'Everything Everywhere All At Once' 'Lady Bird' 'Brave' 'The Joy Luck Club' ... Mothers and daughters always have a complicated relationship and it's not talked about enough, but the emotional crisis is universal.
Every woman has a difficult relationship with her mother. For a relationship that's expected to be kind and gentle, it's oftentimes incredibly contentious and the impacts of that affect every part of their lives (even if they don't realize it).
If you're a mother or a daughter, you're going to want to watch this to understand your relationship better. Why are things the way that they are? Who is to blame? What is to blame? How can we break the cycle?
Chapters:
0:00 Introducing the Most Complex Relationship
1:34 Pillar 1: Being Reflections and Extensions
3:53 Lady Bird - Expectations, Shame, Rejection
8:53 Everything Everywhere All At Once - Immigrants, Culture Clashes, A Mother's Back Up Plan
13:52 Pillar 2: Patriarchal Influence
14:27 Brave - Seeking Freedom, Fearing Becoming Your Mother, Pride
17:00 Internalized Misogyny, Intersectional Feminism, Western vs Eastern Cultures
18:12 The Joy Luck Club - Mothers Upholding the Patriarchy, Gender Expectations, Weakening Daughters To Regain Control
22:57 Pillar 3: Generational Trauma
24:41 Everything Everywhere All At Once - Cold Mother Syndrome
26:50 The Joy Luck Club - A Mother's Invisible Needs
27:52 The Unexpected Forms of Generational Trauma, The Mother Wound
28:56 How To Heal/Break The Cycle
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