Unburdening Motherhood: A Guide to Breaking Cycles, Healing Trauma, and Becoming a Self-Led Mom

Practical tools to help mothers heal so they can approach motherhood with more self-trust, compassion, and joy. When clinical psychologist and mindfulness meditation teacher Dr. Angele Close started a family, she assumed she would have the skills, maturity, and all the love to create a harmonious, joy-filled home.But past trauma and the heavy weight of cultural myths about what makes “a good mother” turned parenting into a minefield of triggers.To truly break the cycle of generational pain, she realized she still had inner work to do while also navigating the relentless demands of modern-day motherhood. Close's experience is all too familiar to many mothers.A recent US Surgeon General advisory confirmed that 33% of parents experience high levels of stress, with nearly half feeling overwhelmed.Studies show that mothers, more than fathers, find parenting stressful and feel judged, often leading to isolating, burnout, and depression.Add to that, many feel the burden of cultural myths like