Why do you feel lonely, even surrounded by people? In this episode, Claire and Jade unpack attachment theory and why it explains so much of that quiet emptiness so many women carry around.
They walk through Dr Dan Siegel's work on how a child uses their parent's brain to organise their own, the Tronick experiment (worth a search on YouTube), and why mother hunger creates an insecure attachment style that follows you into adulthood.
Claire breaks down the gap between a mother being physically present and a mother being attuned. Those aren't the same thing, and the difference shapes how you view relationships for life.
In this episode:
- Why insecure attachment affects roughly half the population
- How hyper independence and struggling to ask for help trace back to childhood
- Why sensitive repair after a rupture matters more than never rupturing at all
- A simple journalling technique for processing hard feelings without reabsorbing them
Claire and Jade also share honest stories about birthdays, boundaries and difficult messages from their own mothers.
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We talk about navigating difficult mother-daughter relationships, setting boundaries, healing from emotional abuse, and understanding patterns of guilt, people-pleasing and manipulation.
Whether you’re no contact, low contact, or still figuring it out - you’re welcome here.
This isn’t about mother-bashing. It’s about telling the truth and reclaiming your life. You’re not broken. You adapted.
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26 mins
May 13 202622 mins