Does this sound familiar?

Holidays, birthdays, or Mother’s Day bring up a sudden sadness or a sense that “something’s missing.”
You grew up with a mother who was emotionally distant or passed away too soon — and now, as an adult, you sometimes feel like you’re missing an anchor you never really had.
You may be a mother yourself, grieving the loss of a daughter — whether through estrangement, a painful distance that feels like a wall between you, or through her death. That loss can feel almost unspeakable, yet it lives inside you every day.
You catch yourself pulling away from pregnant friends or feeling a pang of jealousy when you hear about someone else’s baby
You might describe feeling “stuck,” numb, angry for no reason, or secretly ashamed for not being as happy as you think you “should” be.
If you’ve longed for a child but faced infertility or loss, you may wake up with an ache that words can’t reach, and wonder if you’ll always feel “less than” or left behind.

Why it feels this way-

The Feeling of Unacknowledged

Pain in your shoulders, back, your neck that’s undeniable to you but invisible to others
Autoimmune diseases
The feeling of a bottomless pit that you can’t seem to fill.
Headaches, unexplained body aches
Feeling guilty for being “not happy” enough
Deep nagging sadness and longing even when you have a good support system
Constant feeling of being tired even with enough sleep and rest
Anxiety and the feeling that “something bad” is about to happen”
Either it’s difficult for you to be present with your own children or you want them within your side all the time.