The Mother Ache™ Healing the Wounded Daughter Within
Beneath many women’s patterns of self-doubt, overgiving, and disconnection from their inner knowing lives a quiet, persistent longing — what I call the Mother Ache™. It is not only pain, but also yearning: the ache for attunement, safety, and love that may not have been fully received, and that continues to shape how we relate to ourselves, our bodies, and our lives.
The Mother Ache™ names both a personal and ancestral inheritance. It reflects early relational wounds between mothers and daughters, as well as the wider collective wounding of the feminine in a culture that has often undervalued emotional presence, nurturance, and embodied wisdom. Healing this ache is not about blaming our mothers or endlessly revisiting the past. It is a slow, compassionate process of restoring trust, inner authority, and the capacity to mother ourselves with tenderness and truth.
Healing the mother wound is a gradual, embodied process of learning to live with greater honesty, self-trust, and presence.
“I call this place the mother ache rather than the mother wound because it is not only pain but also longing—the pull toward wholeness beneath the wound. The word wound belongs to the language of fixing and repair, but the word ache speaks in the language of reverence. It is the tender pulse that reminds us we are made of love and that our journey is a remembrance of this truth. To ache is to honor this love, intrinsic belonging, and the yearning to return home to ourselves.” —Deva Arani
Living The Mother Ache™
A monthly space to explore The Mother Ache™ together—one chapter at a time.
These gatherings are an invitation to sit with what is real, in the body, in relationship, and in the quiet places where the ache lives.
Each session includes a short reflection, space for questions, and shared inquiry.
Some will come for a single conversation.
Others will return as the work deepens.
A simple space to stay in relationship with the work.
Third Tuesday of each month
7:00–8:00 PM MST
Live on Zoom
Beginning June 16
$25 per gathering
or
$250 annual pass (12 gatherings)
The Mother Ache™ — 7-Month Immersion
A small, committed group journey through The Mother Ache™.
This is a space for women who feel called to move beyond understanding and into lived, embodied healing.
Over seven months, we will explore the layers of the mother-daughter relationship—
what was received, what was missing, and what is now possible to reweave from within.
This work is not about fixing the past.
It is about coming into relationship with what lives in the body,
in the heart,
and in the patterns that continue to shape how we relate
to ourselves and others.
🌿 What this is
Each month, we gather in a small group to explore a different stage of the journey,
drawing from the teachings and practices in The Mother Ache™.
Our time together includes:
guided somatic inquiry
reflection and gentle teaching
space for sharing and relational exploration
This is a steady, unfolding process—one that allows insight to become lived experience over time.
Structure
7 monthly gatherings
2–3 hours each
Small group (intimate and consistent)
Offered in two formats:
In-person (Boulder, Sunday afternoons)
Third Sunday of each month, starting June 21, 2:00–4:30 PM
and
Online (via Zoom)
Third Thursday of each month
6:00–8:30 PM MST
Participants are asked to commit to one group for the duration.
🌸 Who this is for
This space is for women who:
feel the presence of the mother wound, whether subtle or clear
are ready to engage in sustained inner work
are drawn to a process that includes the body, not just the mind
Some will come with clear stories.
Others with a quieter sense that something is unresolved.
All are welcome.
Pricing:
$1,050 total
or
$150/month for 7 months
This is a space to return to yourself—steadily, and in good company.
Individual Mother Ache™ Sessions
I offer individual, trauma-informed sessions for women seeking focused support around healing the mother wound, exploring daughter–mother relational patterns, or integrating material that feels too tender or specific for group work alone. Individual support is offered as a three-session minimum, typically held over three to six weeks. This container allows insight, emotional processing, and embodied integration to unfold at a pace that honors the nervous system and your own inner authority.
Our work may draw from Compassionate Inquiry®, somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, and gentle breath-based practices, always guided by what is most supportive for you. Sessions often include simple, grounded practices to support on- going healing in daily life.
👉 Inquire About Individual Sessions
Healing the mother wound is a lived, relational process, not just a conversation. My role is to offer attuned support while honoring your inner knowing, encouraging autonomy, and supporting you in trusting the wisdom already present within you.
Investment: $450 for a three-session healing arc.