Healing Primal Wounds or Mother Wounds with Bethany Webster

Kamen works as a lifestyle management consultant who explores the art and science of happiness as a speaker, author, and positive psychology expert. Through her globally syndicated podcast, books, media appearances, and documentary film, Lisa has impacted millions of people around the world.

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Mothering Ourselves: Healing Primal Wounds to Stand Tall

Original Air Date Wednesday, May 18, 2023.

How do you feel on Mother’s Day? Is it a day when you turn away from social media because you don’t have a flattering Mother’s Day meme you want to share? Do you spend time reflecting on your relationship with your mother and wish it would have been or will be different? Many people, including mothers, have a mother wound.

To uncover ways we can heal our primal mother wound and be our true authentic selves, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with writer, coach, and international speaker, Bethany Webster.

Bethany shares insights about cultural and generational mother wounding and offers healing practices to relieve the shame often felt by our inner child.

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Lisa Cypers Kamen · Mothering Ourselves: Healing Primal Wounds to Stand Tall with Bethany E. Webster

Meet Our Guest:

Healing Primal Wounds with Bethany Webster

Bethany Webster is a writer, international speaker, and transformational coach. She started blogging in 2013 about the Mother Wound and quickly experienced worldwide demand for her work. Blending research on intergenerational trauma, feminist theory, and psychology with her own personal story, Webster’s work is the result of decades of research and her own journey of healing.

Webster speaks, consults, and mentors around the world sharing her growing body of work, which is raising the standard of women’s leadership and personal development. She lives in western Massachusetts.

Book: Discovering the Inner Mother: A Guide to Healing the Mother Wound and Claiming Your Personal Power

Bethany E. Webster — Healing Primal Wounds:

Bethany defines the different aspects of the mother wound. {2:07}
In her book, Discovering the Inner Mother, Bethany offers a way to break the generational cycle of passing down the mother wound to children by healing our inner child. {5:49}
How the primal wound manifests itself in our adult lives. {8:50}
Bethany explains why some can feel a lack of respect from their mothers into adulthood. {15:39}
The process of understanding that mothers don’t change because they are giving their best. {17:39}
Unraveling the cultural taboo that it is not okay to question your mother. {22:49}

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