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An indispensable hands-on guide to healing from the effects of childhood emotional neglect from the author of the groundbreaking The Emotionally Absent Mother
If you grew up with an emotionally absent mother—a mother who was cold, dismissive of your needs, unwilling or unable to give you the nurturing you needed—the wounds can last a lifetime. You may find yourself wondering, Why is it so hard to attend to my own needs? Why do I have so much trouble trusting people to be there for me? Do I need to hide parts of myself to be lovable?
But you’re not alone, and healing is possible. This workbook, from an expert in childhood emotional neglect, will guide you through the process of emerging from the pain and reclaiming the self you hid or changed for Mother’s sake. Inside you’ll find tools and more than seventy exercises, including personal inventories, journaling prompts, and small-group discussion questions, to help you work through the lingering effects of your neglect and be a better mother to yourself.
This compassionate workbook will help you:
- Recognize your emotional neglect and abuse
- Identify its ongoing impacts
- Work through your deeper emotions
- Heal attachment wounds
- Parent your wounded parts
- Take in love and support
You’ll replace limiting self-images, defensive habits, and deep grief with self-assurance, openness, and hope—and ultimately, be equipped to embrace a more nourished and fulfilled life.
“Jasmin Lee Cori’s long experience as a therapist is evident in the way she expertly guides those who were ‘under-mothered,’ providing a much-needed structure for the powerful process of healing. She starts by helping you to create a safe space to do the work and then offering up-to-date therapeutic tools to use when overwhelmed. As you work through the pages, you’ll find help moving past your understandable denial to achieve a more accurate picture of your mother and the damage you experienced, discovering the parallels between how you tend to treat yourself the way your mother treated you, and finding ways to protect yourself from your mother today. I strongly recommend this workbook to my clients who’ve experienced emotional neglect from their mothers.”—Beverly Engel, LMFT, author of Healing Your Emotional Self and The Emotionally Abused Woman
“This new workbook by Jasmin Lee Cori is an indispensable resource for those on the path of healing the Mother Wound. I cannot recommend it strongly enough!”—Bethany Webster, author of Discovering the Inner Mother
“Many people with an emotionally absent mother feel more confused than ever when they try to describe their experiences. Family members deny she was ‘really like that,’ while friends may say, ‘No mother is perfect.’ Not only does Jasmin Lee Cori show that such responses echo a parent’s denial or dismissal of their child’s problems, she provides an accessible, reassuring workbook to help adult children name and tame the harms inflicted by a parent’s emotional absence.”—Terri Apter, author of Difficult Mothers
“This guidebook holds you as you go to places where you have felt alone. Warm and knowledgeable, it is a transformative resource for those going through the difficult journey of healing the mother wound.”—Sarah Peyton, author of the Your Resonant Self series
“The mother wound is one of the deepest places you touch when engaging in the healing process. It is often a raw and vulnerable place filled with shame and grief. This wound can be hard to address—especially when it is the result of the absence of an affirming and nurturing presence. Jasmin Lee Cori’s book provides wise guidance for recovering from this lack, helping you mindfully trace the impact of an emotionally absent mother while teaching you to compassionately nourish yourself. I highly recommend this book.”—Arielle Schwartz, PhD, founder of Resilience Informed Therapy and author of The Complex PTSD Workbook
