825 What a Mean Mother Leaves Behind (And How to Heal It)

If you had a mean or rejecting mother, you probably learned early not to talk about it. People don't want to believe it. They say things like "you only have one mother" or "she did her best," and suddenly you're defending your own experience to someone who can't imagine having it. That isolation is often the first wound. This episode continues the mother wound conversation from last week. While every story is different, there are patterns I've seen consistently across almost 30 years of clinical work with daughters of mean and rejecting mothers. Here's what the research and the therapy room both show. Read the show notes for today's episode at terricole.com/825

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825 What a Mean Mother Leaves Behind (And How to Heal It) is an episode from The Terri Cole Show by Terri Cole.

This episode is 21:57 long.

This episode was published on Apr 28, 2026.

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