HEALING THE MOTHER WOUND
Speaking of divine interconnectedness, I have spoken in earlier chapters about our beloved planet as the Divine Mother. As someone who has my own challenges in relationship with the mother who birthed me, I have often been in support circles and community spaces where other folks are speaking of the pain of not having the kind of mother they hoped for. Stories of betrayal, trauma, abandonment, neglect, abuse are all too common. As I have done my own healing work around my mama issues something that has been deeply helpful for me in addition to re-parenting myself has been falling into the arms of Mother Earth as the mother I had been yearning for for so long. From the medicine she offers my wounds, to the release I feel when I lay against her with my bare feet or nude body, to all the resources she makes available to build home, experience joy, explore my curiosities and follow my dreams - it has healed me. I offer this brief chapter and my truth to support anyone who has this mother wound. Many of our mothers did the best they could in a world that sought to divide and conquer the family unit so while we have every right to hold boundaries, remember they needed a mother too.
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