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"...truth is, you are not your mother’s daughter. You
are you. An autonomous adult who is a creature of goodness,
light, and love and made up of the magic of Life. A woman who has
the ability to take what happened to you in the past, and
transform it into greater wisdom, depth and authentic love. And
you can now redefine who you are, and what’s possible for you to
create in this lifetime that is outside of your relationship with
your mother. ... Make this book your best friend. with it
by your bedside. Read it each time you’re about to call your
mother to remind you of the power you’re holding to have that
conversation go well. Ultimately, I encourage you to use these
chapters to help awaken you to who you really are, and the
possibilities you’re holding for great healing, , and
happiness. Not in spite of all you’ve been through, but in many
ways because of it." - Katherine Woodward Thomas, author of
"Calling in 'The One'"
“A practical and uplifting guide for the scores of women whose
relationship with their mothers is less than optimal!”
~ Christiane Northrup, M.D., ob/gyn physician and author of the
New York Times bestsellers: "Goddesses Never Age: The Secret
Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Wellbeing", "Women's
Bodies, Women's Wisdom," and "The Wisdom of Menopause"
“The work that Karen C.L. Anderson is doing with daughters in
regards to their mothers is some of the most important work on
the planet today. When we understand how influenced our minds are
by what happened when we were growing up, we can then decide to
let it go. In this book, Karen gives us the steps to do just
that. I know from experience that this work is not easy, but it
is by far the most important work I have ever done. Let Karen
show you the way.”
~ Brooke Castillo, Master Coach Instructor & Founder of The Life
Coach School
“At the very best of times, the mother-daughter relationship is
one of complexity. An unloved Daughter - a Daughter that is
abandoned emotionally - experiences a relationship peppered with
harsh behavioral minefields: enmeshment, confusion, grief, fear,
anger, shame...behaviors that can take control, making it not the
reality she wants, but the reality she thinks she has to live.
The Peaceful Daughter's Guide shows a way to navigate this
difficult minefield and how to come back on the other side to
create the reality you want. This is not a book that's filled
with behavioral data and no support. It is a first-hand account
of someone who has walked the complicated walk of the Unloved
Daughter and who has found a better way. It offers exercises to
help bring more clarity (and understanding) to this relationship.
It is obvious that Karen's experience is what drove her to create
this guide. And it is what makes it such a sincere, loving and
inspirational resource for helping others.”
~ Jo Pillmore, Mindset Coach
“A valuable read for anyone who has or had "mother problems." And
there's a bonus: The strategies she suggests could be helpful in
any close relationship in your life.”
~ Marsha Hull, MS, RDN, CD, President & Co-Owner, Green
ain at Fox Run
“An empowering book that offers clarity and validation as well as
strategies for freeing yourself from the control of an uny
mother relationship.” ~ Susan Forward Ph.D., author of Toxic
Parents and Mothers who Can't Love
“Karen C.L. Anderson brings daughters from suffering a difficult
mother/motherhood relationship to surviving and thriving with her
honesty, humor, and pragmatic guidance.” ~ Ann Imig, Founder
LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER
"Whether you can still call your mother, or not, this book will
inspire y, life-changing patterns in what is so often the
most fraught terrain of our lives. It models and inspires grace,
acceptance, forgiveness, and thriving. I can still call mine, and
Karen C.L. Anderson’s high dose of rational, and yes, magical
thinking…has made all the difference.”
~ Laura Munson, New York Times and international best-selling
author of This Is Not The Story You Think It Is
"Congratulations to Karen C.L. Anderson who has approached,
embraced and translated, in the most compassionate and engaging
way, the most essential of subjects: the relationships of mothers
and daughters. With grace, courage and articulate brilliance,
Anderson tells her own story with unhesitating integrity and
complicated respect, thereby inviting the rest of us to do the
same. For that, and for her clear, uncompromising prose, I would
suggest that every woman who has struggled with her relationship
to motherhood―from any perspective―reach for Difficult Mothers,
Adult Daughters.
-Dr. Gina Barreca, Professor of English and Feminist Theory,
University of Connecticut, Syndicated Columnist, author of If You
Lean In, Will Men Just Look Down Your Blouse?
"Here’s the truth. Karen C.L. Anderson’s moving book is not just
for the relationship you have with your mother. It will help you
thrive in all your relationships through moving stories,
helpful tools, and brilliant ideas. This is a must-read for
anyone who finds themselves accepting bad behavior from others
over and over again, and are finally ready to make a change. It
only takes one person to change a dynamic between two." - Dr.
Nancy Muirhead, Clinical Psychologist.
From the Back Cover
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AN ENCOURAGING GUIDE FOR GROWTH AND
SELF-EXPLORATION IN MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIPS
Your bond with your mother is one of the most important factors
influencing your
life. But what if your mother is an emotional withholder or hard
to even have a
relationship with? Karen C. L. Anderson has good news for you: a
fraught
connection with your mother doesn’t need to stand in the way of
your own
and happiness. Inspired by her own journey, Anderson’s Di_icult
Mothers, Adult
Daughters shows women how to emotionally separate from their
mothers without
guilt and anxiety so they can finally create a life based on
their own values, desires,
needs, and preferences. Through story and helpful, practical
tools, Anderson
compassionately leads women who struggle in their relationships
with their
mothers through a process of self-awareness and understanding.
Drawing on her
own life experience, Anderson has personally guided hundreds of
women to
profound growth and transformation with the strategies and
ins you’ll find in
this book. The results are nothing short of miraculous.
What You’ll Learn Inside This Book
• How to heal and transform your mother “wounds” from
sources of pain into sources of creativity and wisdomt
• How to tell your story in a way that empowers you,
instead of making you powerless
• How to create, articulate, and maintain impeccable
boundaries in your mother relationship
• How to “re-mother” yourself and acknowledge, honor,
and meet your own preferences and needs