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SE 79: Heroine's Journey Part 7: Healing the Mother-Daughter Split

April 30, 2024

This Week’s Listener Question:

How can I empower my adult children to turn to God and trust their relationship with Him without me (Mom) as constant intermediary?

 

SOUL Group Questions:

 

To build connection with a friend or in your Soul Group, ask each other these questions.

 

1.  What is the nature of your “mother wound”? Was your mother more likely to be intrusive, controlling, rejecting, neglectful or somewhere in between?

 

2.  How have your mother’s limitations played out in your life?

 

3.  What would it look like to forgive your mother for her limitations? If you have forgiven her already, describe your journey.

 

4.        When you think of your own limitations, what would it look like to forgive yourself?

 

5.  If you are a mother, in what ways can you share with your childhood that they have everything they need within themselves to make decisions and /or move forward?

 

Soul Challenge:

Christine and Laura are unpacking the Heroine’s Journey. What questions are arising for you? Please submit them at www.soulenchilada.com

 

Resources:

The Heroine’s Journey: Woman’s Quest for Wholeness by Maureen Murdock Book

 

How to Raise an Adult: Break Free from the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julia Lythcott-Haims Book

 

Have a question for us? Send it to questions@soulenchilada.com 

 

Learn more about Laura Busse and invite her to speak where you are – HERE

Learn more about Laura’s ministry The 3 O’Clock Wake Up Call – HERE

Learn more about Christine Ruth, counseling practice, and future retreats – HERE

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SE 81: Heroine's Journey Part 9: At The Crossroads, Is It Worth The Risk?

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SE 80: Heroine's Journey Part 8: Courage to Promote Myself

May 6, 2024 • Laura Busse and Christine Ruth

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SE 78: Heroine's Journey Part 6: Rediscover Your Wild Self

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