Founder of Shame School and author of You Are Not Your Mother: Releasing Generational Trauma & Shame and Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters: A Guide for Separation, Liberation & Inspiration
3 upcoming events
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First: I am excited to be participating (for the second time) in Laura Connell's FREE Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers online event along with these speakers. The event takes place September 23-25 and is designed to help us heal from the far-ranging effects of an emotionally abusive mother. Sign-up details coming next week. Second: Kate Farrell and I are teaming up for a juicy 90-minute event: The Four Tasks of Psyche: Take the Heroine’s Journey and Move Past Mother-Daughter Trauma. Join us for this conversation discussing the archetypes in the Greek Myth of “Psyche and Eros” and the empowering practices in You Are Not Your Mother: Releasing Generational Trauma and Shame. Third: Registration for Shame School is now open! Shame School is a 12-week group event for anyone wanting to learn more about the true nature of shame, how and why we internalize it, and how to navigate it and carry is safely so it no longer harms us. We start September 16. Early-bird price is $600. Price goes up to $750 September 9.
My email is always open for questions. Much, much love, Karen |
Karen C.L. Anderson
Founder of Shame School and author of You Are Not Your Mother: Releasing Generational Trauma & Shame and Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters: A Guide for Separation, Liberation & Inspiration
...that Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, whom I quoted in my previous email, had a history of sexual abuse and rape of both women and men. Thank you to those who shared this with me. Much, much love, Karen
"Boundaries are your values in action." ~ Randi Buckley When you have an abusive mother it can be hard to discern whether your values are actually yours. Not to mention that sometimes what we see as a value is actually a stress/survival/trauma response. For example, you may say you value compassion and then feel guilty when you set a boundary with your mother. As clinical psychologist Becky Kennedy says, that's not guilt. It's the pressure of being responsible for whatever she's feeling,...
I am thrilled to be one of 12 trauma-informed experts who are part of Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers, a free online event created specifically for those who struggle as a result of a mother wound. Collectively, we are dedicated to helping you overcome the devastating impact of having an emotionally abusive mother. This event takes place September 23 - 25 and each presentation is geared toward this shared experience, making it more effective and relatable than mainstream self-help. My...