Posts by Uma Girish
The Effects of A Mother Wound
The effects of a mother wound run deep. The first thing I want to say to you is this. You didn’t do anything wrong. It’s not your fault. What happened to you happened because your mother was carrying severe unhealed trauma when she was carrying you, or when you were little. Even though it was not your fault,…
Read MoreThe Mother Of All Wounds
A Mother Wound is the mother of all wounds. When we come into “matter” it is our mother that we meet first. She is our first home. She is our first relationship. She is our introduction to life. As we swim in her amniotic fluid for nine long months, mother-and-child are ONE single unit. We feel everything…
Read MoreWhat is Your True Identity?
What is your true identity? In my previous blog, I shared that The Self is the focus of 2023. When you add up the individual numbers of 2023 you get 7 (2+0+2+3). Numerology says the energy of 7 is what we will feel this year. 7 is all about Soul Searching. When we engage in…
Read MoreMy Top 5 Values in 2023
My top 5 values in 2023 is my attempt to review what matters to me going into a new year. As a year draws to a close, it feels important to ask myself: What needs to stay and what needs to go? Are there new values that want to come in? I spent a lot…
Read MoreFeeling Shitty About Yourself?
Feeling shitty about yourself? I’ve been sitting in session with many wonderful humans. The only problem? They don’t believe they’re wonderful. On the contrary, their head is filled with a mean, critical voice that consistently delivers messages about how awful they are and how they’ll never get life right. Does this sound like you?…
Read More3 Reasons to Heal Generational Trauma
3 reasons to heal generational trauma offers you an understanding of how the lineage suffers when trauma is unhealed. Often we don’t know why we repeat the crazy things we do. We also do a ton of healing work and feel frustrated that we can’t beat those patterns. You know, the patterns that repeat and repeat and…
Read MoreStruggling to Forgive?
Struggling to forgive? I don’t remember who or what started it. I don’t remember what was said. I do remember the hot anger and self-righteousness that kept me out of my brother’s life for almost eight years. I was stubborn that I was right, that he’d wronged me, that he should be the first to…
Read MoreWhat Grief Needs From You
What grief needs from you, first and foremost, is presence. Our culture is impatient with sadness. In a world ruled by the time-is-money motto, we look for ways to move past it in the quickest way possible. It’s not your fault. You’re part of a system that pushes away at emotions and believes that…
Read MoreWhat Makes A Dream Come True
What makes a dream come true? I’ve been writing a new book. It’s taken me all of nine months. This is a memoir I was terrified to write. Truth be told, this book has been knocking on the doors of my heart for a good long while. Almost 7 to 8 years. But I wrote…
Read MoreDo Dreams Have An Expiry Date?
Do dreams have an expiry date? I believe they do. I spent a week in Southern India, my first post-pandemic visit, and returned to Dusseldorf just a couple of days ago. It felt good to be with my sisters and laugh and cry and reminisce after nearly three years. We discussed dreams and wishes and…
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