[042] Healing the Mother Wound by Nurturing Your Inner Daughter with Jada Dobesh

About this episode

Jada Dobesh discusses the concept of the mother wound and the importance of healing from the inner child's perspective.

"You can have the best mom in the world and have a mother wound. You can have a mostly great childhood, which is what I hear all the time, and still have a mother wound." Jada breaks down what a mother wound is, needs versus wants, oldest-daughter dynamics, urgency and fear of rest, and why healing must start from the daughter/inner-child perspective rather than trying to “hack” parenting. Jada describes how mother wounds can manifest in the body and in behaviors. In this episode: Defining Mother Wounds [04:11] Needs vs Wants Explained [06:50] Heal the Daughter First [11:33] Urgency and Rest [15:07] Oldest Daughter Syndrome [18:28] Sibling Guilt and Repair [23:13] Inner Child Connection [28:58] Let Yourself Answer [32:43] Mother Wounds In Body [35:56] Behavioral Signs List [38:55] Good Enough Mothering [41:18] Father Wound Reframed [46:28] Healing By Wallowing [51:34] Knee To Knee Time [52:26] Meet Your Inner Child [54:17] Regulation Like Potty Training [57:45] Next Steps And Support [59:56] Why it matters: Identifying and understanding the role the mother wound plays in your life and beginning the journey to healing begins with you. And finding and connecting with little you…

People in this episode

Host: Mandy Webber

Guest: Jada Dobesh

Topics covered

• mother wound
• inner child
• healing
• self-improvement
• parenting dynamics
• emotional health

Keywords

• mother wound
• inner daughter
• healing
• oldest daughter dynamics
• emotional health
• self-care
• needs vs wants

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mother Hunger, M.O.M. [Maker of Magic]

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