By Her View From Home Even When It’s Right, Walking Away Hurts
It’s a weird thing, mourning the living. It’s like your brain just can’t quite wrap itself around the process the…
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By Laura Niebauer Palmer If You Fear Becoming Your Mother, Remember the Cycle Ends With You
How desperately I wish you could read this as you stand at the precipice of parenthood. I know how scared…
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It’s Lonely As the Daughter of a Narcissistic Mother
You hear a lot about being mothered during your mothering season . . . Calling your mom throughout the day…
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By Jennifer Vail The Holiday Season’s Hottest Dish: Boundaries
This holiday season as you’re making preparations for family visits, school parties, church events, food drives, travel, cooking, cleaning, shopping,…
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By Connie Cumming My Toxic Father Does Not Define Me
I don’t have a father, and it’s completely fine. It really, really is. It’s taken me 40 years to say…
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Setting Boundaries with Toxic Family Is Hard but Worth It
Breaking generational chains is one of the most amazing, beautiful, and beneficial things I've done for my family. My children…
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By Autumn Knapp Learning to Forgive My Mother Took Time
Our culture says that mothers are nurturing and caring. They love you no matter what. They are always there for…
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By Jessica Wanner Setting Boundaries Has Side Effects No One Talks About
I cut off my brother a few months ago. Easter Sunday, to be exact. It wasn’t something I wanted to…
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A Mother/Daughter Bond Should Be Unbreakable, but Sometimes It Isn’t
It’s OK to grieve your absent parents while they’re still alive. I see so many articles or well-meaning posts from…
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My Toxic Mother-in-Law No Longer Controls Us
When I first met my mother-in-law, she was so kind. She welcomed me into the family, and she told me…
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The Hardest Thing To Say To a Toxic Family Member is No
One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do is say no. When enabling was the popular choice. When…
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You Are Not Your Narcissistic Mother
A mother should be someone who loves you unconditionally. Someone who brings comfort and peace. She should be someone who…
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