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I’m Kelly and I specialize in helping others heal from unresolved wounds from our relationship with our difficult Mother that keep us feeling stuck (the Mother Wound). We become wounded by our Mothers when the physical and/or emotional bonding process didn't happen: she was critical, shaming, abusive, absent, addicted, mentally or physically ill, or attended to our physical needs but she wasn’t present, safe, and attuned to our emotional needs.

If you’re like me, you may be thinking… But wait, this was years ago, I’m not a child anymore. I’ve moved on. Why would the challenges I’m experiencing as an adult have anything to do with what happened years ago?

I also didn’t understand that my childhood wounding was still affecting me well into my adult life. And in my own healing journey I was surprised to discover that the painful relationship I had with my Mother was the root cause of my pattern to be in relationships with narcissistic men.

Some key indications of an unresolved Mother Wound are (i) having a sense that I don’t know who I really am, (ii) having a longing to be loved and feeling lonely even when partnered, (iii) feeling stressed and overwhelmed often and getting upset or numbing out, life is chaotic or I’m on autopilot, (iv) feeling like my life is too small: having a hard time trying new things, putting myself out there, fearing “making mistakes”, and fearing failure, and (v) often, but not always, being in relationships with narcissists and abusers: the narcissist-empath relationship dynamic.

Whether we realize it or not, it is our woundedness, or how we cope with it, that dictates much of our behaviour, shapes our social habits, and informs our ways of thinking about the world.

Gabor Maté, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture

It’s a painful way to live. Often we feel like we’re broken and beyond help, especially if we’ve tried different therapies and they haven’t worked. But you can heal, become empowered, and have a thriving, loving life - I’ve done it and I believe you can too.

I offer healing insights from my own direct experience and I share relevant teachings from my various trainings, which includes a yearlong, graduate-level training program by Dr. Gabor Maté based on the latest science and research in the fields of childhood development, trauma, nervous system regulation, stress, and addiction. Read more about me and my healing journey here. See my training and credentials here.

My mission is to assist those who have experienced challenging maternal relationships (the Mother Wound) in lovingly healing unresolved wounds that hinder their progress. Through education, inspiration, and guidance, my goal is to help them joyfully discover their latent gifts, fearlessly express their true, loving nature, and become the empowered, thriving adults they were always meant to be. Additionally, I aim to support them in breaking the cycle of generational trauma for their children and others.

The people I work with are ready to become the empowered Creators of their life: they don't want to continue to live the way they are. They’re exhausted. They want to feel liberated. And they’re open to examining what lies beneath the painful patterns that show up in their lives. They want a peaceful, joyful, empowered life. And they’re ready to explore what that looks like for them.

I appreciate you landing here and learning more about me and my take on healing from the Mother Wound. Have a look around, and feel free to reach out should you feel called. Big hugs to you on your journey of self discovery,