National Daughter's Day | A Special Day to Celebrate and Reflect

National Daughter's Day is a really important day for me for a number of reasons.

I stumbled across this day by way of social media initially, yet I was so happy when I did because honoring my daughter has been a big part of my daily practice for showing gratitude and appreciation in my life and my daughter being the mirror reflection of myself and the way that I care and show gratitude towards myself, having her in my life now only amplifies that even more so.

Watching her grow and develop her natural and innate creative outlets, her comedic timing and how she's so witty.

Her vernacular and vocabulary and her intellect expand everyday and it really truly amazes me that sometimes I have to pinch myself and realize oh my goodness, I gave birth to this beautiful little girl who is becoming a beautiful young lady.

When I think about the moment that I gave birth and my Midwife placed her onto my bare chest, as that was very important to me, I had an unmedicated birth -- it was not pain free by any means, yet when I look back at the sacrifices that I made for her and her health, I see that play out and how she is developing and growing and thriving til this very day.

When I think about National Daughter's Day it also makes me think about how many mothers around the world have been giving birth and loving and nurturing their daughters in such a way that is really heartfelt because the mother-daughter relationship is so sacred and so special.

Mothers and Daughters Have The Strongest Bond, According to Science. As You understand each other's emotions better than anybody else.

I was quite disheartened to discover that the mother-daughter relationship is often the most strained and can cause long-term mental, physical, psychological, emotional and even spiritual damage that a lot of young girls endure at the hands of mothers who either were completely ignorant or had no knowledge of how to become a better person, thus empowering them to become a better woman which further empowers them to become a better mom.

Mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, addiction, and disordered eating can also contribute to estrangement between mothers and daughters. Statistics reveal that estrangement between mothers and adult daughters is more common than many people realize.

I have had my fair share of that as well, so I definitely don't want to come across as shaming or guilting other women who perhaps have not fully acknowledged that or understand the impact of a strained relationship with their mother has had on their lives.

My hope and prayer is that every mom and daughter relationship be that one of grounded in true authentic love, connection, prayer and powerful conversations that are uplifting.

While lessening the need for your daughter to feel as if she has to live up to some impossible standard of "perfection" in order to be viewed as "valuable in life."

On my journey of growth, I have connected with many women over the years that have become very close friends and we've shared how many battles we've been facing and "suffering in silence" by memories that have haunted us because of the strained and broken relationships from our moms.

If you'd like to know more about this topic, I have a New Mommy Revelations Podcast episode titled:

Forgiving & Healing your "Mommy Wound" | No More Bitterness in your Heart | Episode #5

( you can listen to it here )

National Daughter's Day is very important because it is a day to reflect, a day to show love and a day to give peace to yourself -- if no one else, because I know everyone's path towards motherhood is different, everyone's experience as a child/daughter is/was different and everyone doesn't have the same experience growing up with their mom.

And I want to really take this time to send each and everyone of you reading this today so much love, understanding and care because I truly understand the mental, spiritual, emotional and even psychological heaviness that that is to have hovering over you without having a safe space to really release and let go.

National Daughter's Day is a beautiful day for moms and daughters around the world and I'm happy that we as a collective now have a day that we can really sit back, reflect and perhaps look at ways that we can have a better understanding of even though our path and our relationship(s) with our moms may not have been the best, we do have the power to transform the narrative and the relationship that we have with our daughters moving forward.

If you have some distance to travel or perhaps have been feeling called to do some inner work and deeper healing about your "mommy-wound" as it's often called, I invite you to access my on-demand audio class: "Healing Your Mommy-Wound", An audio class and workshop that walks women through the process of self-forgiveness, compassion and softening their hearts so they can no longer be "mad at mom"

Access your audio class here ( it's only $10 )