HEALING THE BLACK MOTHER WOUND | June Allen https://juneallen.net Yard of Greatness Thu, 02 May 2024 07:18:08 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 How does slavery continue to destroy secure childhood attachment today? https://juneallen.net/how-does-slavery-continue-to-destroy-secure-childhood-attachment-today/ Wed, 01 May 2024 18:39:24 +0000 https://juneallen.net/?p=6512 Chattel slavery kept mothers and babies in bondage for centuries, so it’s important to explore how it still impacts our community today. Frederick Douglass was an iconic African American abolitionist, writer, speaker, and statesman. Born into slavery in Talbot County,  Maryland around 1818, he escaped in 1838 and became one of the leading voices in the fight against […]

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]]> What exactly does justice for your inner child mean? https://juneallen.net/what-exactly-does-justice-for-your-inner-child-mean/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:00:55 +0000 https://juneallen.net/?p=6468 One of the most powerful aspects of my work is holding space for a client’s inner child to emerge. It can take a while before this younger part of ourselves feels safe enough to come out from where they’ve been hiding. Sometimes I’ll need to slow them down from intellectualising and using words to cover […]

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]]> How do childhood attachment patterns impact our adult relationships? https://juneallen.net/how-do-childhood-attachment-patterns-impact-our-adult-relationships/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:13:59 +0000 https://juneallen.net/?p=6457 In a healthy mother and baby relationship, a secure attachment is formed when they are responsive and can provide nurturing care, protection, and emotional support. Building a secure attachment is important for: Babies’ brain development. Learning to self soothe. Feeling deserving of care. Seeding self esteem. The first experience of love. Building confidence to communicate […]

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]]> ‘How can I grieve the loss of someone still alive?’ https://juneallen.net/how-can-i-grieve-the-loss-of-someone-still-alive/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:13:42 +0000 https://juneallen.net/?p=6384 One of the questions I am being asked a lot in session recently, is how clients can grieve the loss of someone still alive? If you have no contact with parents or other family members. this is a particularly complex and emotionally challenging issue that requires professional support, a support network and lots of self […]

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]]> A message for mothers who want to heal the relationship with their wounded daughters. https://juneallen.net/a-message-for-mothers-who-want-to-heal-the-relationship-with-their-daughters/ Sat, 09 Mar 2024 12:27:23 +0000 https://juneallen.net/?p=6351 With UK Mothers Day tomorrow, I wanted to have an honest conversation with mothers who want to repair the relationship with their adult daughters. The discussion aims to nurture understanding and empower healing by temporarily setting aside the external issues around oppression to focus on the core relationship dynamics. If you are a mother who […]

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]]> Colourism, mixed heritage and the mother wound. https://juneallen.net/colourism-mixed-heritage-and-the-mother-wound/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:16:54 +0000 https://juneallen.net/?p=6338 Today’s video is just a snippet of the themes I have been working with recently in session with clients of mixed heritage around colorism and the mother wound. I touch on the internalisation of racism from parent, identity confusion, racial shame and the power of mirroring as part of reclaiming the exiled melanated part.

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]]> 5 Types of Toxic Mothers. https://juneallen.net/5-types-of-toxic-mothers/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:35:59 +0000 https://juneallen.net/?p=6335 I recently posted some content on social media from the black mother wound series about 5 types of toxic mothers which resonated with so many sistas. So today, I want to share a more expansive exploration about the topic to understand the abusive power dynamics that can exist within mother-daughter relationships. The more you understand, […]

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]]> What to expect at the Managing Mothers Day retreat? https://juneallen.net/what-to-expect-at-the-managing-mothers-day-retreat/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:10:59 +0000 https://juneallen.net/?p=6332 In this live stream I share what you can expect from attending the Managing Mother’s Day retreat. The half day in-person experience aims to assist black women in navigating the complexities of Mother’s Day, particularly for those with difficult relationships with their mothers. This retreat provides a  safe space to address the challenges and offers […]

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]]> Weaponised Forgiveness? https://juneallen.net/weaponised-forgiveness/ Sat, 17 Feb 2024 06:39:22 +0000 https://juneallen.net/?p=6308 Weaponised forgiveness for wounded daughters is a term used to describe the manipulation of forgiveness as a means to silence victims of harm, particularly daughters who have experienced maternal abuse. This concept is crucial to address as it stagnates our healing and allows the mother to maintain control over her daughter. By understanding the dynamics […]

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]]> What is the black mother wound? https://juneallen.net/what-is-the-black-mother-wound/ Sat, 10 Feb 2024 19:12:53 +0000 https://juneallen.net/?p=6283 In this weeks live, we explore the concept of the “black mother wound” and it’s significance in the black woman’s suffering. Using an intercultural lens means breaking down this theory into three circles. The inner circle focuses on how the wound has impacted the relationship with yourself, the next circle layer will explore the relational power […]

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