Guest: Kelly McDaniel (Mother Hunger)

We speak with Kelly McDaniel, who coined the term Mother Hunger.  She explains what this means, and how it is the earliest trauma and a disenfranchised grief.  We discuss not having “permission” to talk about our mothers, much less work out mother trauma, which leaves us isolated from mothering and healing.  In this, she is able to explain how and why dissociation starts in infancy - and what it is protecting us from exactly.  Trigger warning for mother related content, and reference to the mother-baby dynamic, though no specific abuse stories are discussed.

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