Welcome to my site! I'm Barbara, aka A Friend in Melbourne

One of the greatest taboos still present and never overcome is that linked to the mother figure. Mom doesn't argue. Mom doesn't touch herself. Yet, to poor mothers, the patriarchal culture assigns such and many expectations of perfection that mothers often feel inadequate, unhappy, oppressed. Some women feel compelled to become moms. Others, when they choose it, sometimes regret it given the amount of sacrifices it entails. Then there are women who become mothers when they are not well, when they have serious problems (physical or psychological). Thus, sometimes motherhood can be complicated by failings, fragility, abuse, neglect, coldness, lack of contact. Or excessive attachment, anxiety, unpredictability. In these cases we speak of "maternal wound". I chose to talk about this theme because for me talking about the relationship with the mother also means exploring the dimension of the feminine that we have internalized. If there is a maternal wound, it is possible that she is acting limiting our life, our femininity, our sense of ourselves, of our worth, of our identity. It is therefore time to do something to heal, to bring awareness. If you are interested in this topic, I have just created a booklet that contains the 7 initial steps to embark on a path of healing the "maternal wound". Request your copy by filling out the following form:














7 STEPS TO HEAL THE MATERNAL WOUND

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BARBARA