How To Spend Christmas and Other Occasions With Relatives
The festive season fondly reminds me of a time I visited Finland, more specifically Rovaniemi, smack bang on the Arctic Circle. Home of the red-suited,...
7 Tips on How To Improve Your Mother-Daughter Relationship
How to Improve Your Mother-Daughter Relationship with 7 Tips to Boost Connection. The mother-daughter relationship is a complex one. Mothers and daughters are...
How An Emotionally Absent Mother Affects Her Daughter’s Life
Are you feeling invisible in your relationship with your mother? Do you feel like she’s too busy to notice you? Always walking in her shadow, trying to get...
Family Stories To Tell Your Daughter
How To Share Family Stories With Your DaughterThere was a TV program several years ago called “This Is Your Life”. In this show, the host would take the guest...
Resolve Triggers In Mother-Daughter Relationships
Dealing with Conflict in Mother and Daughter Relationships
When You Don’t Get That Mother’s Day Vibe
Mother's Day Mother-Daughter Conflict. Welcome to Mother’s Day. The one day devoted to celebrating motherhood, a day captured in loving smiles, beautiful...
12 Tips to Get Your Mother To Listen To You
Here are my tips to get your mother to listen to you. The mother-daughter relationship is a complex dynamic, with many daughters feeling they are not heard or...
Patriarchy and Stereotypes On Mother-Daughter Relationships
The other day I was reflecting on patriarchy and stereotypes in families and in the mother-daughter relationship. Recently I read a story by Prerna Singh Rai....
How The Lost Daughter Examines Mother-Guilt and Shame of Motherhood
This blog examines mother-guilt and shame of motherhood. Have you seen the film The Lost Daughter? I found it fascinating and tense, sad and complex,...
Why Daughters Seek Approval from Mother
I was recently invited to write an article for Wave Magazine, Northern Beaches Mums monthly magazine, on daughters who seek approval from their mothers. Some...