Trauma counsellor Kelly McDaniel helps women break the cycle of destructive behaviour by taking a hard look at childhood trauma and its lasting impact.An endless ache to love and be loved. Periods of overeating or starving. A pattern of unstable moods and painful relationships. Sound familiar? Trauma psychotherapist Kelly McDaniel has seen these traits over and over in clients who feel trapped in cycles of harmful behaviours - and are unable to stop.Mother Hunger destigmatizes the shame that comes with being under-mothered and misdiagnosed, and offers a healing path. You'll find out how to:? reclaim nurturance and protection using breathing exercises, visualization, Reiki and other healing modalities? find guidance and inspiration by creating a celestial mother? finally break the intergenerational cycle of Mother HungerDiscover how to demystify the causes of harmful behaviours, free yourself from limiting beliefs and find a way towards healthy habits and a positive headspace.'I honestly cannot remember a time I have resonated with anything as much as I do Mother Hunger, if this book has presented itself to you - trust it!' Nancy Levin, author of Setting Boundaries Will Set You Free

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Kelly McDaniel, LPC, NCC, CSAT, is a licensed professional counselor, author, and pioneering voice in the field of relational and attachment trauma. As the first clinician to name and define Mother Hunger, McDaniel has helped thousands of women worldwide understand the lasting impact of early maternal loss and find pathways to healing. Drawing from decades of clinical experience, research, and teaching, she specializes in helping women break free from cycles of insecure attachment, addictive relationships, and generational pain.

McDaniel is also the author of Ready to Heal: Breaking Free of Addictive Relationships and a sought-after speaker, educator, and consultant for therapists and organizations focused on women's mental health and relational wellness. She lives in North Carolina, where she continues to write, teach, and guide others toward secure love and self-compassion.

Learn more at kellymcdanieltherapy.com.

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Do you find yourself longing for love, reassurance or belonging, yet never quite feeling secure enough? Do you struggle with self-doubt, people-pleasing, difficult relationships or a persistent sense that something is missing - no matter how much you've achieved or how hard you've worked on yourself?

If so, you may be experiencing what therapist Kelly McDaniel calls Mother Hunger - the deep, often unrecognized longing that can develop when you grow up without the nurturance, protection and guidance you need.

Drawing on decades of clinical experience, attachment science and the ground-breaking Mother Hunger framework she developed, McDaniel reveals how unmet maternal needs can shape your self-worth, relationships, attachment patterns and lifelong feelings of emptiness, insecurity and self-doubt. Far from assigning blame, Mother Hunger helps you understand that many of your struggles are not personal failings, but understandable responses to unmet needs and losses that were never your fault.

With warmth and compassion, this book will help you to:

· Make sense of painful relationship patterns that seem to repeat themselves
· Understand the roots of self-doubt, people-pleasing, emotional eating and attachment struggles
· Release shame and self-blame by recognizing what you needed but didn't receive
· Grieve what was missing, deepen your understanding of yourself and your mother, and begin breaking painful generational patterns
· Build healthier relationships and a stronger sense of self-worth

Profoundly validating and deeply hopeful, Mother Hunger gives you language for a pain you may have carried for years without fully understanding. If you've ever wondered Why do I feel this way?, this book helps you finally make sense of the longing, self-doubt and relationship struggles that may have shaped your life.