Mothers & Daughters: Heal The Wound, Break the Cycle

Mothers & Daughters: Heal The Wound, Break the Cycle

From Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast by Soul Sutras

December 18, 2025 · 18 min · Episode 62

About this episode

This episode explores the complex dynamics of the mother-daughter relationship, focusing on the Mother Wound and how to heal it.

Can you ever truly be a "good" daughter while staying true to yourself? In this episode: understand the the Mother Wound, learn how to stop passing it on. The bond between a mother and daughter is often described as sacred, but for so many of us, it's a complex battlefield of unspoken expectations, inherited trauma, and deep-seated guilt. In this raw and revealing episode of the Bad Daughter miniseries, I get vulnerable, revealing my own pain around my mother - so you can understand yourself better and start exploring how to heal your own mother-daugher wound. In this episode, we peel back the layers of the most influential relationship in a woman’s life: the one with her mother/daughter. We go deep into the "Mother Wound" —the intergenerational pain passed down through lineages of women particularly South Asian women—and explore how cultural pressures can turn love into a burden. From the weight of "log kya kahenge" (what will people say) to the silent sacrifices our mothers made, we discuss why this relationship often feels like a tug-of-war between loyalty and liberation. Inside this episode, we explore: Our emotional triggers: Why the mother-daughter dynamic is uniquely…

People in this episode

Host: Soul Sutras

Topics covered

  • mother-daughter relationship
  • Mother Wound
  • intergenerational trauma
  • cultural pressures
  • identity
  • boundaries

Keywords

  • Mother Wound
  • mother-daughter dynamic
  • intergenerational pain
  • cultural expectations
  • emotional triggers
  • healing
  • identity
  • boundaries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bad Daughter, South Asian

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