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Stories from the Motherline: Reclaiming the Mother-Daughter Bond, Finding our Feminine Souls
Motherline: a woman's female lineage, as well as the connection of one woman to another.
Motherline: the story of the generations from a woman's point of view
Motherline: a woman's female lineage reaching backwards from her mother and her mother's mother, and forward to her daughters and granddaughters.
Through the moving stories of many women, psychotherapist Lowinsky describes every woman's journey to find her female roots. She suggests that for a woman to be filfilled, she needs to recognize the deep influence upon her of other women, whose purposes both expand and limit her own,
Lowinsky examines why motherhood has been held as sacred, and why it has been damn, She explores the shame and humiliation that undermine's women's sense of authority. Finally, she teaches women how to reclaim aspects of the feminine self that have been forgotten in their struggle to be free from constricting social roles and expectations.
When a woman finds her motherline Lowinsky suggests, she finds her own story, the narrative that can weave her life together. Any woman who has felt cut off from her ancestors, or wondered about the unexplored depths of feminine mysteries, will find here the discoveries and the means to make these discoveries their own.
This book bridges the gap between mainstream psychology and feminine spirituality. Its wisdom is timeless, like the Motherline, from generation to generation.
Motherline: the story of the generations from a woman's point of view
Motherline: a woman's female lineage reaching backwards from her mother and her mother's mother, and forward to her daughters and granddaughters.
Through the moving stories of many women, psychotherapist Lowinsky describes every woman's journey to find her female roots. She suggests that for a woman to be filfilled, she needs to recognize the deep influence upon her of other women, whose purposes both expand and limit her own,
Lowinsky examines why motherhood has been held as sacred, and why it has been damn, She explores the shame and humiliation that undermine's women's sense of authority. Finally, she teaches women how to reclaim aspects of the feminine self that have been forgotten in their struggle to be free from constricting social roles and expectations.
When a woman finds her motherline Lowinsky suggests, she finds her own story, the narrative that can weave her life together. Any woman who has felt cut off from her ancestors, or wondered about the unexplored depths of feminine mysteries, will find here the discoveries and the means to make these discoveries their own.
This book bridges the gap between mainstream psychology and feminine spirituality. Its wisdom is timeless, like the Motherline, from generation to generation.
- GenresFeminismNonfiction
230 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 1992
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