Discovering the Inner Mother, Bethany Webster
Discovering the Inner Mother, Bethany Webster
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Discovering the Inner Mother
A Guide to Healing the Mother Wound and Claiming Your Personal Power

Author: Bethany Webster

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 9 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/05/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Sure to become a classic on female empowerment, a groundbreaking exploration of the personal, cultural, and global implications of intergenerational trauma created by patriarchy, how it is passed down from mothers to daughters, and how we can break this destructive cycle.
Why do women keep themselves small and quiet? Why do they hold back professionally and personally? What fuels the uncertainty and lack of confidence so many women often feel? In this paradigm-shifting book, leading feminist thinker Bethany Webster identifies the source of women’s trauma. She calls it the Mother Wound—the systemic disenfranchisement of women by the patriarchy—and reveals how this cycle is perpetuated by wounded mothers who unconsciously pass on damaging beliefs and behaviors to their daughters.In her workshops, online courses, and talks, Webster has helped countless women re-examine their lives and their relationships with their mothers, giving them the vocabulary to voice their pain, and encouraging them to share their experiences. In this manifesto and self-help guide, she offers practical tools for identifying the manifestations of the Mother Wound in our daily life and strategies we can use to heal ourselves and prevent our daughters from enduring the same pain. In addition, she offers step-by-step advice on how to reconnect with our inner child, grieve the mother we didn’t have, stop people-pleasing, and, ultimately, transform our heartache and anger into healing and self-love.Revealing how women are affected by the Mother Wound, even if they don’t personally identify as survivors, Discovering the Inner Mother revolutionizes how we view mother-daughter relationships and gives us the inspiration and guidance we need to improve our lives and ultimately create a more equitable society for all.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Bethany Webster

Bethany Webster is a writer, international speaker, and transformational coach. She started blogging in 2013 about the Mother Wound and quickly experienced worldwide demand for her work. Blending research on intergenerational trauma, feminist theory, and psychology with her own personal story, Webster’s work is the result of decades of research and her own journey of healing. Webster speaks, consults, and mentors around the world sharing her growing body of work, which is raising the standard of women’s leadership and personal development. She lives in western Massachusetts.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa on November 09, 2021

Wow, I cannot believe the downright reviews this book has on here. Sounds like those reviewers have not fully delved into their own “mommy issues” and feel smug about saying that this author just can’t get over hers. Sounds suspicious to me. I cannot speak highly enough about this book. As someone w......more

Goodreads review by Laura on January 14, 2021

There's a lot of valuable insight here as to how your relationship with your mother can affect your emotional development and broader coping abilities and resilience. I'm glad I experienced these ideas. I'm glad I'd read Women Who Run With the Wolves previously, as this felt like a natural, every-da......more

Goodreads review by Andee on October 30, 2020

BLOG|INSTAGRAM|TWITTER|YOUTUBE Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Unfortunately, I am DNF'ing this at 50%. The information feels less than accessible from a reading point of view and is tedious to read. Additionally, there is a......more

Goodreads review by Paulette on August 09, 2021

I read this as recommended by my daughter. I'm a retired mental health therapist. It was not at all helpful, I've spent 40 years studying mental health, and with that comes self examination. I came from a white underprivileged background, so my family had more pertinent issues than this self identif......more

Goodreads review by Yujin on July 13, 2021

When I first started reading this book I thought it echoed similar sentiments from other trauma/'self-help' genre books I've read; however, the further I got into the book the more it resonated on a deeper level. Webster offers a subtle shift in lens that channels trauma and suffering through the in......more