Bethany Webster

Discovering the Inner Mother

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Sure to become a classic on female empowerment, a groundbreaking exploration of the personal, cultural, and global implications of intergenerational trauma created by patriarchy, how it is passed down from mothers to daughters, and how we can break this destructive cycle.

Why do women keep themselves small and quiet? Why do they hold back professionally and personally? What fuels the uncertainty and lack of confidence so many women often feel? In this paradigm-shifting book, leading feminist thinker Bethany Webster identifies the source of women's trauma. She calls it the Mother Wound—the systemic disenfranchisement of women by the patriarchy—and reveals how this cycle is perpetuated by wounded mothers who unconsciously pass on damaging beliefs and behaviors to their daughters.In her workshops, online courses, and talks, Webster has helped countless women re-examine their lives and their relationships with their mothers, giving them…
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  • Кристина Байдебураhas quoted3 years ago
    Patriarchy has demanded that women be small and give away our power in exchange for external approval.
  • Кристина Байдебураhas quoted3 years ago
    My sense is that the true gift of the pain of being unseen is having no choice but to find and claim one’s worth within oneself first, without getting the approval or validation of others
  • Кристина Байдебураhas quoted3 years ago
    For many of us, growing up involved a series of self-betrayals in which we had no choice but to create an inner split in order to survive. The split usually involved some form of numbing our feelings and rejecting ourselves in order to be accepted by our families.
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