When people say “respect your mother,” what they often mean is: stay quiet, don’t question her, don’t have needs.

In this episode of The Mother Wound Project Podcast, we unpack the deeply ingrained conditioning that equates obedience with respect — and why so many women feel crushing guilt when they try to set boundaries with emotionally immature or narcissistic mothers.

If you struggle with:

• Feeling selfish for having needs
• Over-explaining simple boundaries
• Guilt after limiting contact
• Being labeled “ungrateful” or “disrespectful”
• Freezing when family pressure hits

This episode will help you separate family role from actual relationship and understand why your nervous system still reacts like you’re in trouble.

We break down: