound
  • emotional unavailability
  • attachment theory
  • relationship patterns
  • self-awareness
  • people-pleasing

Keywords

  • mother wound
  • emotional availability
  • attachment figure
  • relationship dynamics
  • inner critic
  • self-improvement

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