HEALTH IS WEALTH MAGAZINE
Mother’s Month Special Features
There are moments in life when you realize no one is coming to save you. That the version of love, comfort, or tenderness you once needed won’t come from outside. And then something powerful happens: a new version of yourself is born—one capable of holding space for you. One who learns to care for herself, embrace her wounds, and guide herself with compassion. That moment is true emotional maturity: when you become the mother you needed. When You Become the Mother You Needed
The Wound of Being a Child Without an Emotional Mother Many people grew up with a physically present mother but emotionally absent. Cold mothers. Very young and lost mothers. Demanding or dependent mothers. Mothers who did their best but didn’t know how to love without hurting. That child you were may never have had soft guidance or comfort during hard moments. And today, even as an adult, that wound stays open unless you face it. The Impact of Not Being Emotionally Held When you didn’t receive emotional support in childhood, you grow up seeking outside what your mother couldn’t give: Relationships where you hope to be rescued. Jobs where you crave validation. Constant self-pressure to make up for the lack of love. And the harshest part: that inner voice that criticizes without mercy… is a copy of the mother who didn’t know how to speak with love.
The Decision to Mother Yourself Becoming the mother you needed doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a deep, brave decision that says: “I’m done punishing myself for what I didn’t receive. Today I choose to care for myself the way I deserve.” It means committing to yourself like never before:
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