Reader’s Digest – Stealth Health Banish the “Shoulds” Ask anyone to define “guilt,” and they hem and haw. It’s a feeling that’s kind of hard to describe. A feeling that I should have done something, should be doing something, should not have done something. Actually, “guilt” comes from an Old English word that meant “delinquency.”…
By Iris Krasnow When my mother died, I grieved for the woman who had become my best friend. In the process, I discovered myself. I am 52, but it wasn’t until my mother died last December that I finally felt like a real adult. She watched my hair turn gray, my arthritis set in, and…
TheAge.com, Australia “After a parent dies we continue to carry their voice in our heads at some level, as an encourager or as an admonisher. Death ends a life, it doesn’t end a relationship” Everyone knows their parents are going to die one day, but many people are bewildered by their degree of loss. John…
by Jennifer Haupt, PsychologyToday.com Interview with Megan O’Rourke, a grieving daughter who turned her journal into a memoir and tribute to her mom. Meghan O’Rourke’s honest and beautifully written memoir began as a journal she kept after her mother’s death. In the process, she not came to terms not only with her own grief but…
By Carol Staudacher, beliefnet.com . . . no one knows you in the exact same way as your mother or father–indeed, will ever know you as your parent did. A friend of mine, a hefty, 6-foot-4, middle-aged rancher in Colorado walked out one early morning to inform his foreman and ranch hands, “I’ll be gone…
by Alan D Wolfelt, Ph.D. from the book “Understanding Grief: Helping Yourself Heal” You have the freedom to realize your grief is unique. You have the freedom to talk about your grief. You have the freedom to expect to feel a multitude of emotions. You have the freedom to allow for numbness. You have the…
Video interview with Mean Mothers author Peg Streep. Plus an excerpt from the book that explores the darker side of the mother and child relationship with stories of strained relationships fraught with tension, anger, and ambivalence. Excerpt from Mean Mothers by Peg Streep Peg Streep’s New Book Explores the Darker Side of the Mother and…
www.ehow.com It can drive you absolutely crazy to deal with an overbearing mother. Here are 10 steps to help you: Does your mother try to tell you how to live your life? Or scrutinize every decision you make? Not to worry, you can still enjoy her endearing traits if you learn how to manage the…
By Joan Borysenko, PhD, Prevention.com Learning how to listen can heal your relationship. I was in my early 40s before I began to see my mother as a person, rather than as my own private critic. The transformation occurred when she was dying. The family had gathered at the hospital to say their good-byes, but…
We found that the video below shows a very true to life situation and offers some helpful advice. While this scenario involves a mother being critical of her daughter’s parenting skills in front of her children, the advice is still helpful for daughters who don’t have kids and whose mother is often critical of other…