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How to Find Peace of Mind Even When It Seems Unachievable

By Irina Leave a Comment

“However difficult life may seem, there’s always something you can do and succeed at it.”

– Stephen Hawking
Peonies - my mom's favourite flower

Mom’s birthday is in two days. She would have turned 83. She passed away a couple of years ago, and every year I miss her more and more.

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Filed Under: Forgiveness Tagged With: Adult daughters of difficult mothers, Forgiveness, Healing childhood wounds, Healing from emotional abuse, Mature daughters of immature mothers, Understanding your difficult mother

Interview with a Relationship Therapist Dr. Claudia Luciak-Donsberger

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"Hurt people hurt people."–Unknown

A few weeks ago, I interviewed an amazing relationship therapist Dr. Claudia Luciak-Donsberger from Austria. I hesitated to publish the interview, though, because I thought that the time wasn't right. But thanks to you, my readers, these doubts have dissolved like a morning breeze under a ray of sunshine. 

Hurt people hurt people.

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Filed Under: Difficult mothers-daughters relationships Tagged With: Adult daughters of difficult mothers, Difficult mothers, Healing childhood trauma, Healing from emotional abuse, Interview, Mother daughter relationship, Understanding your difficult mother

Back to the Future: When Going Back Means Moving Forward

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The time will come when you will return to places that caused you pain in the past, but you will feel good. When emotional trauma heals, the scars remain, but they don't hurt.

​​​​​I returned from a trip to Moscow (not Minnesota or Texas but Russia!) – the city where I grew up. 

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Filed Under: Choose Joy Tagged With: Healing childhood trauma, Healing form CPTSD, Healing from developmental trauma, Healing from emotional abuse, Healing with joy, Health, Life lessons, Storytelling, Travel

Daughter of a Narcissistic Mother? Time to Heal the Wounds

By Irina 33 Comments

You are not alone 2The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
~Ernest Hemingway

Honestly, how do you feel about your mom?

Do you enjoy her company or avoid her like a sunburn?

Does her number on your cell phone screen make your heart fall into your feet?

Is she the one who knows it all?

Then you’re in the right place. Keep reading.

So your Mom’s always right. She likes talking about her smart self, even to your friends. Never listens and dismisses you as if you were saying nonsense. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Narcissistic mother, Toxic mother Tagged With: Abusive mother, Adult children, emotional abuse, Healing from childhood trauma, Healing from developmental trauma, Healing from emotional abuse, Inspirational, Mindset, Narcissistic mothers, Self-improvement, Self-love, Toxic mothers

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