What We’ll Do On Our Free Call

Many women carry the quiet hope of someday having the mother they never had, and losing that hope can feel like a deep heartbreak. I’ve seen shame settle in because it’s easy to believe you’re the one who’s broken, not the relationship that failed you. This post explains why breaking generational trauma requires relational healing, and what you can expect from our free call, designed to help you feel seen, safe, and whole.

The hope to one day having the mother you’ve never had is one of the most tender and universal longings of undermothered daughters.

It’s probably one of the biggest heart breaks I’ve witnessed—both with my clients and myself. When that hope bursts, we're left with what feels like an ocean of grief.

With the years I’ve learned that shame settles in because we feel broken by a ruptured relationship with our mother.

That sense of brokenness can lead us to seek—not repair, but fixing.

Yet there's a huge difference between relational repair and thinking you’re somehow broken and need to fix yourself or others.

I learned that when I met Etty, my first cosmetician.

I remember walking up to her house up the hills, entering a flat filled with her ceramic artworks. Her kitchen smelled of home cooked food and hot tea with biscuits were waiting for me.

Etty’s care also offered me a place to feel whole, simply because she was one of the rare people who knew about my troubling relationship with my mum.

In her skincare she introduced me to a few significant practices:

Use natural ingredients only, drink enough water, eat wholesome food and live in a restful rhythm to EVERYTHING.

Simple, right?!

But here’s the thing:

When we get true care—never rushed, forced, or based on the assumption that something is “wrong”—we finally get a chance to see ourselves whole.

That’s why I offer a free call instead of a “buy here” button.

As women, most of us have experimented with skincare—different brands, routines, methods. And if you’re like the many women I’ve worked with, you’ve also explored different approaches to healing your mother wound.

You may have been to shamanic healing, talk therapy, silent meditation retreats or hypnosis before. Probably each time you picked up something helpful.

But our needs change over time.

What we long for in relationship changes, too.

And while skincare (and some therapy) is about formulas, the mother wound is about relationships.

So the healing must also be relational.

The mother wound is a rupture in our relationship with ourselves, with others and with life itself - originated in our relationship with our mother.

In the free call we have the chance to form some connection, and feel our way into it before committing to anything.

My free call isn’t a sales tactic.

It’s like getting a cream sample and trying them on before we invest.

We all have some fear around being:

🍒 Vulnerable

🍒 Judged

🍒 Misunderstood

The only way for us to feel truly seen is by having contact with another human being. Because the mother wound is a rupture that happens in the most significant relationship in our life, it doesn’t matter how aware we are of the pain carried from that relationship—it matters that we’re in a healing that happens within a relationship. In the free call you’ll have the space to:

🍒 Get a taste for how safe you could get with me

🍒 Experience the way this core belief that you are already whole works, so we can explore what might be getting in the way of you living as whole

🍒 Gain concrete clarity on the steps we’ll take to offer a repair to the parts within you that yearn for that If you’re ready to meet for 30-60 minutes as a free call, I’d be delighted to meet you.

This call will give you the space to “sample” feeling seen, heard and met so you can make an informed decision about the possibility of working together and taking advantage of my current rates, before they increase on December 15.

The last day to schedule a free call is Friday, December 12. YOUR NEXT STEPS:

🍒 Schedule a free call in the link below & look for a confirmation email in your inbox

🍒 On the call, we’ll spend 40-60 minutes so we can have a safe space and an un-rushed rhythm to share with me anything you want & I’ll respond with reflections and potential next three steps in your healing journey so you have clarity

🍒 If you get a clear sense of working 1:1 together, we could discuss which package would be a best fit—but you don’t have to make a decision on the call

🍒 I’ll send you a follow up email with the main point of our conversation

🍒 If we’re a good fit, I’ll invite you to purchase your package by December 14, so you can lock in the current rates

🍒 Book your first session: right away or by end of January 2026

INQUIRE NOW

P.S. Ready for a “sample” of what healing the mother wound could feel like for you? Now is the perfect moment—take advantage of my current 1:1 rate before the increase on December 15. Book here

P.P.S. Not sure yet? Get a taste of my unique way of healing the mother wound and listen to my free private podcast, BirthRite

In the next email, , I’ll share why I’m working with packages and how it worked for Janera—stay tuned.

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Shelly's is a trauma-informed, certified Hakomi therapist helping women who've had a complex relationship with their mother discover the hidden impacts of the mother wound 👉 so they can thrive in their lives & careers