Try free for 30 days
-
The Emotionally Absent Mother
- How to Recognize and Heal the Invisible Effects of Childhood Emotional Neglect, Second Edition
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from Wish List failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
The Emotionally Absent Mother
Buy Now for $31.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Publisher's Summary
The groundbreaking guide to self-healing and getting the love you missed.
Was your mother preoccupied, distant, or even demeaning? Have you struggled with relationships - or with your own self-worth? Often, the grown children of emotionally absent mothers can't quite put a finger on what's missing from their lives. The children of abusive mothers, by contrast, may recognize the abuse - but overlook its lasting, harmful effects. Psychotherapist Jasmin Lee Cori has helped thousands of men and women heal the hidden wounds left by every kind of undermothering. In this second edition of her pioneering book, with compassion for mother and child alike, she explains:
- Possible reasons your mother was distracted or hurtful - and what she was unable to give
- The lasting impact of childhood emotional neglect and abuse
- How to find the child inside you and fill the "mother gap" through reflections and exercises
- How to secure a happier future for yourself (and perhaps for your children)
Critic Reviews
What listeners say about The Emotionally Absent Mother
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Leanne
- 15-08-2020
Mother Wound workout
I would highly recommend this book to anyone suffering a mother wound... whether as a result of emotional abuse or neglect. It will provide the opportunity to become aware of the extent of your wounding whilst also supporting you toward healing & growth. Do NOT let your mother wound keep you feeling stuck, small, weak or powerless.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Katarzyna De Jesus
- 20-06-2019
Excellent for anyone feeling incomplete.
Mother is my first other, my mirror. If the reflection feels incomplete in some way it may be due to how one is Mothered in early childhood. This book is an excellent resource for untangling those feelings, & gaining a valuable understanding & positive perspective for healing Mother wounds.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Lz
- 02-11-2022
very insightful, needs to be read slowly
definitely worth going through again at a much slower pace and doing the exercises.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 30-05-2023
Just OK
I found this book frustrating.
A lot of the content is bang on. However, it puts an unbelievably high onus on mothers. As the child of an emotionally absent mother, I felt validated by much of the content in this book. But as a mother, I sometimes felt indignant by the standard of perfection that it expects of women.
The narration is also very robotic and I think this was part of the problem - I suspect a lot of the content would sound much more empathetic if read in a different tone.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 31-01-2023
The invisible fathers
I find it interesting that the ownus for meeting a child’s emotional needs is always on the mother. A father had just as much responsibility.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 10-02-2021
narrator was robotic, content was great
the content was great but the narration was like a tobot was reading unfortunately given the subject matter. i struggled to listen to it
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Penny
- 24-01-2018
Definate must read if you are trying to heal from emotional neglect
Good descriptions & advice, a dhuefinate must read if you are trying to heal from emotional neglect
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- youraveragewoman
- 16-03-2022
Incredible
This was a life changing book. There is healing for wounded children as well as understanding our mothers. A huge weight has been lifted off me
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 14-12-2022
I love this book
I love this healing book and Lindsay Gibson’s book. To anyone who wasn’t seen, heard, known and valued as a child and now feels something is just not right, or they don’t belong, or that they’re not worth caring about, or experiences generalised malaise or mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, or who has developed somatic issues that could be related to stress, please read or listen to these books. They validate what you’ve been experiencing, give you words when you might not have had them before to describe it, and explain so much about why you feel and respond they way you do.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!