I was thirty-two and a woman in one more co-dependent relationship with a narcissistic, violent man. He would be my last. He was the one that I stood up to and said, ‘no more’.
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How, in the face of betrayal and cruelty, do we continue to love and nurture ourselves? How do we continue to hold on to Self? There are people in our lives who will not see you in your truth. It is also common for tribal family units and communities to stick together and push out someone who does not fit in to their ways of belief and behaviors.
It’s important to remember that and not take it on as yours.
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I created this needle felted Medicine Doll as a loving, heartfelt witness to my beloved friend who has been called to sit with the Death Mother of Grief.
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Acceptance asks you to stop and stand still and quietly listen. I mean really listen to the part of yourself that you tend to numb out to because it’s uncomfortable. Invite her in and dive deeper into the threads of your story to find out what is really relevant and meaningful and to face the shadow fears that present as resistance.
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The Wise Shadow Mother knows that sometimes you have to go inward in order to go forward.
The willingness to step into your shadow side and face what’s hard or painful is vital to our emotional, physical and spiritual health. Too often, this process is met with an unwilling resistance.
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‘Return to The Mother’ is the Mother of Self. She carries her inner child lovingly on her back. The baby is her. The mother and child both carry beautiful plant medicine bundles woven into their wombs. These bundles hold her prayers and strength to now reclaim the birthright of what was once lost or broken long ago.
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Sometimes people come to us offering gifts that are just lovely. Others bring in gifts that are downright terrible. They look and feel awful and are loaded with ill will and disrespect. These are the gifts that you can and should refuse to accept and simply return to the sender. AKA setting boundaries.
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