The Emotionally Absent Mother
by Jasmin Lee Cori
The ten faces of the good mother and what happens when they are missing: the effects on self-worth, relationships and emotional regulation, and exercises for 'reparenting'. Widely recommended in therapy.
Read it if…
you want to understand what you missed and how to supply it now.
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Skip it if…
you want a quick read; it is reflective work.
Try instead: Toxic Parents →
Three things you will actually use
- Name what was missing; then supply it.
- Reparenting is real work.
- Absence is a wound even without abuse.
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Read the ten faces and mark which you received.
Our verdict
What was missing.
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