Healing the mother wound: The power of facing generational trauma

By STACHE’ SMITH Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and while many are planning brunches, buying flowers and writing heartfelt cards, some feel a deep ache inside. It’s the kind of ache that can’t be fixed with a Hallmark card or a bouquet of roses. I’m talking about the Mother Wound—the unresolved pain, the silent grudges, the invisible scars that sit between mothers and their children. It’s time to talk about it. Healing the mother wound is not about blame; it’s about understanding, compassion, and growth. It’s not just about what our mothers did or didn’t do—it’s about the bigger system that’s been pressuring Black women to be superheroes in a world that rarely gives them a break. We’re talking about patriarchy, systemic racism and the constant grind of just trying to survive. What is the Mother Wound? The mother wound is that gap between what you needed from your mom and what you got. It’s about the disconnect, the unspoken pain, the resentment that sits just under the surface. It’s also about generational trauma—what gets passed down from our mothers and their mothers before them. In Black communities, this wound can be extra deep, given the weight of...