made in her image

“the  primary relationship between women is the relationship of mother and  daughter. this relationship is the birthplace of a woman’s ego identity,  her sense of security in the world, her feelings about her self, her  body, and other women. from her mother, a woman receives her first  impression of how to be a woman and what being a woman means. she also  receives her first access to at least some aspects of the archetypal  mother, the great mother, and to an experience of the feminine self.” – kathie carlson

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many of us have experienced symptoms of what is known as mother hunger: the longing and heartbreak from not receiving the maternal nurturance, protection, or guidance that we needed. in addition to this, we often lack an adequate spiritual image and healthy relationship with god the mother. as a result, we've become dismembered in mind. body.…