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Kumkum Pareek Malik's avatar

I am a psychologist who's practice is called About Motherhood. It is my life work and I have been doing it for about three decades. It was started because when I became a mother, huge parts of me were lost, and there was no language except a “ what's wrong with me” inadequacy. I wrote my doctoral dissertation on the subject, and found my way out through my firm belief that someone who loved her kid as much as I did was NOT inadequate. Slowly I designed a practice that teaches mom's to deconstruct social messaging that is deeply internalized, over generations, across societies.

All this to say...Cindy Lamothe, my deepest bow to you; for your inner work to find that love is the only way out, and your fantastic ability to language your journey. I would recommend this article for every mother. Thank you🙏🏽.

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I keep this small tint of items from childhood and teen years mostly photos and old movie ticket stubs. But always a favorite image of this friend and I-- because it was timeless and I wanna hold onto that memory forever

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