When a mother wounds: Reclaiming your identity

When a mother wounds: Reclaiming your identity (Photo: iStock)

In quiet corners of the internet and in low, thoughtful conversations over coffee, more and more adults are opening up about mothers who brought them pain instead of comfort.

These stories are often raw and deeply personal, but together they paint a picture of trauma, survival and for some, the first steps towards healing. For many people, reading someone else’s experience feels like reaching for a hand in the dark and actually finding one.