Mother in the Mother

<p><strong>A thoughtful anthology of women’s voices exploring their maternal lineage. With a foreword by Naomi Stadlen best-selling author of <em>What Mothers Do.</em></strong></p><p>Whilst much has been written about the complexity of the mother/daughter relationship <em>Mother in the Mother</em> explores new territory by looking at the three-way relationship between grandmother mother and child.</p><p>Diverse rich celebratory challenging sometimes painful and ultimately uplifting… together the stories in <em>Mother in the Mother</em> illuminate how the strength of maternal love can have the power to heal and overcome adversity.</p><p>When a woman becomes a mother it is often a time she reflects back upon the way she herself was mothered. Our maternal inheritance from our mother grandmother great-grandmother and beyond can have a powerful influence upon the ways in which we bring up our own children.</p><p>Featuring the voices of over fifty mothers from a diverse range of ages cultural backgrounds and experiences.</p><p>Exploring themes including: love loss healing young motherhood family estrangement mental and physical health maternal ambiguity twin pregnancy and adoption.</p><p>Guidance on creating your own healing creative projects based on the activities used in Mother in the Mother workshops.</p>