Mother Hunger by Kelly Mcdaniel

Mother Hunger by Kelly Mcdaniel

Do you find yourself longing for love, reassurance or belonging, yet never quite feeling secure enough? Do you struggle with self-doubt, people-pleasing, difficult relationships or a persistent sense that something is missing – no matter how much you’ve achieved or how hard you’ve worked on yourself?

If so, you may be experiencing what therapist Kelly McDaniel calls Mother Hunger – the deep, often unrecognized longing that can develop when you grow up without the nurturance, protection and guidance you need.

Drawing on decades of clinical experience, attachment science and the ground-breaking Mother Hunger framework she developed, McDaniel reveals how unmet maternal needs can shape your self-worth, relationships, attachment patterns and lifelong feelings of emptiness, insecurity and self-doubt. Far from assigning blame, Mother Hunger helps you understand that many of your struggles are not personal failings, but understandable responses to unmet needs and losses that were never your fault.

With warmth and compassion, this book will help you to:

· Make sense of painful relationship patterns that seem to repeat themselves
· Understand the roots of self-doubt, people-pleasing, emotional eating and attachment struggles
· Release shame and self-blame by recognizing what you needed but didn’t receive
· Grieve what was missing, deepen your understanding of yourself and your mother, and begin breaking painful generational patterns
· Build healthier relationships and a stronger sense of self-worth

Profoundly validating and deeply hopeful, Mother Hunger gives you language for a pain you may have carried for years without fully understanding. If you’ve ever wondered Why do I feel this way?, this book helps you finally make sense of the longing, self-doubt and relationship struggles that may have shaped your life.

Kelly McDaniel, LPC, NCC, CSAT is a licensed professional counsellor and author who specializes in treating women who experience addictive relational patterns. Kelly teaches workshops and speaks to audiences nationwide about 'Mother Hunger'. She is a frequent podcast guest and her ground-breaking work is being used at several treatment centres around the country. www.kellymcdanieltherapy.com

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ISBN 13	9781788174695
ISBN 10	1788174690
Title	Mother Hunger
Author	Kelly Mcdaniel Lpc Ncc Csat
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hay House UK Ltd
Year published	2021-07-20
Number of pages	256
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