Better Self Mental Health Care

What is a mother wound? A mother wound is a psychological issue that you experience if your mother was not physically or emotionally present or was overly controlling. A mother's presence is very strong and without it, an infant finds it hard to adapt to its' surroundings, has attachment issues and doesn't feel safe and secure within itself. Sometimes, it's easy to come to the realization that we may have been under mothered e.g if our mother was a drug/alcohol addict, had an untreated mental health condition or had a physical illness that made it hard for her to show up as a mother. In other instances, however, we may not be aware that we have a mother wound because on the outside it looks nice and wonderful. We may have had our basic needs provided for, have all the material resources we needed but when it came to love and attention, there was a major deficit. This can happen if she was emotionally distant and seemed to be preoccupied with her life or even...

As the previous year has just winded up, we may find ourselves in the new years resolution frenzy, pulling us into a state of reflection and goal setting. Upon setting new goals for this year, it is worth pausing and reflecting on what the previous year brought us, be it good tidings or hurdles, because that helps us identify areas in our lives that need change and prevents us from repeating the mistakes of the past into the present and future. For goals to be achievable, we need to look into our levels of motivation which factors in when it comes to productivity. To boost motivation, we need to create habits that helps us to create the discipline in the steps taken to attain those goals. Creating habits is important because habits are what bridges the gap between written goals and goal achievement. The thing about habits is that you don't see the results immediately but after a period of time as it needs consistent practice, I like to define habits as tiny changes that...