Why Mothers?
Did Mother know best? Or were her words overlooked because she was just a woman? Find out whether there were pearls of wisdom in her everyday remarks. Women’s relationships with their mothers are more fractured than ever before. The mother-daughter dialectic, so crucial in forming a young woman’s identity, has been deeply affected by pendulum swings between high feminism and its backlash. In addition, popular culture in the 21st century offers seemingly limitless opportunities for women while focusing on images of vapid, female celebrity. Yet the trail of self-discovery through the territory of mother-daughter relationships is a rich and rewarding path, ...
Changing Roles for Mothers
Did we leave our mothers behind when our lives turned out to be different from hers? Is mother relevant? Does mother matter at all? Look for memories of her that transcend our changing times.
Hidden Legacy
Does thinking of mother make you wince or win you over? Gather your thoughts about mother into memories and memoir into truth. Discover the hidden legacies of daughter-mother wisdom. Mothers are hiding in plain sight. Often overlooked by our culture in its fascination with female sexuality and celebrity, real life mothers have faded into the background, wallflowers to the prom queen. Because society expects “perfect” mothers to keep their problems to themselves and protect the family, the authentic voice of the mother is frequently silenced. Yet it is clear that mothers provide the critical role model for their daughters, influencing ...
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What are the joys between mother and daughter?
Moments of Joy Our daughter-mother relationships are the most intimate, some say. Even the most difficult of them...
Changing Roles for Mothers
Did we leave our mothers behind when our lives turned out to be different from hers? Is mother relevant? Does...
Why Mothers?
Did Mother know best? Or were her words overlooked because she was just a woman? Find out whether there were...
Hidden Legacy
Does thinking of mother make you wince or win you over? Gather your thoughts about mother into memories and memoir...
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Authors/Co-Directors
Lynn Henriksen & Kate Farrell
Both Lynn and Kate share the goal of finding the key memories of our mothers or mother figures that provided us with life changing wisdom. Both professional writers and published authors, they find joy in hearing the voices of women who are willing to recall the often hidden legacies of our mothers.
