mother abandonment trauma

  • My Journey to Healing the Mother Wound

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    Beth Reid

    Reclaiming the Self After Maternal Abandonment Every year as my children grow, I’m reminded of the girl I once was. Having two children and a bonus daughter has given me the deepest mirror into my own soul. Through them, I’ve been forced to meet parts of myself I had long buried. Watching my daughter—now 11—move

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  • The Mother Wound Isn’t Just About My Mother

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    Beth Reid

    After my mother left when I was 22 months old, I lived with my aunt and uncle for about a year. I don’t remember that time, but I was told I called my aunt “mom.” My aunt expressed a desire to adopt me and asked my father, who was unable to care for me at

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