What Is a Mother Wound?
- Candice Lennon
- Aug 7
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 8
How to Identify a Mother Wound & Why It Still Affects You
A mother wound is the emotional pain, neglect, or unmet needs left behind—whether through trauma, abandonment, criticism, or even well-meaning but emotionally unavailable parenting.
It doesn’t always look like abuse. It can come from:
A mom who couldn’t give affection because she never received it herself
A mom who shamed your emotions because no one taught her how to feel her own
A mom who taught you to be “strong” but never taught you how to heal
And sometimes, we carry the mother wound thinking it’s just our personality:
You people please to stay safe
You overachieve to be seen
You shut down when triggered because your emotions were invalidated
Unhealed mother wounds show up in adulthood as:
Chronic low self-esteem
Struggles with trust and emotional intimacy
Anger toward women or God as “mother-like” figures
Fear of repeating the same patterns with your own children
Difficulty receiving grace or unconditional love
And here’s the hard truth:
Your mother may have done the best she could.
But that doesn’t mean it was enough to meet your emotional needs.
God is not asking you to stay stuck in silence or spiritualize your pain. He’s inviting you into healing. Because He can restore what she couldn’t give.
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